Aretha Franklin says she's lost 85 pounds as part of an ongoing effort to drop weight.

The legendary singer said in a taped interview that aired Wednesday on "The Wendy Williams Show" that she's been trying to shed pounds ever since looking at pictures of herself and deciding she was "entirely too fat."

Williams interviewed Franklin on Friday at a Detroit-area hotel.

The 68-year-old Franklin underwent surgery for an undisclosed ailment in December and didn't go into detail about it during the interview with Williams.

The "Queen of Soul" did say a recurring pain in her side last year was her "first inkling that something was not what it should be."

The second part of the interview is to air on Thursday.

http://abcnews.go.com/Ent...d=13038542

Good for her

I know she's had gastric bypass surgery. I just know it! She may have had complications with the surgery as to the reasons why she was hospitalized for a time.

Wowugotit said:

I know she's had gastric bypass surgery. I just know it! She may have had complications with the surgery as to the reasons why she was hospitalized for a time.

I agree.She had that surgery.I think gastric bypass surgery is a great thing.It saves lives.

Go head on bitch! It's a hard thing to do and she looks great!

Ha I posted part 1 of her interview with Wendy in the other thread but I might as well.

Timmy darling, be a dear and post part II.....!!

It looks like 80 of those 85 pounds were in her titties, because now they're smaller than Wendy's. Get it, Queen!

Glad to see her doing well

myfavorite said:

Timmy darling, be a dear and post part II.....!!

If that's what you want, then you got it.

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She just has that "lost too much weight too fast" look in her face.....

AlexdeParis said:

It looks like 80 of those 85 pounds were in her titties, because now they're smaller than Wendy's. Get it, Queen!

There's photos of her around October 2010 when she was singing at Albertina Walker's service, her weight was dropping off then. Especially her tits.

I say good! who wants to lay around the house and be a lard. better yet who wants to waddle out in public barely able to get around!! most regular fatties get ignored and walked over in public anyhow. she looks good to me.