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Q: I saw that singer Jelly Roll has lost a lot of weight and is planning on running a marathon. How has he accomplished his goal? – S.T.
A: Born Jason Bradley DeFord, Jelly Roll was given his nickname by his mother as a kid, but he actually prefers his friends to just call him “Jelly.” He’s overcome a troubled time in his life where he was addicted to drugs and served time in prison. He’s now clean and living a healthy lifestyle, and he boasts an almost 200-pound weight loss. He hopes to lose another 100 pounds so that he can join his wife in a skydiving adventure next year. He’s also training for a half-marathon.
He hasn’t publicly attributed his weight loss to surgery or GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, but he does have a personal chef and a nutrition coach. The charismatic singer is currently serving as “American Idol’s” first Artist in Residence, where his infectious enthusiasm is put to great use by mentoring young talent.
Josh Holloway as Roarke Morris in “Yellowstone” (Paramount photo)
Q: What is Josh Holloway from “Lost” doing these days? I haven’t seen him in anything since the show ended. – D.I.
A: While Sawyer on “Lost” is probably Josh Holloway’s most memorable role, he’s far from retired. CBS had high hopes that “Intelligence,” his first series after “Lost” ended, would be a surefire fit, but it was canceled after one season. He followed it with the sci-fi drama “Colony” on the USA Network, which was a modest hit with three seasons’ worth of episodes. But he wouldn’t have another hit until “Yellowstone,” where he’d play a hedge-fund manager in season three.
Holloway currently has two upcoming projects. First up is the series “Duster” from “Lost” creator J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan (“Shameless”), where he plays a “gutsy getaway driver for a growing crime syndicate.” Set in the 1970s, it co-stars Rachel Hilson (“This Is Us”) and premieres on Max on May 15.
He’ll follow this with the film “Flint,” which is based on the classic Western novel by Louis L’Amour that is set in the 1860s. Holloway has long been trying to bring the late author’s famed book to the big screen, and it looks like it’s finally happening.
Q: How is the new daytime soap “Beyond the Gates” doing with its ratings? Do you think this could pave the way for more soaps in the future? – K.W.
A: “Beyond the Gates” is CBS’s first new daytime drama to debut in 25 years, and it’s done surprisingly well. The newbie is neck-and-neck with its time-slot competitor, ABC’s “General Hospital,” in the ratings race since it premiered, but it is far from achieving the numbers that CBS’s “The Young and the Restless” achieves week after week.
Most importantly, “BTG” draws a significantly bigger audience than “The Talk,” which was the daytime talk show that it replaced. As for whether there will be more afternoon stories developed by television networks in the future, we’ll just have to wait and see!
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