Rosie O’Donnell Reveals Which Celebrity Told Her She Needed to ‘Lose 20 Pounds’ While Filming a Movie

Rosie O’Donnell once received an unwelcome request from a fellow celebrity.

In an interview with People published on Tuesday, July 21, the former talk show host, 64, discussed her weight-loss journey and revealed she was once told to lose weight while filming the 1992 sports comedy-drama film A League of Their Own.

“It’s very strange to just buy a pair of jeans that fit. When I would do late-night, my biggest concern wasn’t my set — it was, did I look fat?” O’Donnell recalled. “On League of Their Own, [late director] Penny Marshall didn’t help by saying, ‘Rosie, I want you to lose 20 lbs.’ I’m like, ‘You think I carry it around for fun, Penny?'”

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The comedian added that, “When I look back, I go, ‘God, I wish I could have enjoyed the size I was.’ I’m now at that same weight. But I feel much healthier, more powerful in my own physicality.”

However, O’Donnell seemingly put Marshall’s comment behind her as she welcomed her as a guest on The Rosie O’Donnell Show in the late ’90s.

As for how the actress was able to lose weight eventually, she told People, the GLP-1 Mounjaro “changed my life.”

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“I started three years ago when I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I was stunned at how it quieted the food noise,” O’Donnell admitted. “I’ve had trouble with my weight my whole life.”

“I know the shame and humiliation dealt to people who are overweight,” she continued. “My kids would come home from trick-or-treating with pillowcases full of candy and hide it. Smart children. I’d wake up at 3 in the morning and go, ‘There’s a Nestlé’s Crunch bar somewhere.’ I couldn’t help myself.”

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