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Will Smith - The actor shared a photo of himself on Instagram on May 2, smiling in a pair of very short shorts and an unzipped hoodie with no shirt, and wrote, "I'm gonna be real wit yall - I'm in the worst shape of my life." The comment section was filled with praise and lighthearted encouragement.

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Will Smith - The actor has been increasingly candid about his health, particularly on Jada Pinkett Smith's show 'Red Table Talk,' where he shared results of his medical tests and information about his irregular bowel movements. Normalize it!

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Chrissy Teigen -

Chrissy Teigen opened up about her weight gain to fans in her April 2020 Cravings newsletter, and while she said she was struggling mentally, she didn't waste energy worrying about her physical appearance.

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"I have hit the double digit mark on quarantine weight gain so that's fun," she wrote. "I don't mind it but definitely starting to feel a little sloth-like in the energy department, so maybe expect some lighter cravings coming soon."

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Tracee Ellis Ross - In April 2021, the actress spoke candidly on Instagram about the body image pressures even she feels. She said of her pandemic experience: "I didn't transform my body and exercise like a crazy woman ... and, as a result, my body feels different." She explained that she sat more than she was used to, and that she turned to food and drink as "my comfort, my solace, my spontaneity or my joy or my treat" to cope with the mental and emotional toll.

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Ross also discussed the importance of "choosing gratitude and compassion for the body over judgement." Instead of shaming herself for not being in her "peak space" physically—an idea motivated by toxic body image standards—she thanked her body for keeping her safe during such a stressful time.

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The 'Black-ish' star continued, "My body has been incredibly wise. With all the sharpness and harshness and violence and fear that has been around, perhaps the softness of my body is a blessing. It has been able to nurture me in a way that my mind could not." She urged everyone to be grateful, and added, "I don't think my physical body is the most important thing to come out of this very difficult time."

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Jennifer Garner -

According to Hollywood Life, when an Instagram user commented on a photo of the actress asking if she was pregnant, Garner replied, "I am 48, have three healthy kids, and am not—and never will be—pregnant. We can lay that pupper to rest." Though obviously annoyed by the invasive question, she added a little cheeky comment...

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Unafraid to address her weight, she wrote, "Have I gained the Covid 19? Possibly. But that is another story," and she added taco, pizza, donut, chocolate, and wine emojis.

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Jameela Jamil - 'The Good Place' actress Jameela Jamil is a big supporter of body positivity, and she posted a candid photo of her cellulite in April 2020. She wrote in the caption: "Lot of DMs about body image s**t. Lots of toxic influencers showing airbrushed photos and perpetuating weight loss rhetoric, as well as freaking people out about their weight gain from no exercise and dietary changes."

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She continued: "Listen, just try to love your body for what it does, not for how it looks ... Think of it as an amazing machine if you can. Even if it doesn't work in all the ways you wish it would. Love what it can do."

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She reminded everyone that even thin actresses have marks and lumps that they don't show fans, and emphasized: "Don't worry about losing weight right now in this moment. Just survive."

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Lili Reinhart -

The 'Riverdale' actress told Jimmy Fallon in August 2020 that fans will probably be able to spot when the show resumed filming its fourth season after the hiatus because she gained weight while in quarantine.

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"So we're all going to be significantly tanner, maybe I've gained weight during quarantine, so I'll look a little different. It's like five months, it did make quite a difference, I feel like," she said. "It'll be easy to tell what was in March and when we filmed in September."

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Gwyneth Paltrow -

At her March 2021 virtual Goop Summit, the health mogul said she almost reached the Quarantine 15 over the course of "nine months during quarantine," though it helped her in more emotional ways.

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"I was absolutely no holds barred," Paltrow said. "I gained 14 pounds and my gut was a mess. But I just didn't want to do anything about it, really. I felt like my wine and my pasta and biscuits and crackers and cheese were getting me through."

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Kourtney Kardashian -

The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star fired back at an Instagram user who questioned whether she was pregnant after she posted bikini photos in May 2020.

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Kourtney, who has three kids with Scott Disick, responded: "This is me when I have a few extra pounds on, and I actually love it." She also praised her body for already being pregnant before: "I have given birth three amazing times and this is the shape of my body."

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She talked about the comments again on YouTube a week later with her Poosh team. "I commented back and said, 'This is the shape of my body. I gained a few pounds over this quarantine time, and I love my body and I'm proud of my shape," she explained.

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Justin Bieber -

In a June 2020 Instagram Story, the pop star shared a photo of himself wearing a baggy shirt and pants and lightheartedly admitted that during quarantine he had been "Puttin' on some pounds."

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Christie Brinkley -

The model told Extra in July 2020, "I did put on a couple pounds," as she was isolating at her Hamptons home. But Brinkley also noted that she's staying healthy and not stopping her runs on the beach.

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Nene Leakes -

The 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star candidly shared on Instagram in May 2020: "I took this picture yesterday and was hesitant about posting it because I looked thick to me and people be so judgy." She added that she weighed herself and confirmed, "I'm officially thick!"

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Molly Sims -

The model posted a funny Instagram video in May 2020 in which she was eating pastries while saying, "My husband actually just had the nerve to say to me that he thinks he's lost weight since we've been quarantined at home." Despite the joke, she showed she wasn't afraid of a little extra weight in the video's caption: "The quarantine 15… bring it."

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Gayle King - The long-time TV host candidly took to Instagram to show the progress of how she gained weight in quarantine, for which she said she was "blaming corona quarantine & Halloween candy corns I just bought."

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Kandi Burruss -

The singer and reality star revealed in September 2020 on Instagram, "I gained 20 pounds since May," explaining that she was working out at the beginning of the pandemic but her routine and energy lagged with the global health crisis.

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A month earlier, she clearly wasn't sweating the weight gain, as she shared an Instagram photo of herself wearing a red dress and wrote in the caption, "At least the extra pounds are goin to the right places!"

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Larsa Pippen -

The 'Real Housewives of Miami' alum spent time with her daughter during the pandemic, and she told Us Weekly in August 2020, "My daughter loves to bake, so literally, I gained a few pounds baking with her every day." She added, "I normally have better discipline on food, but lately I'm like, 'Oh my God, who cares?' I just have to live my best life!"

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Kelly Brook -

Model and actress Kelly Brook told New! Magazine that she wasn't surprised to see her weight gain because she's a real foodie. "I've gained a few pounds but I'm not worried," she said. "Diets shouldn't be about deprivation—they need to be sustainable after all."

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Cynthia Bailey -

The 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star told Us Weekly in August 2020 that she also gained weight during the global health crisis. "I actually gained 20 pounds from the quarantine and my wedding dress designers were not happy about that because now I can't fit [in] my dress," she explained.

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Olivia Bowen -

'Love Island' star Olivia Bowen offered a lighthearted take on lockdown weight gain with a hilarious video of herself and her partner Alex struggling to slide jeans over her butt. She captioned the cheeky post, "Lockdown done me dirty."

Sources: (Us Weekly) (Hello Magazine) (Hola!) (Hollywood Life)

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