Jelly Roll Gains 12 Pounds in Weight Loss Setback

Country singer Jelly Roll revealed a recent setback in his ongoing weight loss journey, admitting he gained 12 pounds after indulging during the 2024 holiday season and suffering a broken collarbone that halted his exercise routine. The 41-year-old artist, whose real name is Jason DeFord, shared the update in a YouTube video posted on April 10, 2025, where he stepped on the scale for the first time in months and weighed 276.2 pounds.

Jelly Roll explained that after three years of consistent progress, he decided to ease up over the holidays. "I was like, you know what, man? I've been working hard for the last three years losing this weight. I'm going to enjoy the holidays," he said in the video. He described eating large meals for Thanksgiving, his birthday and Christmas, which led him to feel he had "got off the rails." The situation worsened when he broke his collarbone in an ATV accident a few days before Christmas, forcing him to stop running, walking and other physical activities for an extended period. "I said all that to say, I have, to some degree, lost my way," he added.

The injury and dietary lapse left him avoiding the scale out of fear of the results. Despite the...