American singer Jelly Roll has revealed his battle with "food addiction".
Speaking to People, the hitmaker, 39, admitted he's "never had a healthy relationship with food".
He added that he's lost 49 kilograms this year and has been focusing on keeping healthy while on tour.
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"The battle was with the food addiction, changing the way I've looked at food for the last 39 years," he said about his weight loss journey.
"I've never had a healthy relationship with food, so that was the hard part."
He added: "Nobody in my house ever had [a healthy relationship with food], so that was the hard part, really fighting that demon at first and getting into that discipline and that commitment."
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On tour, he plays basketball to keep fit.
Jelly Roll, who has just appeared in a spoof video with Prince Harry to promote the Invictus Games, just four weeks ago made headlines for quitting the social media platform X.
"This is for sure the most toxic negative app to exist ever – PERIOD. lol," he said in part of a tweet, before saying he was "out".
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His wife said he got off social media 'because he is so tired of being bullied about his f---ing weight."' (Getty)Before that, his wife Bunnie XO said in a clip from her Dumb Blonde podcast that he previously got off social media "because he is so tired of being bullied about his f---ing weight."
She added: "It hurts him."
The hitmaker is known for songs including Save Me, Wild Ones and Son of a Sinner.
If you're impacted by an eating disorder or body image concern, or know someone who is, contact Butterfly's National Helpline on 1800 ED HOPE (1800 33 4673), via webchat or email support@butterfly.org.au. Counsellors are available seven days a week, 8am-midnight (AEDT).
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