Kathy Bates credits 'hard work' for 100-pound body transformation

The 76-year-old actress has lost 100 pounds (45 kilograms) since 2017, beginning her health transformation after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes that year. While the American Horror Story star has attributed diabetes treatment drugs with helping her lose 20 pounds (nine kilograms), she says the other 80 pounds (36 kilograms) was down to lifestyle and diet changes. "There's been a lot of talk that I just was able to do this because of Ozempic. But I have to impress upon people out there that this was hard work for me, especially during the pandemic…”