Jelly Roll has lost nearly 300 pounds in his jaw-dropping weight loss journey.
The Grammy-winning artist, 41, spoke about his transformation during a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Jelly Roll said, “for 41 years, I never walked in one room where somebody said, ‘dude, you look great.’ Not one time, dude. I mean, I was an ugly baby. You know what I’m saying? So now, I’m only about a year into people being like, ‘you look great.’ I’m like, ‘bring it more. Tell me more.’”
Jelly Roll went on to reveal he’s lost “almost 300 [pounds]. …Imagine if I was just 300 pounds, I would’ve been really, really fat. And I lost 300 pounds. I was so far that I lost weight that I’m still fat, and we’re just celebrating me just being fat,” he said with a laugh.
Throughout the interview, Jelly Roll went on to chat with Jimmy Kimmel about his daughter going to prom, Bunnie Xo’s new book, doing stand-up comedy and more. Kimmel noted that the Beautifully Broken artist was recently inducted into the historic Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, received an Entertainer of the Year nomination at the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards, and won three Grammys earlier this year.
“My plan is, we’re not allowed to give them away. We’re allowed to loan them. And I want to loan mine, one of mine, to the local juvenile that I was in whenever I was a kid,” he shared. “I know it sounds crazy, but I have a dream that that Grammy, before it comes back to my house, will touch every juvenile, every jail and every rehab in the state of Tennessee. And it will inspire people.”