Country music sensation Jelly Roll has left fans astonished after appearing dramatically thinner than ever before during a recent Tennessee Titans game in Nashville.
The 40-year-old artist, whose real name is Jason DeFord, proudly displayed his remarkable physical transformation while attending the NFL match where the Seattle Seahawks were the visiting team on Sunday.
The Shocking Transformation
Jelly Roll cut a significantly slimmer figure in a black Titans hoodie with a matching backwards cap, looking almost unrecognisable from his previous public appearances. The singer, who has shed an incredible nearly 200 pounds in recent months, appeared in high spirits as he chatted with running back Julius Chestnut and Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk.
This public display comes just weeks after the musician made another dramatic change to his appearance by shaving his beard for the first time in a decade, a move that surprised both his wife and teenage daughter.
Family Reactions to New Look
In a detailed YouTube video posted last Thursday, Jelly Roll documented his beard-shaving journey and captured the hilarious over-the-top reaction from his 17-year-old daughter Bailee Ann. The teenager, whom he shares with a former partner, had never seen her father without facial hair.
The moment Bailee saw her clean-shaven father was pure comedy gold. She immediately turned away shouting 'Stay over there!' before bursting into tears of laughter. 'Oh my God! I'm gonna cry, I don't like this!' she exclaimed while clutching herself. 'You look like a turtle!'
Jelly Roll had anticipated this reaction, having joked beforehand that he thought he would resemble a Ninja Turtle without his beard. His wife Bunnie XO, 45, had received a warning about the facial hair removal, but managed to contain her shock better than their daughter.
The Motivation Behind the Changes
In his video, Jelly Roll explained how his weight loss journey inspired him to reconsider his entire appearance. 'At this point, I'm sure some of y'all are exhausted about hearing about my weight loss, but a lot of things change when you start losing weight and you realise things,' the hitmaker began.
He admitted that he'd originally grown the beard to cover his double chin, acknowledging that even after his significant weight loss, 'I still am clearly going to have a double chin.' The last time he'd been clean-shaven was when he was fresh out of jail a decade ago.
The singer has been remarkably open about his fitness journey, having announced last December his goal to appear on the cover of Men's Health magazine by March 2026. 'I wanted to lose it in front of everybody. I wanted to talk about it,' he explained on his wife's Dumb Blonde podcast about his decision to make his transformation public.
As Jelly Roll continues his health journey, fans can look forward to more from the artist who recently received three Grammy nominations, including two in country music categories for his album Beautifully Broken and his duet Amen with Shaboozey.
