US country star Jelly Roll – real name Jason DeFord – looked unrecognisable as he arrived in Australia this week.
The internationally-acclaimed music star touched down at Sydney Airport on Tuesday ahead of his first headline Australian tour.
The 40-year-old looked notably slimmed down as he made his way through the airport after reportedly losing 90 kilograms.
The heavily-tattooed star wore a baggy black Reebok jumper with matching trackpants for the travel day.
He attempted to go incognito in a Tennessee Titans hat while flanked by a security entourage.
The Wild Ones hitmaker is set to take the stage at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on October 24, Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on October 28 and 29 and Sydney’s Qudos Arena on November 4.
US country star Jelly Roll – real name Jason DeFord – looked unrecognisable as he arrived in Australia on Tuesday (Pictured: Jelly Roll)
The internationally-acclaimed music star touched down at Sydney Airport ahead of his first headline Australian tour
The 40-year-old looked notably slimmed down as he made his way through the airport after reportedly losing 90 kilograms (Pictured: Jelly Roll in February this year)
Jelly Roll is also set to headline the inaugural Strummingbird festival with Shaboozey.
The singers will top the line-up at the three-city country music festival from the team behind the iconic Spilt Milk concerts, kicking off this October.
The music stars will perform on Saturday, October 25 at Kawana Sports Precinct on the Sunshine Coast.
They will then perform at Newcastle Foreshore, Newcastle on November 1, before finishing up at Claremont Showground in Perth on November 2.
They will be joined by a stacked line-up of international and local talent, including Treaty Oak Revival, James Johnston, Kaylee Bell, Matt Hansen, Drew Baldridge and Hot Dub Time Machine.
Jelly Roll has set tongues wagging over the last few months after losing 90kg and debuting a slimmer figure.
The Nashville star unveiled a new health and fitness goal last December while in conversation with his wife Bunnie XO on her Dumb Blonde podcast.
He confessed that he wanted to appear on the cover of Men’s Health magazine.
The heavily-tattooed star wore a baggy black Reebok jumper with matching trackpants for the travel day
‘I wanna be on the cover of Men’s Health by March of 2026. That’s my new goal,’ he announced.
The star declared: ‘I wanna have one of the biggest transformations.’
He added that he was ‘so glad’ to be having the discussion in front of an audience.
‘I did this publicly for a reason. I wanna be honest about my struggles with it with people,’ he noted.
The musician discussed body image and fame, saying, ‘I think that people that become as big as I became, when they lose the weight, they’re kind of ashamed.
‘They’re so ashamed that they go hide and lose the weight, and then they come back out [and] they don’t really know how to interact with the world looking different or feeling different, and they kinda gotta find their whole new way.
‘I wanted to lose it in front of everybody. I wanted to talk about it.’
Jelly emphasised emphasised the difficulty of losing weight in the spotlight, explaining, ‘I wanna bring people along with me…I didn’t become successful because of my weight. I became successful in spite of it.’
He also acknowledged, ‘I somehow managed to be this successful with carrying 550 pounds. That’s insane.’
