Lea DeLaria – Diet & Medication
The Orange Is the New Black star Lea DeLaria lost an impressive amount of weight after being diagnosed with diabetes. The actress admits that the illness motivated her to slim down and get healthy. She changed her diet, cutting down on carbs such as potatoes, and she lost 50 lbs. She also credits the medication she has to take for her transformation. Lea emphasizes that this transformation was about health and not a slim figure. In 2019, DeLaria was able to appear on an episode of the show called The Code.