Jelly Roll continues weight reduction journey by finishing first 5k run4 min read

Nation star Jelly Roll was overcome with emotion after ending his first 5K run on Tuesday.

In a video, the 39-year-old singer was seen wiping away tears on the end line after collaborating in podcast hosts Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura’s 2 Bears 5K. In an interview with Leisure Tonight, Jelly Roll famous that he had come a good distance since he first accepted Kreischer and Segura’s 5K By Could problem.

“I could not stroll a mile once I began making an attempt to do that again in January,” he mentioned. “So the truth that we received 3-point-whatever it was performed as we speak, I felt actually, actually good about it.”

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Jelly Roll wiped away tears after finishing his first 5K. (Getty)

“I left right here feeling actually motivated,” Jelly Roll added.

He additionally shared an replace on his weight-loss journey. The 2-time Grammy Award nominee instructed that outlet that he has misplaced “like 50 to 70-something kilos” since he started coaching for the race.

The “Son of a Sinner” hitmaker mentioned that he was feeling “nice” although “just a little drained” after finishing the 5K.

The singer joined comedians Tom Segura, left, and Bert Kreischer, proper, on the 2 Bears 5K at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. (Charley Gallay/Getty Photos for Netflix)

Jelly Roll mirrored on interacting with followers throughout the 2 Bears 5K, telling ET that it was “actually cool” to listen to that he had impressed others by taking part within the run. 

“I believe the best factor is how many individuals stopped to inform us that they have been motivated by us, different large guys,” he mentioned. “It was simply actually cool to see that.”

“What an eclectic group of individuals,” he mentioned of the race’s individuals. “There was a person operating in a bear go well with, there have been individuals chugging beers…”

“There have been individuals setting private data too!” he added.

Jelly Roll mentioned he misplaced “50 to 70” kilos whereas coaching for the run. (Charley Gallay/Getty Photos for Netflix)

Final month, Jelly Roll’s spouse, Bunny Xo, revealed that the singer was taking a break from social media because of destructive feedback about his weight.

“My husband received off the web as a result of he’s so uninterested in being bullied about his f—ing weight,” she mentioned on her “Dumb Blonde” podcast. “That makes me wish to cry as a result of he’s the sweetest angel child.”

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“My husband does not present it to you guys, however I will have a really susceptible second right here,” Bunnie Xo instructed her listeners. “It hurts him.” 

The nation star beforehand mentioned that he plans to drop one other 100 kilos after losing a few pounds whereas making ready for the 5K. (Charley Gallay/Getty Photos for Netflix)

Jelly Roll, whose full title is Jason Bradley DeFord, has been candid about his struggles to drop a few pounds over time. In 2018, the nation star revealed on Instagram he weighed over 500 kilos in 2015 earlier than he launched into a weight-loss journey and misplaced 200 kilos.

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In April, Jelly Roll declared that he deliberate to drop one other 100 kilos after losing a few pounds whereas making ready for the 5K, which was a part of the Netflix Is a Joke comedy pageant.

Jelly Roll mentioned he felt “unimaginable” after the run. (Charley Gallay/Getty Photos for Netflix)

Throughout his interview with ET, Jelly Roll weighed in on how he was feeling throughout his hiatus from the web.

“I really feel unimaginable. I am surrounded by mates and household,” he mentioned. “Me and Burt shared an actual, actual tear collectively coming via the end line.”

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“Subsequent 12 months, half-marathon!” he declared. “We’re saying proper now, completely. We’ll do that.”