In a candid new interview, Lizzo shared an update on her weight journey and slammed the “pressure” the “system” puts on women.
“I’ve gained 20 pounds since last year, so if you’d like to ask me about my weight gain,” the “Truth Hurts” singer told the Guardian in an interview published Saturday, responding to questions about her weight loss over the past year and a half.
She also criticized societal pressures on women regarding appearance.
“There’s a system of oppression that’s always putting pressure on women, especially women in the spotlight,” the Grammy-winning musician said, noting that it’s “relentless” and “determined to make us feel like we don’t belong.”
“This problem won’t stop until we buy every product and accept every lie and force it upon ourselves. That system is now working at its best performance ever.”
When asked about the motivation for her dramatic weight loss, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Show contestant said, “There’s a lot of reasons.”
“People always want it to be a single heading, a single thing,” she said. “Many things can be true at once.”
Lizzo, 38, revealed her weight loss transformation in January 2025, sharing that she reached numbers on the scale that she hadn’t seen “since 2014.”
“I was in a place where my weight was causing me joint aches and pains,” she told the Guardian in a profile on Saturday.
“I also stepped away from the internet, leaving only my studio and my thoughts, so I focused all my efforts on what I could control,” she added.
“My body, my lifestyle, my routine and habits…and this is who I am today.”
Since 2025, Lizzo has been candid about her weight journey, sharing regular updates with fans and flaunting her figure in many sensual public appearances.
In August 2025, she shared a positive message in an interview with Women’s Health.
“I like the way I look now. I still think I’m bigger. I still wear plus-size clothes. I still have the same rolls. My stomach is the same, my thighs are the same, and I think I’m just a smaller version,” she told the magazine at the time.
“Body positivity has nothing to do with staying the same,” she added. “Body positivity is a radical act that dares to exist loudly and proudly in a society that tells us it shouldn’t exist.”
