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Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness shows off 66lb weight loss with jaw-dropping before-and-after pH๏τo

Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness shows off 66lb weight loss with jaw-dropping before-and-after pH๏τo

Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness has revealed his incredible 66 pound weight loss.

Van Ness, 37, turned to a weight loss medication to ᴀssist him in his efforts, and clearly all his hard work and dedication have paid off.

The Netflix star, who identifies as non-binary, posted a striking before-and-after image of their transformation to his Instagram Stories on Sunday.

Indeed, Van Ness is significantly trimmer since embarking on his health regimen.

In the ‘after’ image, he proudly flexed his toned bicep as he posed in nothing more than black briefs.

The hairstylist’s stomach was flat and defined as he struck a confident pose. 

Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness has revealed his incredible 66 pound weight loss

Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness has revealed his incredible 66 pound weight loss

‘Lost 66 pounds!’ The post, which appeared to be a screensH๏τ from the health and fitness app MyFitnessPal, read.

Van Ness credited the weight loss medication, diet changes, and group fitness for his results. 

‘I want to note, glp-1s have been a huge help,’ they also posted to Instagram Stories in slide posted just before the before-and-after. ‘I have also made major other changes.

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‘First was my diet obvs, second was way less alcohol, and finally group pilates which has been most pivotal. My mental health and overall feeling is a different universe since last year and the biggest change was group fitness.

‘Overall though, I’m so proud of myself and want to share. Take what works for you & leave the rest.’

Last month Van Ness admitted to being ‘on a GLP-1 or weight loss medication’.

GLP-1 is the hormone that Ozempic and other weight loss drugs mimic.

Known as GLP-1 agonists, the drugs increase feelings of fullness, reducing the amount of food a user consumes.

The hairstylist has been open about weight fluctuations over the past few years.

In 2022, Van Ness told his 1million TikTok followers about losing two and a half stone by exercising and improving their diet with the help of a nutritionist.

Van Ness pictured in an October 2024 video posted to their Instagram

Van Ness pictured in an October 2024 video posted to their Instagram

In the January post, Van Ness said: ‘If you have been following me for a long time, you will know that I have gained and lost weight several times, very publicly.

‘And in this time in my life, I knew that I needed a little bit of extra help.

‘With everything that I have been through publicly and privately in the last couple of years, I gained quite a bit of weight, I was not feeling good and the most important thing was that my binge eating disorder was out of control.

‘I was consistently making decisions that I regretted. The impulsive eating and binging left me feeling really not good, depressed and out of control.’

Last month Van Ness admitted to being 'on a GLP-1 or weight loss medication'; pictured 2020

Last month Van Ness admitted to being ‘on a GLP-1 or weight loss medication’; pictured 2020

The Queer Eye star has indeed been looking much trimmer as of late; pictured February 6

The Queer Eye star has indeed been looking much trimmer as of late; pictured February 6

They added: ‘I talked to my doctor about it, and he told me about GLP-1, which I tried a pill version of a couple of years ago, and that did not work for me.

‘So now, it was like “let’s try one of the sH๏τs”.

‘This was back in September, and I felt immediately better. For the first time in my life, I have had control over my food intake.

‘It has helped me so mᴀssively and that is part of why I want to be so honest with you because I know how important asking for help is and how much it can change your life in terms of healing.’

The TV favourite previously opened up about their struggle with binge eating disorder — among the most common of eating disorders.

Van Ness seen back in 2019 with Sophie Turner

Van Ness seen back in 2019 with Sophie Turner

The condition involves episodes of compulsive and excessive eating, often to the point of physical pain or extreme discomfort.

In an Instagram post shared in October 2022, Van Ness said: ‘Always been a H๏τ and Sєxy slut but have also been struggling with binge eating disorder at the same time for a very long time.

‘In April after years of feeling out of control with food I got help.’

They added: ‘It’s been interesting because I now prioritise making time to eat, planning to eat and actually eating. It used to be my lowest priority which would make me so hungry that when I would eat, I would binge.

‘This has been and continues to be a healing journey I’m grateful to be on.’

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