FOXX GUARDING HIS HENHOUSE!
SCRAPPY Oscar winner Jamie Foxx is a changed man as he continues to heal post-stroke — and sources reveal he has overhauled his life and revamped his friend list to make sure he stays healthy! “Jamie has a long history of being a major party animal, but he’s ready to put those days behind him,” snitches a source. A year after a mysterious medical emergency — reportedly a stroke — funneled Foxx into the hospital and nearly cost him his life, the 56-year-old star admits the health crisis changed his priorities.
“I’m so thankful and I get emotional,” he said during a recent public appearance while badgering the audience to “cherish life” and their loved ones. According to our mole, Jamie — who faced an intervention in 2005 — has vowed to stay on the wagon! “He was so out of control after his Oscar for Ray his Hollywood friends had to step in,” spills the spy. “He cleaned up his act but by no means did he go totally cold turkey, and over the years it took a toll. He now realizes he needs to get healthy once and for all.
“He’s booted the bad influences from his circle and really cleaned up his diet!” Jamie, who’s been dating Aussie fitness model Alyce Huckstepp since last year, reportedly packed on a paunch after his hospitalization.
“He used to think as long as he looked good, he could eat whatever he wanted,” mentions our mole. “But now he’s focused on eating foods that will nourish his body. He’s even started doing meditation!”