Kathy Bates’ remarkable weight loss shocked the 2024 Emmy Awards audience. The *Matlock* actress, who has been candid about her battle with diabetes, revealed that she hasn’t been this trim since college.
Some fans said that the 76-year-old “doesn’t look healthy” and that “Ozempic has aged her,” speculating that she may have used a weight-loss medication.
Kathy Bates dazzled everyone at the September 15 awards ceremony with her presence in a floor-length purple dress embellished with dark sequins. She enhanced her appearance with her new body when presenting an award alongside Anthony Starr and Giancarlo Esposito, two Hollywood stars.
Bates stated in an earlier interview that she realized it was time to alter her lifestyle because she had a family history of diabetes. She discovered that decreasing weight made her health issues easier after beating breast cancer in 2012 and ovarian cancer in 2003.
“This is the best health I’ve been in years and I’m so grateful; it’s a miracle,” she said, expressing thanks for her present state of health.
Reactions to her change were split on social media, with some applauding her commitment to a better lifestyle and others speculating about how she lost weight.
