Gabourey Sidibe: Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Gabourey Sidibe is an actress who rose to fame with her debut in the 2009 film Precious which went on to win her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead award. Besides this, she also got nominations for the Golden Globe and the Academy Award. You might think that’s an incredible feat for a debutant, but there’s no stopping the Precious star. She went on to land roles in numerous movies and TV shows too.
This includes Antebellum, Come As You Are, The Brothers Grimsby, Empire, and The Big C, the American Horror Story, to name a few. Gabourey is someone who has battled obesity and chronic weight gain issues all her life, and she was determined to attain her weight loss goals. Rumor has it that the Precious actress was so desperate to lose weight that she underwent gastric bypass surgery and lost fifty pounds! Impressive!