Jelly Roll has been on a serious health kick over the course of the last year or so, and during a recent chat with Eric Church, the country superstar shared what originally inspired him to lose a massive amount of weight.
Church and Jelly Roll sat down for a mutual interview called “The Conversation” on Friday (Feb. 21), which took place in downtown Nashville on the final day of the 2025 Country Radio Seminar.
During the informal discussion, Church admitted that he didn’t feel like he handled his transition from struggling artist to stardom very well, and he asked Jelly Roll how he’s been faring in his life away from the stage as his career has shifted into overdrive.
“I’ve handled it really well,” Jelly Roll said.
He shared that he played hundreds of dates in the year he experienced his breakout, and “I realized that I had gotten up to about 530 lbs. And I realized that if I was going to work as hard as God has gave me the opportunity to work, it was going to kill me if I didn’t do something about my health.”
The “Liar” singer said he didn’t try to sugarcoat it to himself.
“There was no way I was gonna live to be 50 years old. I was never gonna have the Eric Church career I dreamed of or close to it, if I didn’t do something about the health. I couldn’t do all the emotional stuff, all the travel, all the physical work … and at that weight.
“So once I got the weight off, dude, it’s been soaring,” he said, adding that he has already lost 145 lbs., and intends to keep on going.
Jelly Roll released his current album, Beautifully Broken, in October of 2024. He is spending much of 2025 on the road to promote the project.
To keep up with Jelly Roll’s 2025 tour dates, visit his official tour calendar.
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