Jelly Roll shuts down concerns his weight loss would destroy career

The Nashville, Tennessee, native, who recently embarked on a public weight-loss journey, says he's confident that his willingness to be open about dropping pounds won't shed him of his fame.

Jelly Roll, who was born Jason Bradley DeFord, says he took the opposite approach. "I wanted to lose it in front of everybody. I wanted to talk about it," adding that it's a regular topic of conversation in his daily vlogs he records. 

"This is constantly what I'm putting in the air because I want to bring people along with me." 

To further his point, Jelly Roll brought up a previous conversation with his wife. "One night you said something to the effect of, 'Are you worried about the 'fat effect'? And that most Hollywood stars who have lost a large amount of weight ended up not getting placed in their career."

Jelly Roll believes his struggle with food surpasses unhealthy habits. "I used to feel like it was such an injustice to real addicts to call food something you could be addicted to. You know, cause I've seen people fight for their life on heroin," the former incarcerated singer shared. 

On his horizon, Jelly Roll has set a new goal for himself: being a cover model. "I wanna be on the cover of 'Men's Health' by March of 2026," he told his wife, who shared in his excitement. "That's my new goal. So I wanna have one of the biggest transformations."