Post Malone reveals jaw-dropping weight loss transformation after slamming Ozempic

Kim Zolciak has shared an image of herself alongside rapper Post Malone at his recent concert and fans are gobsmacked by his new appearance after shedding almost 60 pounds

Post Malone in 2022(Image: Getty Images for Coachella)

Fans of Post Malone were left gobsmacked by the singer’s new look in his latest snap. The rapper, 29, posed backstage at a recent concert for a picture alongside Kim Zolciak, and she shared the image on social media.

Post whose real name is Austin Post, wore a Kenny Rogers t-shirt and blue jeans And fans were flabbergasted by the star’s changing appearance over the last year.

In the comments section on the Instagram post, in which Kim told Post to “keep inspiring the [world emoji], one follower gushed: “Who is that? Where is his weight at?!,” while another called the link-up “iconic”.

A third user speculated the musician had used Ozempic. It comes after he specifically denied using the drug earlier this year.

Ozempic is only intended to be used for the treatment of adults with insufficiently controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus as an adjunct to diet and exercise. While some have claimed to use Ozempic in a weight-loss capacity, it is not regulated for this and should only be used to treat diabetes.

Post Malone looked very different as he posed alongside Kim Zolciak
Post Malone looked very different as he posed alongside Kim Zolciak(Image: instagram.com/kimzolciakbiermann)
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Post previously explained he had lost 60 pounds the “old-fashioned way”. At his heaviest, it’s thought he weighed 240 pounds. His admission came after Howard Stern complimented him on his weight loss. He had asked the star if he had used Ozempic, to which Post answered: “No, sir. I’m not on Ozempic.”

Opening up on his methods, the singer said: “The first step was, I remember I went on tour, and I was like, you know what, I’m going to eat. I’m getting grilled chicken. I’m going to eat carrots.

“And I’m going to have a little bit of white rice every night with buffalo sauce or hot sauce. Hot sauce has no calories in it, and I was blown away. Something good that doesn’t have calories!”

He said that after initially losing 20 pounds doing this, he just kept going. “And we just kept f–king rocking and rolling,” he said.

In a previous interview, he also confessed he wanted to become healthier for the sake of his daughter. Post welcomed a daughter with ex-fiancée Hee Sung “Jamie” Park in May 2022.

As well as his healthier eating plan, the singer said he had reduced his alcohol intake and was working on quitting tobacco products. He insisted he as never felt healthier.

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Fans of the star recently admitted they are only now starting to realise why he goes by his rap name. According to the artist, he chose Post Malone as his stage name when he was 14 or 15 years old. It had been widely rumoured to have been inspired by professional basketball player Karl Malone.

However, this isn’t actually the case. He explained how he simply got Post from his surname and used an online ‘rap name generator’ to come up with Malone.

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Emmerdale’s Michael Parr reveals girlfriend is pregnant with adorable snaps

Actor Michael Parr has announced that he’s expecting a baby with his partner. The Emmerdale star shared the news with fans this week alongside a series of holiday photos in which the couple showcased the baby bump.

Michael, 38, who plays Ross Barton on the ITV soap, and his partner Isabelle Du Plessis made the announcement this evening, with them sharing a joint post on Instagram. It was teased in the accompanying caption of the post that the pair are in a new “era” of their lives amid the pregnancy.

Isabelle wrote in the post: “In our Mum & Dad Era.” Sharing the post on her Instagram Story, she further teased over the news by sharing an emoji of a baby and writing: “Incoming.” She then tagged her partner, Michael, in that post.

The main post included photos of Michael and Isabelle posing together whilst showcasing her baby bump on an apparent holiday. It included a photo of them taking a selfie in a bedroom mirror, whilst others showed them on a beach.






Michael Parr and his partner Isabelle Du Plessis have announced that they are expecting a baby together
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Teasing over the news, the couple also shared a message written in the sand. It featured their respective initials before confirming that their family would “soon” be expanding. It read: “M.J.P [and] I.D.P SOON 2 B 3.”

The couple have been met with well wishes over the news on the platform. Several Emmerdale stars were among those who reacted to the announcement in the comments section of the post, uploaded earlier this evening.

Michael’s colleague Michelle Hardwick, who plays Vanessa Woodfield on the soap, said in her response: “Absolutely beautiful.” Amelia Flanagan, who plays April Windsor, shared heart emojis beneath the new post.







They shared a series of photos on Instagram as part of their announcement post
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Amy Walsh, who plays Tracy Metcalfe, wrote beside a heart emoji, “Cute.” Shebz Miah, who made his debut as Kammy Hadiq just months ago, shared several emojis, including a heart and one depicting an angel.

Lewis Cope, who played Nicky Miligan, wrote in his reaction to the post shared by Isabelle and Michael: “Love it mate.” Whilst Ned Porteous, who plays Joe Tate, teased in his reply to the announcement tonight: “Adopt me.”






Michael Parr and his partner Isabelle Du Plessis cradling her baby bump on a beach.


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Someone else wrote: “Oh Mike!! Congratulations to you both, how wonderful!! Beautiful photos.” Another person reacted to the post: “Oh wow! Great news. Congratulations.” Whilst one follower said: “Many congratulations.”

It was previously reported that Michael confirmed his relationship with Isabelle on social media last summer. He’s also said to have had a romance with his co-star Isabel Hodgins, who plays Victoria Sugden on Emmerdale.

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Alcaraz Sweeps Past Draper And Into Italian Open Semis, Sabalenka Falls

Carlos Alcaraz is feeling good about his tennis after striding into the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Jack Draper as women’s world number one Aryna Sabalenka was knocked out.

Madrid Open winner Sabalenka was sent packing in the quarter-finals by Chinese eighth-seed Zheng Qinwen 6-4, 6-3.

Third seed Alcaraz meanwhile produced what he called one of his best displays of the season to book a last four date with either reigning Rome champion Alexander Zverev or home hope Lorenzo Musetti, the day’s final pairing on centre court at the Foro Italico.

His impressive win over Draper kept alive the Spaniard’s chances of a third title of the season and also moved him up to number two in the world rankings behind Jannik Sinner.

On top of that, Alcaraz bagged a top-two seeding at the French Open which begins later this month.

“I think I started pretty well and I ended the match pretty well as well,” said the four-time Grand Slam winner in search of a first Rome crown.

“I lost focus a little bit in the second set but it wasn’t (for) too long, so it was pretty good. Probably it was one of the most complete matches that I played this year.”

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz (L) and Britain’s Jack Draper embrace at the end of their quarter-final match of the men’s ATP Rome Open tennis tournament at the Foro Italico in Rome on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
Great Britain’s Jack Draper reacts after a point against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz during their men’s singles match at the ATP Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz reacts after a point against Great Britain’s Jack Draper during their men’s singles match of the ATP Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)

Alcaraz had to be at his best to down fifth seed Draper, who put in another strong showing on clay in Italy after losing the Madrid Open final to Casper Ruud.

The Briton lost control of the first set when after taking a two-game lead he was broken twice by Alcaraz who then took the lead in the match.

And Alcaraz made sure of victory by saving two break points in a 10-minute game eight of the second set, before breaking Draper to love to go 5-4 ahead in the set and then serve out the match at the first time of asking.

Ruud’s attempt at a Madrid and Rome double has a Sinner-shaped obstacle in its way after the world number seven won his postponed match with Jaume Munar 6-3, 6-4.

“Tomorrow will be one of the toughest matches of the year, probably,” said sixth-seed Ruud of facing Sinner. “I got beaten pretty bad by Jannik last time in Turin (at the ATP Finals)… Let’s see, he’s been looking good since the first match.”

China’s Zheng Qinwen celebrates after winning against Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka in their women’s single quarter-final match against of the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome, on May 14, 2025. (Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP)
Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her women’s single quarter-final match against China’s Zheng Qinwen of the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome, on May 14, 2025. (Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP)

Sabalenka stunned

Sabalenka’s stunning clay-court form deserted her as she fell in straight sets to Olympic gold medallist Zheng.

It was seventh time lucky for the world number eight as she at last got the better of her Belarusian opponent with a confident display under the lights in Rome.

After surviving early pressure on her own serve, Zheng broke Sabalenka to take a 3-2 lead in the first set before serving out.

Zheng then pounced in Sabalenka’s first service game in the second frame to go up a break.

Sabalenka showed determination to make gritty holds in the fifth and seventh games of the set, but she could not make inroads on Zheng’s service as the 22-year-old powered into the semis.

“It’s been a long time I haven’t arrived in semi-finals,” Zheng told Sky Sports after securing her first semi-final appearance of the season.

“It was not easy for me because at the beginning of the year I got some struggle with my arm.

“So right now I’m just perfectly in shape and trying to play better tennis all the time.”

Zheng will meet Coco Gauff in the last four after the American earlier beat Mirra Andreeva 6-4, 7-6 (7/5).

Gauff has guaranteed herself number two in the women’s world rankings with her solid displays in Rome, where she saw off seventh seed Andreeva.

Former US Open winner Gauff said that she had “a lot of confidence” for the last four, where she will face an opponent against whom she holds a 2-0 record.

Gauff, 21, is looking for her first title of the season ahead of Roland Garros, after losing the Madrid final to Sabalenka.

Indian Wells champion Andreeva, at 18 years old the youngest woman to reach the last eight at the Foro Italico since Gauff in 2021, put up surprisingly little resistance in a low-key first set.

Delivery driver pleads guilty to stealing $2.5m from DoorDash

A former food delivery driver pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal more than $2.5m from the food delivery service DoorDash.

Sayee Chaitanya Reddy Devagiri pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a federal court in San Jose, California, to a single count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the US Attorney’s Office said.

Devagiri and his co-conspirators would get the company to pay for deliveries that never occurred, federal prosecutors said.

Devagiri, 30, of Newport Beach, California, admitted to working with three others in 2020 and 2021 to defraud the San Francisco-based delivery company, federal prosecutors said. The other three were indicted by a federal grand jury in August.

Prosecutors said Devagiri used customer accounts to place high-value orders and then used an employee’s credentials to gain access to DoorDash software and manually reassign the orders to driver accounts that he and others controlled. He then caused the fraudulent driver accounts to report that the orders had been delivered when they had not and manipulated DoorDash’s computer systems to pay the fraudulent driver accounts for the nonexistent deliveries, officials said.

Devagiri would then use DoorDash software to change the orders from “delivered” status to “in process” status and manually reassign the orders to driver accounts he and others controlled, beginning the process again, prosecutors said.

Devagiri is the third defendant to plead guilty to having a role in this conspiracy. Two co-defendants previously entered pleas to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, authorities said.

Manaswi Mandadapu pleaded guilty this month, and Tyler Thomas Bottenhorn pleaded guilty in November 2023. Bottenhorn was charged separately.

Toddler separated from mother deported from the US returned to Venezuela

A Venezuelan toddler who was separated from her parents after they crossed the United States-Mexico border together has been returned to Venezuela, to where her mother was deported in April.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro thanked the administration of United States President Donald Trump for the return on Wednesday of two-year-old Maikelys Espinoza Bernal to her mother, Yorely Bernal.

“We must be thankful for all the efforts, for [Trump special envoy] Rich Grenell for his efforts … and thank Donald Trump, too,” Maduro said, calling the child’s return “an act of justice”.

Both of the toddler’s parents were accused by the Trump administration of involvement with the Tren de Aragua gang, a claim for which the government has offered no evidence and is firmly denied by family members.

The child’s father, 25-year-old Maiker Espinoza, was among at least 137 Venezuelans sent to a prison in El Salvador in March.

Venezuelan officials had sought the return of Maikelys, and footage shown on state television showed First Lady Cilia Flores holding Maikelys after she arrived at an international airport near the capital of Caracas.

The child was reunited with her mother and grandmother in an event at the presidential palace attended by Maduro, who has voiced occasional criticism of Trump’s deportation push but reached an agreement in March to receive Venezuelans deported from the US.

The Trump administration has invoked sometimes vague and unsubstantiated claims of Tren de Aragua membership to send Venezuelan migrants to CECOT, a maximum security prison in El Salvador, notorious for abusive conditions, without due process under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.

The toddler’s father, 25-year-old Maiker Espinoza, has been accused by the Trump administration, without evidence, of being a “lieutenant” in Tren de Aragua who oversees “homicides, drug sales, kidnappings, extortion, sex trafficking and operates a torture house”.

“At no time has my son been involved with them,” his mother, Maria Escalona, told the news agency Reuters this month, of claims that her son is a member of Tren de Aragua. “I think this is political – they are using the case of my son to cover up the horror that is being committed against all these innocents.”

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also accused Yorely Bernal of recruiting young women for narcotics smuggling and sex work, but has not provided any evidence for those claims and deported her to Venezuela in April.

The Trump administration has invoked the Alien Enemies Act, a rarely used wartime law that grants the president powers to expeditiously expel people from the country without usual protections, under the pretext that irregular migration to the US constitutes a foreign “invasion”.

A report by the US intelligence community found no evidence for public claims by the Trump administration that Tren de Aragua was coordinating activities with the Maduro government as part of a clandestine attack on the United States.