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John Goodman says he is still adjusting to his 200-pound weight loss
John Goodman says he is still adjusting to losing 200 pounds and to how his face and body look.
The 74-year-old actor discussed the change on a podcast and said he turned down a nude scene in HBO comedy The Righteous Gemstones because he worried about how his body would appear on camera.
Goodman and the crew found another way to film the scene, he said.
He has described changing his lifestyle gradually, including eating less and exercising, after years of unhealthy habits.
He has said his past weight may have held back his career, though he was working regularly at the time.
The change matters to him personally because he says he is still learning to recognize his appearance.
He has also said he has to push himself to exercise and is not using weight-loss injections.
John Goodman says he is still adjusting to his appearance after losing about 200 pounds.
The 74-year-old actor said he declined a nude scene in The Righteous Gemstones because he was unsure how his body would look on camera.
He said he and the crew eventually found a way to film the scene.
Goodman also said he had to force himself to go to the gym and described his past relationship with food as dangerous.
- Who
- John Goodman, a 74-year-old actor.
- What
- He says he is still adjusting to his appearance after losing about 200 pounds.
- When
- He discussed it on the November 2 episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast.
- Where
- The interview was on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. The declined nude scene was for HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones.
- Why
- He said he was unsure how his body would look on camera after losing weight.
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Goodman gave up drinking and entered rehab.
He had lost 100 pounds after cutting sugar from his diet.
He had lost more than 14 stone, according to the Daily Mail.
Goodman discussed adjusting to his appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast.
- Weight loss
- About 200 pounds
- Age
- 74
- Series
- The Righteous Gemstones, which ran from 2019 to 2025
- Rehab
- Goodman entered rehab in 2007
- Earlier weight loss
- 100 pounds by 2010
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What people are saying
I’m still trying to get used to my face
My body’s too messed up losing all this weight
I mean, I have to force myself in there. If it was just me, I'd skip it.
But it would have been a godsend.