‘Whose That Young Fella’: Al Sharpton Shares a Photo of Him and Anthony Anderson After Facing Years of Criticism About Their Shocking Transformations

Anthony Anderson and Rev. Al Sharpton are two of the most talked about weight reduction transformations in Hollywood over the previous decade.

Anderson switched to more healthy consuming and started figuring out again in 2013 and has misplaced over 50 kilos. Meanwhile, Sharpton’s journey started just a few years earlier after he reduce out meat from his eating regimen, dropping a complete of 176 kilos thus far.

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Fans of each males have expressed reward for his or her more healthy way of life selections in addition to concern over their shockingly skinny appearances in comparison with the Nineties.

But seeing the two collectively throughout the White House Black Excellence Brunch on Sept. 13 had followers saying, “Looking good guys!!”

Anderson and Sharpton made their method to Washington, D.C., the place President Joe Biden hosted tons of of Black entrepreneurs and entertainers together with Marsai Martin, Iyanla Vanzant, Erika Alexander, Glynn Turman and lots of extra.

“Hey Rev……..who’s that young handsome fellow @anthonyanderson beside you ??” wrote one particular person in response to Sharpton sharing a photograph of himself and Anderson on X. “Enjoy the company.”

In the caption hooked up to his picture, Sharpton wrote, “At the White House Black Excellence Brunch, talking with my friend, actor and comedian Anthony Anderson. He’s been here telling everyone that he’s playing me in an upcoming mini-series about my life. He’ll also be co-hosting my LA birthday event with Magic Johnson on 10/31.”

At the White House Black Excellence Brunch, speaking with my buddy, actor and comic Anthony Anderson. He’s been right here telling everybody that he’s enjoying me in an upcoming mini-series about my life. He’ll even be co-hosting my LA birthday occasion with Magic Johnson on 10/31. pic.twitter.com/h5u6g7brFy

— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) September 13, 2024

To put together for the position, one particular person joked, “He’s gonna have to lose another 100 lbs.”

Anderson is presently battling Type 2 diabetes and has been since his prognosis in 2002. The “black-ish” star accepted Will Smith’s 12-week exercise problem throughout the pandemic in 2021.

At the time he weighed 223 kilos and would share movies on Instagram of himself doing sit-ups, lifting weights and viewing his new physique in the mirror.

Anthony Anderson and his superstar mates embark on the “Big Willie” weight reduction problem impressed by Will Smith. @anthonyanderson/Instagram

Last Jan. in 2023, Anderson’s alarming and skinny look drew comparisons to the late Chadwick Boseman’s unrecognizable look simply earlier than revealing his battle with most cancers.

“It’s because of that,” he stated on “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” noting he was motivated to vary after dropping his father to heart problems, from issues of being a diabetic. That motivation elevated after his mom’s prognosis.

“I was the first person in my family diagnosed with it and just learning to live with the disease and not die from it,” he said.

Anderson defined that he misplaced a variety of weight by using easy exercises comparable to driving a motorcycle and strolling round Manhattan, the place he resides.

“It made a huge difference,” Anderson stated. “I lost a bunch of weight. So much that I had to get a whole new wardrobe. I felt so much better, and the eating healthy and being active got easier over time. It all just became routine.”

As for Sharpton, his battle with Type 2 diabetes started after his prognosis in 1993. At one level, he weighed 305 kilos and now ranges between 129 and 130. He started by initially dropping 30 kilos throughout a 43-day starvation strike however then gaining it again throughout his presidential run in 2001.

“Around 2006, my youngest daughter Ashley poked me in the stomach and said, ‘Dad, why are you so fat?’ That kind of hurt my feelings,” he advised People. “I grew up in civil rights and politics, so I’m pretty thick-skinned, but when your daughter says it, I started being conscious.”

Unlike Anderson, who has backed away from sharing his exercises, Sharpton recurrently paperwork his progress via train movies.

During a 2018 episode on the “Wendy Williams Show,” the civil rights chief revealed that he reduce out sugar and carbs from his eating regimen, alongside with giving up meat. He insisted that he has seven grains a day through toast and salad.

Discussing my weight reduction, exercise, and routine on #WendyWilliams present pic.twitter.com/euapPcSjA0

— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) October 24, 2018