There’s something about weight loss journeys that’s so inspiring to see…perhaps because those journeys reveal the human side of folks, and because we simply want to celebrate their health and weight loss with them. Here are eight most dramatic weight loss divas…some are more dramatic than others, but all are dramatic, nonetheless:
Aretha Franklin
After having suffered medical illnesses over the last few years, the Queen of Soul has dramatically dropped some pounds. According to her, she feels good, and is doing better. All hail the queen – and her fabulous, though necessary by medical means, weight loss!
Jennifer Hudson
We all know that Hudson has dropped severe weight, with the assistance of Weight Watchers, but we just didn’t know what a stunning difference that weight loss would make. The confident Madame Hudson has no qualms about spending time in her closet “for hours” now, according to her, picking out what she’ll wear next.
Star Jones
The former ‘View’ co-host lost a husband and some weight and never looked so good doing it! Her new outlook on life and her weight loss (regardless of whether it was complemented by surgery or not), made her re-enter the media scene in a most dramatic way!
Missy Elliott
With her eclectic videos and tomboy-ish stance, we loved Missy Elliot’s signature bubble suits. But, the super-producer decided that enough was enough with her weight, and decided to drop quite a few pounds. She looked great after the loss!
Oprah WInfrey
We all know the Queen of television has issues with her weight (there’s a 1986 episode of her signature show, during which she wheels in examples of fat) and has fluctuated in weight for quite some time now. Still, her efforts towards maintaining a healthy size cannot go unnoticed. After losing a significant amount of weight, Oprah’s facial features and body structure do not carry the heaviness it once did–the most important reason being that she wants to be healthy!
Melanie Brown
This “Scary Spice” girl has always maintained a fabulous look, but she decided to take healthiness to the next by dropping some dramatic pounds and getting some defined abs and muscles on her body. The result? Fabulous time two. Minus the weight. Plus the healthiness!
Tyra Banks
Though she once told the media to “kiss her fat A$$” in a tear-filled demonstration that showed that she was actually skinnier than the media painted her out to be, while attempting to communicate that it was O.K. to be heavy (are you confused yet?), Banks lost weight. And announced it to the media. The whole thing is/was pretty dramatic.
Janet Jackson
Once when prepping for a film (she ended up not shooting), Janet Jackson ballooned considerably. She later lost the weight and admits freely that she has always struggled with weight and personal identity issues. All we know is: “Janet rocks!”
