Star Jones Reynolds Weight Loss? Gastric Bypass Surgery

After years of speculation, and, honestly, of little surprise, Star Jones Reynolds announced in the pages of Glamour magazine this week that her weight loss – 160 pounds over three years – came about with the help of gastric bypass surgery.

Reynolds is certainly not the first celebrity to undergo the popular surgery to assist her in changing her physical image. Today show weatherman and personality Al Roker has also benefited from the surgery.

Making Reynold’s announcement slightly different than the rest is her nearly three years of evading the question – answering with the not-so-evasive term “medical intervention.” She says part of the reason she was quiet about going under the knife was a fear of a fan following her example without proper investigation into the procedure.

At her heaviest, Reynolds says, she weight 307 pounds. She’s now down to about 140.

Reynolds’ new talk show, Star Jones, debuts Aug. 20 on Court TV. She’s a former co-host of The View.