“I had my entire digestive system removed, so I should look thinner.”
ICYMI, the Roseanne revival is officially here—and 65-year-old Roseanne Barr looks freaking amazing. So much so that it was even the subject of a punchline in the premiere.
In one scene, Roseanne’s daughter says she’s throwing away old photos where her parents looked “fat.” Roseanne’s response? “Those were the only ones where we look happy!”
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More than 18 million people tuned into the Roseanne revival premiere, according to Deadline Hollywood.
The star has been extremely public about her weight-loss journey—and it hasn’t been easy.
In the ’90s, Roseanne reportedly hit 350 pounds.
It was around this time that she sought help from doctors to lose the weight.
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A gastric bypass surgery in 1998 got her on the right track.
“I had my entire digestive system removed, so I should look thinner,” she joked post-op, per People.
Afterward, Roseanne got a tummy tuck.
The gastric bypass surgery helped Roseanne lose 80 pounds. “I had a huge overhang and I had it taken off,” she told People. “It was a little more than a tuck.”
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She gained a little weight back in the following years, but was okay with it.
Roseanne admitted that she gained a little weight again, telling WebMD in 2006 that she’s “fat” but feels “great.”
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Roseanne dropped more pounds in 2014—and said she exercises regularly.
At an NBC press event in 2014, Roseanne talked about how she had recently lost more weight. She said that eating well, exercising regularly, and, uh, “crack” was the secret to her ability to keep most of the weight off. “Crack!! I’m doing crack,” she told Us Weekly. But seriously…”I’m just doing the things you’re supposed to do…you know, moving more, and eating less,” she said.
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Roseanne Barr at NBCUniversal’s 2014 Summer Press Day.
Her weight loss secret? A “revolutionary” diet.
Roseanne went on TODAY in 2014 a few months later and joked about her earth-shattering diet. “I went on a new diet. It’s radical and revolutionary. It’s where you eat less and move more—you know, just simple,” she said. “I just want to keep getting healthy and let go of excess baggage to carry around, so I’m lighter on my feet and in my life.”
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Roseanne’s journey just goes to show that achieving (and maintaining) a healthy weight takes time—and persistence.
