Ahead of the upcoming 77th Emmy Awards, where Kathy Bates is up for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama, the 77-year-old actor shared that she feels like she’s in the “best time” of her life. Certainly the success of Matlock has something to do with it, with Season 2 gearing up to premiere in the 2025 TV schedule this fall, but another piece of the puzzle is that she’s feeling healthier than ever after shedding 100 pounds of weight across a seven-year period. She has a message to anyone looking down on how she got there.
Bates made major lifestyle changes in order to manage her Type 2 diabetes and after surviving multiple rounds of cancer. Here’s what she told Variety about her weight loss:
