The pursuit of weight loss has become a growing trend in the female world, with many celebrities embracing healthy lifestyles and surgical interventions to achieve their desired body shape.
Over the years, we have seen celebrities step into the weight loss world and keeping fit. However, we have celebrities who have shockingly had weight transformation for movie role. But first let’s talk about the one happening in the female world.
Bose Ogunboye, aka Lepacious Bose, in 2017, revealed she had lost 70kg in 18 months thanks to a healthy lifestyle, discipline, and commitment. “I used to be a size 32 but I am currently a size 14,” she began. “I began my weight loss journey about four years ago and I have not stopped. I stayed away from eba for three years and I missed eating good food. ”I tell people that I had only eaten pounded yam like three times during this period. It wasn’t a decision that I really liked; it took a lot of hard work, discipline and commitment,” she added.
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Chioma Omeruah, aka Chigul, partnered with a personal trainer and followed a healthy diet, including a fruit fast, to achieve her weight loss goals in 2021. “Day 7 of a fruit fast,” she captioned one of her beautiful images on Instagram.
Eniola Badmus, a Nigerian actress and producer revealed in 2021 she had lost 33kg in a few months by sticking to healthier habits. “What I can say is, it got to a point where I could not control what I eat anymore. I eat anything, so far it is edible. So from there, I knew something fishy was going on,” she explained.
Teniola Apata, aka Teni, stunned fans with her dramatic weight loss of 75kg, in January 2023, attributing her new physique to a healthy lifestyle and discipline. “I feel good. And do you know, imagine going for dinners and paying for everybody’s food and you can’t eat what they are eating… Because I’m dieting,” she said.
Real Warri Pikin, a popular comedienne, on the 30th of August, 2023 debuted a slimmer frame on Instagram after undergoing weight loss surgery due to health scares that left her dizzy. She revealed that she took the most difficult decision of her life by going for weight loss surgery. “At the end of the day, I just woke up one day and said ‘Baby I’m ready, let’s do this’ and I took the most difficult decision of my life, I went on weight loss surgery.”
Another actress on the list is Mercy Johnson. The mother of four, stunned fans with her new look, showcasing a slimmer and more toned physique. While she hasn’t publicly disclosed the details of her weight loss journey, her transformation has sparked both admiration and worries from fans.
However, Comedian Oyemykke shared his thoughts on the trend, stating that the weight loss trend, especially among women, needs to stop. “There is a serious weight loss pandemic going on right now, especially in the female world, and it needs to stop,” he shared in a video on Instagram. “And I’m here to beg you, this needs to stop. Except your are extremely big bodied that you want to lose some weight and some black men still like that, then i can understand, but why are you as a medium shaped beautiful looking melanin pumping losing weight.”
