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Jill Scott Shares Her Amazing 63-Pound Weight Loss in Essence Magazine

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Source: Essence Magazine

Source: Essence Magazine

Singer and actress Jill Scott is featured on the cover of the September 2014 issue of Essence magazine, and talks about her amazing 63-pound weight loss journey.

On the cover, she shows off her hourglass shape in a beautiful black form-fitted dress. She’s wearing a short blonde wig styled by Ursula Stephens, who is also the stylist for Rihanna.

“I’m a wood-burning stove; it’s a slow brew,” she says referring to how long it has taken her to drop some serious pounds.

She also talks briefly about the new man in her life. “My only job is to be happy. So for everybody that cares about me and is not trying to be all up in a celebrity’s business, just know that I’m happy. My son is happy. We enjoy our lives,” she said.

Scott can currently be seen in the film, Get On Up, about the life and music career of the late James Brown. She plays Brown’s second wife Deidre “Deedee” Jenkins, who was known to be physically abused by him.

Scott says: “We had to approach it very gingerly. The family is definitely involved in this film, and we didn’t want this to be the highlight of his existence … There’s so much more to this man, and when we approached this particular scene, where there was some spousal abuse, we were very careful about it because we don’t want to taint this man’s image or his legacy.”

Read the full interview in the latest issue of Essence or download it to your tablet or smartphone.

 

Source michronicleonline.com

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