Drew Carey feels 'much better' than he looks after weight loss
Drew Carey.
Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesDrew Carey digs its slimmed-down look.
“I don't take my shirt off at the pool, but hey, I lost a few pounds,” Carey, 65, said Entertainment tonight on Wednesday, Feb. 7, on how he's been feeling following his dramatic weight loss, noting that finding “the right” suits to fit him has made “all the difference.”
Over the past decade, the Price is good host has lost more than 35 pounds – but he's not done yet. “I still have a few to lose,” he told the newspaper, adding that he feels “much better” than how he looks. The comedian then joked that his new figure is actually an illusion, tellingly AND, “It's all CGI. Don't even worry about it.”
Carey revealed in 2010 that he was at his worst when he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. After losing both his father and an older brother to heart attacks due to weight problems, Carey said he realized that the decision to slim down became a matter of life and death.
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“I always thought I would die before I was 60,” he said Procession at the time. “I'm not an idiot. The writing was on the wall.”
Carey was also encouraged by then-fiancée Nicole Jaracz 5 year old son, Connor. “I couldn't keep up with him,” he said. “I'd say, 'Connor, I can't do that,' and he'd say, 'Come on, Dad!' That was a terrible feeling. I thought, I never see him graduating from high school. (Carey and Jaracz dated for five years before calling off their engagement in 2012.)
Later that year, Carey revealed that a strict regimen, a no-carb diet and going to the gym reversed his diabetes diagnosis. “I no longer have diabetes,” he said People at the time. “No medication required.”
The comedian added that 'no carbs' was his biggest change in his eating habits, but he occasionally gave in when cravings struck. “I cheated a few times, but basically no carbs, not even a cracker,” he said. “No bread at all. No pizza, nothing. No corn, no beans, no starch of any kind. Protein in the morning or Greek yogurt, for example, cutting some fruit.”
Carey added at the time that he was enjoying his slimmer figure. “I like being skinny,” he explained. “I was tired of being fat in front of the camera. Really, it just made me sick. Once I started losing weight, like when I started dropping a few pant sizes, it was easy because once you see the results, you won't want to stop.
Ozempic has become a hot topic when it comes to weight loss – with some stars confirming they've used the drug, while others denied it. Chelsea Handler admitted during a January 2023 episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that she unknowingly took the type 2 diabetes drug, which is traditionally used to improve the disease. […]
These days, Carey focuses on hosting The price is correct, which he took over in 2007 after the late Bob Barker stepped down from the role. With all the guest stars the show has seen over the years, Carey told ET on Wednesday that he's most excited about the latest celebrity appearance: Travis And by Jason Kelce mom, Donna Kelce.
“I was really excited to meet her,” Carey said of the NFL matriarch. “She's kind of one of the most famous moms in America.”