Kathy Bates says she's 'lost 100 pounds' after it became 'hard for me to walk'
foxnews.comKathy Bates revealed she lost 100 pounds after her weight began to affect her stamina and mobility. During a recent interview with Variety, the 76-year-old actress, who is starring as attorney Madeline "Matty" Matlock in the CBS reboot of "Matlock," reflected on how she was able to endure the demanding filming schedule that comes with headlining a broadcast TV show. "It’s helped me tremendously that, over the last six or seven years, I’ve lost 100 pounds," the "American Horror Story" alum said. "I don’t think I’ve been this slim since I was in college," Bates added.
Bates told Variety she reached her heaviest weight in 2011 when she starred in the lead role of lawyer Harriet "Harry" Korn in the NBC legal comedy drama series "Harry's Law." "I had to sit down every moment that I could," Bates recalled. "It was hard for me to walk.
I’m ashamed I let myself get so out of shape, but now I have a tremendous amount of energy." During a 2019 interview with "Extra," the two-time Academy Award winner opened up about losing 60 pounds and how her family history of diabetes motivated her to shed the extra weight. "This is the best health I've been in in years, and I'm so grateful.
It's a miracle," she told the outlet. "I’m ashamed I let myself get so out of shape, but now I have a tremendous amount of energy." — Kathy Bates "I was facing diabetes — it runs in my family — and I really didn't want to live with that." Bates said her niece gave her a piece of valuable advice about controlling her appetite. "After you eat for 20-30 minutes, you experience an involuntary sigh," Bates explained. "It's communication between stomach and brain telling you you had enough.
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