Jelly Roll Shows Off 100-Lb. Weight Loss After Food Addiction Battle
Jelly Roll is showing off the results of his health journey.
The country music superstar has been vocal about his recent commitment to losing weight and maintaining a healthier lifestyle. And he recently showed how the hard work is paying off.
The 40-year-old took the stage at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards Dec.12, where he performed his single, “Liar.” For the performance, Jelly Roll (whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord) wore a yellow jacket, backwards cap and dark pants.
Jelly Roll had more to celebrate as he took home his first ever Billboard Music Award for Top Hard Rock Song for his single “All My Life” with Falling in Reverse.
In February 2023, the “Lonely Road” singer shared that after years of up and down weight issues, he was going to take his health serious.
"I’m working out daily… praying and meditating …. Eating better - losing weight," he wrote on X, formerly Twitter, at the time. "Making sure I bring the best version of me on my new album and this tour… this is what growth and gratitude look like in real time."
In the year since, Jelly Roll—who has also been open about his sobriety journey—has documented workouts and shared the sweet encouragement he’s gotten from his wife Bunny Xo.
The singer—who is the father of Baliee, 16, and Noah, 8—put his over 100 pound weight loss on display for the first time at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards in May. In November, Jelly Roll proudly walked the carpet and showed off his smaller physique at the 2024 CMA Awards.
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Looking back on his journey at the end of 2024, the “Need a Favor” crooner is happy with his progress.
“I just want to feel good. want to feel normal,” he told Entertainment Tonight in November. “I’ve been morbidly obese my entire life. I wanna feel normal, that’s just something I want to do. I’m pretty committed to it.”
And he detailed why he has no shame in being so public with his weight loss journey.
“I’m also glad I’m being so honest about it because I want the world to see it,” Jelly Roll noted. “I’m not hiding it I didn’t go try to do it in the dark, I’m just doing it right here in front of everybody. I want to continue to show what God can do if you allow him to work.”
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