Gabourey Sidibe

Actress Gabourey Sidibe is continually losing weight after having had laparoscopic bariatric surgery, and she claims she feels better than she has in a long time. On the cover of her latest book, This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare, the Empire star flaunted her dramatic weight loss. Sidibe had the surgery in secret last May after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes along with her older brother.

Sidibe has long been stubborn about her weight, maintaining that she’s fine the way she is, but she says that years of struggling to lose a degree of weight and health problems starting to take root encouraged her to make a drastic effort. Sidibe has worked with a nutritionist and a trainer since then and has improved her dietary habits to regain control of her health. Her stomach was cut in half, limiting her appetite and ability to eat, which helped in this process.