“It Was Going To Kill Me”: Jelly Roll Gets Candid on How Eric Church Indirectly Motivated His 150-Pound Weight Loss Journey

Since breaking into country music, Jelly Roll not only shared his love for the genre but for his fans. Always willing to go above and beyond for his fans, the singer has quickly become a top name in country music. With albums like Whitsitt Chapel and Beautifully Broken, he proved his talents on and off the stage. But besides enjoying the spotlight, Jelly Roll used his fame to discuss his troubled past in hopes of helping others. And when it came to helping himself, the star spent well over a year focusing on his weight loss journey. Having already lost a great deal of weight, the country singer recently shared what motivated him to finally get healthy. 

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Last week, Jelly Roll appeared alongside Eric Church for an interview titled The Conversation. Taking place at the 2025 Country Radio Seminar, the singers shared some personal information about dealing with fame and navigating the music industry. Although Church admitted to not handling the transition of fame well, Jelly Roll insisted, “I’ve handled it really well.” 

Although not feeling the stresses of fame, Jelly Roll pointed to his weight and how he once weighed 530 pounds. “I realized that I had gotten up to about 530 lbs. And I realized that if I was going to work as hard as God has gave me the opportunity to work, it was going to kill me if I didn’t do something about my health.”

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Jelly Roll “Soaring” After Losing Weight

Not wanting to waste the opportunity of a career in music, Jelly Roll got serious about getting healthy. “There was no way I was gonna live to be 50 years old. I was never gonna have the Eric Church career I dreamed of or close to it, if I didn’t do something about the health. I couldn’t do all the emotional stuff, all the travel, all the physical work … and at that weight.”

Staying motivated about his health, Jelly Roll revealed he lost nearly 150 pounds. “So once I got the weight off, dude, it’s been soaring.”

With fans loving Jelly Roll’s newest album, the singer not only got healthy but decided to hit the road for his Beautifully Broken tour which had the star traveling all over the world.

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