Dawn French – 98 Pounds

Ever-popular English actress, comedian, and writer Dawn French always had a little bit of a weight problem. But there was something that happened first, which really motivated her to change her lifestyle habits. Dawn French was diagnosed with cancer and had to have a laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Following her surgery, French was forced to drop her daily calories in order to assist with her recovery and a quicker one at that. Safe to say it worked a treat, shedding almost 100 pounds!

Janet Jackson – 60 Pounds

Oooh, a Jackson has entered our list of celebs fighting the bulge! Janet Jackson, the glam sister of the Jackson family, surprisingly had an issue with her weight. The six-time Grammy award winner and musical icon hit a bit of a slump following the birth of her second child. Jackson put on almost 60 pounds.

Hitting the gym hard and following a strict diet plan, Jackson managed to drop her post-baby weight gain and get back into shape. No tummy tucks, no gastric bands, no surgery – just pure, old-fashioned hard work and consistency! We’re definitely inspired – gosh, if we ever got pregnant, we’d love to be able to drop the baby weight as quickly as Janet did!

Austin “Chumlee” Russel – 95 Pounds

We don’t know about you guys, but we can happily cozy up and just binge-watch “Pawn Stars.” The reality TV star of the show (oh, and businessman) “Pawn Stars,” Austin Chumlee Russell loves his food.

The star, who always struggled with his weight, reached a staggering 300 pounds, which took a hit on his health. He wasn’t fond of the idea of going under the knife, so Chumlee worked his butt off at the gym, dropping 95 pounds!

Whoopi Goldberg – 30 Pounds

Now, Whoopi Goldberg is straight-up a legend. You’d probably notice, too, that Goldberg had always been a little heavier, but this all changed following a particular partnership.

Goldberg, in the early 2000s, became an endorser for the Slim-Fast program. She also managed to rake in dollars – imagine being paid to lose weight. Sign us up! Anyway, fast forward, and Goldberg has maintained nicely, though perhaps she doesn’t use Slim-Fast methods anymore!

Christina Aguilera – 50 Pounds

With her peroxide-blonde hair, blue eyes, and full lips, the singer has always been gorgeous! The head-turner wore those super low-slung jeans which hung on her hips – a la Dirrty. However, Christina Aguilera also wanted a kid, that made her put on a few pounds in order to have her bub!

Packing on almost 50 pounds, which, on her tiny frame, is quite a lot, the singer was looking fuller for a while. With the help of yoga, a trainer, and a change in diet, she ended up dropping the amount she put on!

Jennifer Hudson – 80 Pounds

Okay. Before we go into her weight loss, can we just stop and remind y’all of how incredible Jennifer Hudson is as a singer? That performance of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” in “Dreamgirls” was just out of this world.

But in her personal life, she was undergoing a number of trials and tribulations, all of which accumulated and led to some serious weight gain. She was almost 80 pounds overweight and depressed. She decided that enough was enough and made it her mission to lose the pounds she’d gained: no gastric sleeve, no surgery. Hudson adopted a strict diet, worked out frequently, and lost 80 pounds!