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Gabourey Sidibe says she had weight-loss surgery last year after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
In an excerpt from her forthcoming memoir published Wednesday by People magazine, the Oscarnominated actress says she underwent the bariatric procedure in May.
The 33-year-old “Empire” star says she did not have the surgery to be beautiful but to improve her health and move with more ease.
Surgery “wasn’t the easy way out,” she says, adding that she has changed her eating habits and is working with a trainer. And despite her continuing weight loss, Sidibe says her “beauty doesn’t come from a mirror.”
Her book, “This is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare,” will be published in May.
Lily Collins forgives father Phil in new book
The actress daughter of Phil Collins has forgiven him in her new book of essays.
In “Unfiltered,” Lily Collins writes that she forgives her father for “not always being there” when she needed and for “not being the dad” she expected. She says they can’t “rewrite the past,” and it’s not too late for them “to move forward.” Phil Collins and Lily Collins’ mother, Jill Tavelman, divorced in 1996, when Lily was 7.
Lily Collins was nominated for a Golden Globe this year for her role in Warren Beatty’s “Rules Don’t Apply.” Her book was released Tuesday.
Phil Collins’ manager said he has no comment.