Matt Damon's Shocking Transformation: Actor Hits His High School Weight by Dropping 20 Pounds for 'The Odyssey'
Plus, Bradley Cooper laughs off ‘crazy’ plastic surgery rumors as Andy Cohen rage-quits the RHOSLC reunion: OK'S THE GROUP CHAT
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Matt's Time Machine Diet: Actor Sheds 20 Lbs for The Odyssey
Matt Damon just took The Odyssey a little too seriously – the man literally dieted his way back to high school.
The 55-year-old revealed on the New Heights podcast that playing Odysseus meant getting “lean but strong” at the request of director Christopher Nolan. “I lost a lot of weight,” Damon admitted, explaining he dropped from his usual 185–200 pounds down to 167. “I haven’t been that light since high school.”
The transformation included intense training, a strict diet, and cutting gluten – which even changed his beer habits. “I found a gluten-free beer… I can’t tell if it’s good or not. So that’s a good sign,” he joked.
With Nolan’s mythic epic hitting theaters July 17, one thing’s clear: Damon didn’t just return to ancient Greece – he time-traveled straight back to teenage weight.
Bradley Laughs Off ‘Crazy’ Plastic Surgery Rumors
Face tune or face value? Bradley Cooper is finally weighing in on the internet’s favorite pastime: inspecting his cheekbones.
On the Smartless podcast, Cooper shut down the facelift frenzy after fans claimed he looked “unrecognizable” and had “got a facelift.” Co-host Will Arnett jumped to his defense, saying he was sick of the rumors and calling them “that bulls--- stuff,” insisting, “What people don’t know is that he hasn’t.”
Cooper admitted strangers have been stopping him lately with compliments – but also confusion – explaining, “No, I get people [coming] up to me the last couple weeks… ‘Oh, you look good!’… but it’s a crazy–.”
Despite online critics and outside doctors speculating about jaw-tightening and lifts, Cooper made it clear: no knife, no nips, no tucks. Sometimes a glow-up is just… a glow-up. 🪞
Andy Loses It! Host Storms Off Set After Explosive RHOSLC Reunion Blowup
Things got so messy at the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion that even Andy Cohen bailed – for the first time in 20 years.
In the explosive Season 6 reunion trailer, Cohen snaps as the women erupt, getting up from his chair while Mary Cosby begs, “No! Andy, please.” His response? “I’m walking off.”
And he wasn’t alone. Whitney Rose tearfully asked to “have a minute,” while Britani Bateman stormed off mid-fight with Lisa Barlow, declaring, “F--- this.” Before his exit, a visibly fed-up Cohen could be heard barking, “Stop!”
The chaos unfolds when the three-part reunion premieres January 13.
Nick Goes Full Courtroom Buzzcut as Arraignment Is Delayed
Nick Reiner’s court appearance went from legal bombshell to visual shocker in a matter of minutes.
Despite his high-powered attorney Alan Jackson quitting at the eleventh hour, Nick still showed up for his January 7 arraignment – debuting a shaved head and wildly different reports of his demeanor. One outlet claimed he was smirking in front of the judge, while another said he looked emotional and close to tears.
With a public defender stepping in last-minute, the hearing was postponed until February 23. Nick, now off suicide watch, appeared without a prevention smock and has still not entered a plea on charges of first-degree murder with a knife allegation tied to the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele.
As prosecutors called the case “shocking and tragic,” the courtroom chaos only deepened the already devastating family saga – with justice delayed and questions piling up.
Lizzo Drops 60 Pounds & Rings It Loud in a Teeny Bikini
Tiny bikini, big statement.
Lizzo just rang in the new year by breaking the internet (and a few jaws). The 37-year-old singer flaunted her visibly slimmer figure in a cream bandeau bikini, marking her 60-pound weight loss with peak confidence and a caption that said it all: “My New Year’s resolution is to be a B----.”
Fans instantly flooded the comments with love, dubbing her look “bawdy goals” and declaring, “Lizzo is perfect!” But behind the glow-up is a raw journey… she’s opened up about hitting rock bottom amid a bruising lawsuit and deep depression, revealing she was “deeply suicidal” before starting her weight-loss journey.
She also admitted trying “everything” – even Ozempic – while fighting isolation and heartbreak.
Lizzo isn’t just dropping pounds – she’s dropping the mic.
Mom Group Meltdown: Hilary's Hubby Slams Ashley's Essay
Mom group drama just went nuclear – and Hilary Duff’s husband Matthew Koma brought the flamethrower.
After Ashley Tisdale opened up about ditching a “toxic” mom group in a recent The Cut essay, Koma clapped back with a savage Instagram parody – photoshopping himself into the piece and slapping on a fake headline reading, “When You’re The Most Self Obsessed Tone Deaf Person On Earth, Other Moms Tend To Shift Focus To Their Actual Toddlers.”
Tisdale stood firm, writing, “If a mom group consistently leaves you feeling hurt, drained or left out, it’s not the mom group for you,” and admitting, “Now it seemed that this group had a pattern of leaving someone out. And that someone had become me.”
Moral of the story? The mom group got ditched… and the group chat caught fire.
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