Good for You!: Celebrities Who Used to Be Fat

Shedding those pounds in the public eye.

Oct 19, 2013
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If you've ever picked up a tabloid, watched Entertainment Tonight, or looked at a gossip blog you know how fixated the media is with weight. (And if you haven't, hey, you're reading this, so...)

Most often the fixation comes in the form of pointing the finger at women who have put on weight. We're just here to say to those celebs who lost some weight, good for you. If that's what you wanted, and you achieved your goal, congratulations. You did it.

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Jonah Hill

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Body type before: A Jelly Belly®
Body type after: A kinda slim leading man
Was it for a role? Yes

Jason Segel

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Body type before: An eternal frat guy
Body type after: A slender hunk
Was it for a role? Yes

Russell Crowe

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Body type before: A aging rock star
Body type after: A legendary actor
Was it for a role? No

Ron Lester

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Body type before: A punchline
Body type after: Matt Damon's long lost brother
Was it for a role? No

Matt Lewis

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Body type before: An awkward bookworm
Body type after: A young Ryan Gosling
Was it for a role? No

Sara Rue

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Body type before: A full figured femme
Body type after: A stone cold stunner 
Was it for a role? No

Forest Whitaker

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Body type before: A bouncer
Body type after: A hip literature professor
Was it for a role? No

Drew Carey

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Body type before: A husky host
Body type after: An struggling mystery novelist
Was it for a role? No

Ricky Gervais

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Body type before: A chubby comedian
Body type after: A sophisticated chap
Was it for a role? No

Jordin Sparks

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Body type before: A pop princess
Body type after: A Lisa Frank spokesmodel
Was it for a role? No

Alec Baldwin

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Body type before: A dad
Body type after: A hot dad
Was it for a role? No

Kirstie Alley

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Body type before: A crazy aunt
Body type after: A cool aunt
Was it for a role? No

Jennifer Hudson

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Body type before: A curvaceous cutie
Body type after: A showstopper
Was it for a role? No

Christina Aguilera

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Body type before: A gives-no-fucks diva
Body type after: A person who is regularly on television
Was it for a role? No

Chris Pratt

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Body type before: A bear
Body type after: A chiseled Navy Seal
Was it for a role? Yes

Seth Rogen

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Body type before: A Muppet
Body type after: A Google employee
Was it for a role? No

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