Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness reveals his own amazing transformation after losing 70 pounds
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As a member of the Fab 5 on Netflix’sĀ Queer Eye, Jonathan Van Ness showed time and again that self-loveĀ goes hand-in-hand with self-care.
And in an Instagram post on Wednesday, the grooming expertĀ proved that he practiced what he preached. Van Ness shared details ofĀ his own impressive transformationĀ six years ago.
The Queer Eye starĀ said he gained a lot of weight in the three months following his stepfatherās passing in 2012.Ā Van Ness’ stepdadĀ died ofĀ bladder cancer.
āAfter my step dad passed away I gained 70 pounds in 3 months,ā he wrote alongside uploading the pictures. āI didnāt like how I felt or looked, itās so important for me to look back and tell that man from 5 years ago he was lovely and gorge.ā
Opening upĀ to InStyle about his weight gain and loss, Van Ness explained he ājust could not stop eating, and that took [him], like, two years to lose that weight.ā
āMy fitness journey now has really been from that really rapid weight gain,ā he added, āI was a chubby kid who got made fun of a lot, and I got fit in high school and I stayed fit in my 20s, until my dad died. I went from being pretty fit to 230pounds, which isnāt, like, the biggest for being 6-feet-tall, but I had been 165 pounds.ā
Van Nessā most recent weight loss was first motivated by what other people thought of his physique, he said.
āThere was a time when I was like, āOh my god, I have to lose this weight because if I donāt, then whoās gonna date me?āā he said.
But now, the Queer Eye favourite saysĀ he works out for himself.Ā āMy working out is about me. It wasnāt always like that, but thatās where itās landed,” he said.
Talking to VMan, Van Ness explained working out was now an important part of his self-love routine: āI always find little pockets of joy within the day to rest up and relax, like doing yoga. Iām really into it, and Iām really into the gymā¦ itās all about breathing and listening to my body, which is great.ā
Queer Eye was recently picked up for a second season on Netflix and Jonathan should be back on-screen very soon for more self-care and grooming adviceāand we can’t wait.
