Jonathan Van Ness has insisted he is still "all about body neutrality" after losing 70lbs
The Queer Eye star has shed the pounds after turning to a weight-loss medication but he's responded to critics who have claimed he is "not a body positive person anymore" and insisted people are always "worth love and celebration", regardless of their shape or size.
4 November 2025
He said in a TikTok video: "I've lost 70 pounds in the last year and [there has been] so much conversation around my weight loss."
Referencing the "gigantic conversation" about his outlook, he continued: "What do you mean? I'm all about body neutrality.
"The way that you look does not define your worth, doesn't define your lovableness. You are worth love and worth celebration no matter what your body looks like.
"That's what's so important is that we are all worthy of love. We're all worthy of celebrating."
The Getting Curious podcaster began using the medication as a result of a health scare back in 2023.
He said: "I decided then that after the medical issue, I was going to get a colonoscopy, and if I didn't have anything severely wrong with me, I was going to go on a GLP-1, because I just didn't feel good."
And now, while Jonathan has always "felt cute", he feels "good" too thanks to his body transformation.
He said: "As I've lost weight and I got into [Pilates classes at] Solidcore, my body has never looked like this.
"My body's never in my whole life-I've always wanted to have an ab. I've never had abs. And I feel really good, so I'm taking my shirt off a lot.
"I just want to get one thing straight: I was always really cute, and I always felt cute, but I just didn't feel good. And now I feel good.
"I feel like a f****** minx right now. When I'm 80, I want to see pictures of me when I was in my 30s looking cute. So, that's why the top's off, because I feel really cute."
The 38-year-old hairstylist previously credited the medication for helping him get his binge eating disorder under control.
He said in a previous TikTok video: "I, for the first time in my life, got control over my food intake. It helped me so massively, and that's part of why I wanna be honest with you about it because I know how important asking for help is, and how much asking for help can change your life in terms of healing.
"I needed help."
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