The Great Glow-Up: Celebrities Who Had Dramatic Weight Transformations in 2025

This year has been the greatest year for celebrities who went from flawed to fabulous! 

There are many famous faces who have undergone dramatic weight transformations in 2025 as part of personal health and wellness journeys.

Before the year ends, let’s have quick recap at the names of celebrities who had dramatic weight transformations in 2025:

David Harbour

Harbour lost 80 lbs. for season 4 of Netflix’s Stranger Things because his character, Jim Hopper, was held captive by Russians at a labor camp at the top of the season.

To get the weight off, he took on intermittent fasting and pilates. While talking about his journey, the 50-year-old actor British GQ, "I lost about 80 lbs. from season three — I was about 270 [then], and when we shot [season four] I was around 190."

According to the Violent Night actor, he does not think he will ever do that again.

Selena Gomez

Gomez had a noticeably slimmer figure when she attended the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The Wolves singer’s 2025 weight loss journey is all about embracing a healthier lifestyle as she shed around 30 pounds, and went from 155 lbs to 125 lbs.

Russell Crowe

The Gladiator actor revealed he lost 57 pounds over the last year through lifestyle changes, including limiting casual drinking and using therapeutic injections to manage inflammation.

Lizzo

The About The Damn Time singer, who has been a long-time advocate for body positivity, shed over 60 pounds.

The 37-year-old singer announced in January 2025 that she reached her "weight release goal" and had not seen that number on the scale since 2014.

He credited an "intentional weight loss journey" that included exercise and diet changes.

Meghan Trainor

Her weight loss journey is amazing as Trainor lost around 60 pounds after giving birth to her son Riley in 2021.

However, the All About That Bass songstress used the weight-loss drug Mounjaro, which is FDA-approved for type 2 diabetes, but also aids in weight loss.

For her diet, the singer ate about 100 grams of protein daily and focused on lean proteins, veggies, and whole grains.