How Much Does Beyonce Weigh

As she gains and loses pounds for movie roles, people often ask "How much does Beyonce weigh?"

It is an unfortunate but nonetheless true thing about celebrity... people are constantly focused on your looks, particularly your weight. If the celebrity gains weight, it's gossip and if the celebrities seem like they are too skinny, it's also talked about. Beyonce is no exception, as her weight has fluctuated from the time when she was a member of Destiny's Child to the present.

There's always a constant buzz around Beyonce, especially about her weight, whenever she has a new movie coming up. Sources say that Beyonce, standing 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 139 pounds.

If you're a Beyonce fan, then you already know that she lost a reported 20 pounds for her role as Deena in Dreamgirls. Judging by photos of her taken before and after the film, there is no doubt that the pop superstar dropped some serious pounds. The once svelte and seemingly perfectly proportioned singer had gone from curvy to a bit more…angular.

It wasn't only the actual weight loss that had people abuzz about Beyonce's weight, it was the way she reportedly went about it.

In order to drop the weight to play Deena in Dreamgirls at age 16 and 36, sources say that Beyonce went on the "Master Cleanse" diet. The diet calls for drinking a concoction of lemonade (made only from fresh lemons), Grade B Maple syrup and cayenne pepper for a period of time. Beyonce says that she was on the Master Cleanse diet for two weeks and lost 10 pounds per week. She also goes on to say that she does not recommend the "Master Cleanse" as a way to lose weight and she would have never done it had she not had to drop weight rapidly for her movie role.

At the time of her weight loss, Beyonce's weight dropped to between 117 and 119 pounds.

After the filming wrapped for Dreamgirls, Beyonce claimed that she ate and ate, gorging herself on comfort foods like macaroni and cheese and fried chicken. After a short period of time, she gained all the weight she had lost for Dreamgirls back. In an interview, Knowles stated that not only did she gain the weight she lost for Dreamgirls back, but a few extra pounds as well. This may have been a good thing because she would soon be asked to gain weight for her role as Etta James in the film Cadillac Records.

In order to portray the legendary blues and soul singer, Beyonce gained an additional 15 pounds. So, after the gaining and the losing, the question of "How much does Beyonce weigh?" becomes a bit more difficult to answer. Especially since she never divulged exactly how much extra weight she had put on after gaining back the 20 pounds she lost to play Deena in Dreamgirls.

Assuming she didn't put on a whole lot extra, after gaining 15 pounds to play James, that would put Beyonce's weight at around 155 pounds.

Women's weight has always been a huge issue in the entertainment industry, so it comes as no surprise that people are wondering how much does Beyonce weigh. The pressure to stay thin, as opposed to staying fit, is evident in the number of female entertainers that are so thin they border on looking like skeletons. It is an unfortunate, but true, fact that thinness instead of fitness is emphasized in Hollywood.

As for Beyonce's weight, well, being that she's a huge star, coupled with her weight gains and losses for various movie roles, it isn't any wonder that she has received a lot of media scrutiny regarding her weight and less regarding her body of work. Another unfortunate but true fact in the entertainment industry. Beyonce outwardly portrays a healthy body image and also seems to keep in mind that women's bodies, no matter what weight, look the best when they have soft and gentle curves as opposed to the sharp corners and angles of jutting hip bones and shoulder blades.

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