Category — Celebrity Weight Gain

As any viewer of Rescue Me has noticed, Lenny Clarke lost a tremendous amount of weight. In fact, Lenny lost an astonishing 144lbs according to People Magazine. After a divorce and canceled TV series, Clarke went “out of his mind eating” going from 176 lbs to 380 lbs. Saddled with high blood pressure and difficulty breathing, his good friend, Dennis Leary who is also a writer and producer of Rescue Me, was concerned and told him “you’re gonna die.” Dennis Leary, became part diet coach, part motivational coach and told him if he had to lose weight for the show, how much could he lose? Lenny responded “100 lbs.” The weight loss plot line was developed which called for Lenny’s character, Tommy, to go to prison to “waste away.” It was now time for Lenny to get into character and lose the weight! [Read more →]

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This is the tale of 2 contestants on the season one show of the Biggest Loser. Contestant number 1, Andrea Baptiste, started off the season one show weighing in at 215 lbs and lost a remarkable 56 lbs. While she was not the “winner”, she has lost an additional 8 lbs since the show. Contestant number 2 and season one winner, Ryan Benson , “won” by losing 122 lbs. However, 3 years later Ryan has gained back most of the weight and weighs close to 300 lbs. How did Andrea Baptiste become the biggest winner? [Read more →]

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Whitney Port, of MTV reality TV series The Hills fame and intern at Teen Vogue along with Lauren Conrad, reveals she gained “the freshman 25″ while in college at USC (aka University of Spoiled Children or Special Contacts, take your pick). Now 22, Whitney claimed she had “love handles” and has since slimmed down to 115 pounds. [Read more →]

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It’s time for Rachel Ray to go easy on the EVOO!  As predicted, it didn’t take long to hear that Rachel Ray’s weight gain has motivated her to start a diet.  The Food Network star with the mega-watt energizer bunny personality has steadily been gaining weight and now tips the scale at 155 lbs according to Star Magazine. [Read more →]

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Rachel Ray is front page news on the National Enquirer (admittedly not the most reputable source of breaking news) for reportedly gaining 23 lbs. For anyone who has seen her show on the Food Network, this should come as no surprise. Those fat and carb-laden comfort foods were bound to catch up with her. [Read more →]

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