In a stunning personal reveal, celebrated music artist Jelly Roll has debuted a radically different appearance, shaving off his signature beard for the first time in ten years. This dramatic change comes as the singer continues his highly publicised and successful 200lb weight loss journey.
The Big Shave: A Decade in the Making
The landmark moment was captured and shared by the star's wife, Bunnie Xo, 45. In a candid Instagram clip, the blonde podcaster expressed her own astonishment, telling her followers, "You guys, I have been with my husband for going on 10 years now, [and] I have never seen this man without his facial hair. Not one freaking time."
Bunnie explained that the shave was in honour of a photoshoot and a desire to showcase her husband's newly revealed jawline. "My husband, in honour of his shoot that he did today, is going to shave off his beard completely, because now that he's so skinny — look at that freaking jawline — we wanna see that jawline, right, ladies?" she proclaimed.
Displaying his trademark humour ahead of the transformation, Jelly Roll, 40, joked, "We're trying to see if a facelift might be in order." His wife was so nervous about the reveal that she refused to look until the process was complete, even being kicked out of the room at one point.
Reveal and Reactions
When Bunnie finally returned, she witnessed the beard's progression from a goatee to what she described as a "cop mustache," which she found particularly attractive. However, the full reveal of a completely clean-shaven face left her covering her mouth in shock. Her verdict? "The total naked face, it's not terrible."
The couple then proceeded to FaceTime friends and family, sharing their shocked reactions. One person was moved to say, "Oh my God, I'm gonna cry," while another exclaimed, "What the f***? I am scared." Despite the online buzz, Jelly Roll—whose real name is Jason DeFord—has yet to officially debut his hairless face to the public. Bunnie has assured eager fans, "Hey guys, he will show y’all when he’s ready."
A Public Transformation Journey
This personal style change is the latest milestone in Jelly Roll's remarkable physical transformation. The musician has been slowly melting off weight over the last several months, a journey he has chosen to undertake in the public eye.
Last December, he announced a concrete health and fitness goal on his wife's Dumb Blonde podcast: landing the cover of Men's Health magazine by March 2026. "I wanna be on the cover of Men’s Health by March of 2026. That’s my new goal," he declared. "I wanna have one of the biggest transformations."
Jelly Roll has been notably open about his reasons for sharing his struggle publicly. He explained, "I did this publicly for a reason. I wanna be honest about my struggles with it with people." He added that many people who lose a significant amount of weight often do so in secret, feeling ashamed, but he wanted to lose the weight in front of everybody and talk about the process openly, helping him navigate his new reality with his fans by his side.
