{"id":2499133,"date":"2026-07-12T18:54:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2499133"},"modified":"2026-07-12T18:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:54:29","slug":"lizzo-addresses-recent-20-pound-weight-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lizzo-addresses-recent-20-pound-weight-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizzo addresses recent 20-pound weight gain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lizzo shared an update on her weight journey in a candid new interview, lashing out at the \u201cpressure\u201d the \u201csystem\u201d puts on women. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve gained 20 pounds since last year, so everyone can ask me about weight gain, too, if they\u2019d like,\u201d the \u201cTruth Hurts\u201d singer<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/jul\/11\/lizzo-interview-answers-critics-accusations-fat-black-happy-girl-tear-me-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> told the Guardian<\/a> in an interview published Saturday, addressing questions about her weight loss over the past year and a half. <\/p>\n<p>She also criticized societal pressure on women in regards to physical appearance. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a system of oppression that is constantly putting pressure on, especially women and especially women in the spotlight,\u201d the Grammy winning musician said, calling it \u201cunrelenting\u201d and \u201cdetermined to make you feel s\u2013t about yourself.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Lizzo, pictured here in a 2025 Instagram upload, addressed \u201csystems of oppression\u201d in a new interview with the Guardian.  <span class=\"credit\">lizzobeeating\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cThat system is working at an all-time high now,\u201d the singer, pictured above last month, told the outlet. <span class=\"credit\">Rob Latour\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>She added, \u201cIt won\u2019t stop until you\u2019ve bought every product and you\u2019ve bought into every lie and turned it in on yourself. That system is working at an all-time high right now.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>When asked about her motivation for her dramatic weight loss, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/05\/celebrity-news\/lizzo-shares-secret-from-sport-illustrated-swimsuit-show-performance\/\">Sports Illustrated swimsuit <\/a>show performer told the outlet that \u201cThere are a lot of reasons.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople always want to make it one single headline, one single thing,\u201d she said.  \u201cA lot of things can be true at once.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Lizzo, 38, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/25\/celebrity-news\/lizzo-shows-off-slimmed-down-body-after-reaching-weight-loss-goal\/\">unveiled her weight loss<\/a> transformation in January 2025, sharing that she\u2019d reached a number on her scale that she hadn\u2019t seen \u201csince 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Of her weight loss, the singer \u2014 pictured above in a previous Instagram upload \u2014 said \u201ca lot of things can be true at once.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">lizzobeeating\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The singer unveiled a dramatic weight loss transformation in 2025. She\u2019s seen above in a January 2025 social media post.  <span class=\"credit\">lizzobeeating\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was in a place where my physical weight was causing joint pain and aches,\u201d she told the Guardian in Saturday\u2019s profile. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also got to the point where I came off the internet, and all I had was the studio and my thoughts, so I poured myself into the things I could control,\u201d she added.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy body, my lifestyle, my routines and habits \u2026 and this is who I am today.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Lizzo, shown here in June, has been open about her weight journey.  <span class=\"credit\">Walik Goshorn\/MediaPunch\/INSTARimages<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cTruth Hurts\u201d singer, pictured above in a July 2025 snapshot, has been an outspoken advocate for body positivity.   <span class=\"credit\">lizzobeaeating\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since 2025, Lizzo has been <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/03\/celebrity-news\/lizzo-shares-truth-about-weight-loss-with-before-and-after-photos\/\">candid about her weight journey<\/a>, regularly <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/05\/celebrity-news\/lizzo-addresses-drastic-weight-loss-transformation\/\">sharing updates<\/a> with fans and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/13\/celebrity-news\/lizzo-flaunts-weight-loss-in-sheer-bodysuit-at-nyfw-show\/\">flaunting her figure<\/a> in a number of sultry public appearances. <\/p>\n<p>In August 2025, she shared a positive message in an interview with Women\u2019s Health. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like how I look now. I still think I\u2019m big. I\u2019m still wearing plus-size clothing. I have the same rolls. I got the same belly, the same thighs \u2014 I think I\u2019m just a smaller version,\u201d she told the outlet at the time. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBody positivity has nothing to do with staying the same,\u201d she added. \u201cBody positivity is the radical act of daring to exist loudly and proudly in a society that told you you shouldn\u2019t exist.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lizzo shared an update on her weight journey in a candid new interview, lashing out at the \u201cpressure\u201d the \u201csystem\u201d puts on women. \u201cI\u2019ve gained 20 pounds since last year, so everyone can ask me about weight gain, too, if they\u2019d like,\u201d the \u201cTruth Hurts\u201d singer told the Guardian in an interview published Saturday, addressing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2499134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[315100,344976,24003,315102,304565,21800],"class_list":["post-2499133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-body-image","tag-celebrity-interviews","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-weight-loss","tag-lizzo","tag-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lizzo-addresses-recent-20-pound-weight-gain.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2499133"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2499135,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499133\/revisions\/2499135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2499134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2499133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2499133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2499133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}