Weight loss jabs, eating no carbs, keto diet and simple calorie counting - there are a range of ways people can lose weight these days, but it can be hard knowing what route to take.
Deciding to improve your health, and shed fat, is a personal journey, but many celebs find their weight loss journeys in the public eye.
These stars have spoken out about their own body transformations, whether they underwent them for health reasons or simply because they were ready for a change.
Some stars have opened up about the use of medications that can aid in weight loss, including Mounjaro and Ozempic, and others have said their trimmer figures are purely through dietary changes and working out.
Below, we take a look at some of the stars who have spoken about their dramatic weight loss transformations, and how they achieved it:
Adele
Adele has revealed in the past how her slimmer figure actually came from her wanting to improve her mental, not physical, health.
The global superstar began her health and fitness journey in 2018 as a way to manager anxiety, and reaped the rewards quickly.
Three years later she was down 100lb and has continued shedding fat and improving her strength ever since.
Speaking to Vogue she revealed she has an intensive weightlifting and circuit training schedule and attends Heart and Hustle, a private gym in West Hollywood.
She said: ”It became my ‘me time’.
"I realized that when I was working out, I didn't have any anxiety. It was never about losing weight. I thought, If I can make my body physically strong, and I can feel that and see that, then maybe one day I can make my emotions and my mind physically strong."
Alison Hammond
The This Morning favourite has managed to shed an impressive 11 stone and even reverse a pre-diabetes prognosis through her health and wellness journey.
She weighed 28 stone at her heaviest but chose to embrace a healthier and more active lifestyle rather than turn to weight loss injections as is the current celebrity trend.
She told Good Housekeeping UK: “My mum had type 2 diabetes and she was worried for me, so when I then found out that I was pre-diabetic, that was frightening.
“I thought: 'I have to be an adult about this'. The sweets had to stop – and the fatty foods.”
Of her decision not to go down the weightloss jab route, she told the publication: “I think that, for people who need to use them, they're a good thing - but for me, as soon as I hear any scare story, I get frightened.
“So I haven't wanted to use them, but that's not to say I wouldn't in the future, and I certainly wouldn't look down on anyone who did.”
Nick Frost
Funnyman Nick Frost is another who has taken a slow and steady approach to shedding the pounds.
He has said in the past his road to weight loss comes from “commitment, exercise and a healthier relationship with food” to stop himself binging.
In a chat with the Guardian, Nick Frost said he didn't turn to quick fixes or extreme diets but instead focused on making gradual, sustainable changes and has so far shed more than 100lb.
He said he has “cut out, day by day, those habits that would see him secretly go and eat the top tier of a wedding cake or something.”
Khloe Kardashian
Hollywood favourite Khloe Kardahsian has shifted a lot of weight, but has always been open about her need to stay physically fit and active for her own mental health.
She revealed she dropped 40lb in stress alone following her divorce from Lamar Odom, but has now forced herself to turn her focus more on being healthy than obsessing over the number on a scale.
During an episode of The Kardashians, she said; “When I was bigger, if they had Ozempic, I probably would have tried it, cause I tried any other thing,. I tried any fad weight loss trend except for the real thing that actually works, and that’s a lifestyle change.
"So I really want to encourage healthiness, and not about the number on a scale. I just think people should be active," she said. "I don’t really care what your size is. You should just be healthy and stronger for yourself.
Oprah
In 2023, Oprah was one of the few celebs that came out to advocate the use of weight loss jabs.
She was proud to say that she had used weight loss medication - such as Mounjaro - to help her on her health journey began after having knee surgery.
"I realized I’d been blaming myself all these years for being overweight, and I have a predisposition that no amount of willpower is going to control," she told PEOPLE. "Obesity is a disease. It’s not about willpower — it's about the brain.”
She added: "The fact that there's a medically approved prescription for managing weight and staying healthier, in my lifetime, feels like relief, like redemption, like a gift, and not something to hide behind and once again be ridiculed for. I’m absolutely done with the shaming from other people and particularly myself.”
Lizzo
Lizzo is another who started a weight loss journey to help with her mental health.
The body positive star started to work out in 2023 and over the years, the star slowly but surely shed the pounds.
She has been vocal about loving her body at any size — and said she wants to “remain intentional about making sure she doesn't use toxic language” that might be harmful to her fans.
In January 2025, she said she had reached her goal weight on her social media.
She said: “I did it. Today when I stepped on my scale, I reached my weight release goal. I haven’t seen this number since 2014! Let this be a reminder you can do anything you put your mind to. Time for new goals!”
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson has been shrinking in front of our eyes in recent years, but she has been very private about the method and means she has used to lose weight.
She did disclose that she's taking "something that aids in helping break down the sugar," because her body "doesn't do it right," but confirmed it was not Ozempic.
"My doctor chased me for two years, and I was like, 'No, I'm afraid of it. I already have thyroid problems. Everybody thinks it's Ozempic, but it's not. It's something else,” she said.
