Lizzo Stuns with 60lbs Weight Loss at Gala

stole the spotlight at Thursday night's star-studded amfAR gala in Cannes in a daring bright blue ensemble.

The singer, 38, arrived at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in a bizarre corset which featured pierced nipple detail and a diamond necklace strung over her chest.

She completed the look with a fishtail skirt in matching blue satin, long gloves and layers of diamonds around her neck and up her arms.

The star will no doubt change into another head-turning look when she performs at the gala later this evening.   

The black-tie event is the premier fundraiser for amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research and typically raises millions of euros during the night. 

The gala will be hosted by Academy Award winner , while performances also include and Zara Larsson. 

Key items at auction include a walk-on role in Emily in Paris series six and an Arctic expedition. 

Over the past 30 years, the highly-exclusive event has raised a total of over $265million for AIDS Research, with a huge $17million raked in last year alone.   

Lizzo has said in the past that she underwent a 'weight release' journey, losing approximately 60 pounds, or 16 per cent of her body fat, by early 2025.

The star has been documenting her health journey in the form of selfies on social media over the last three years.

In November 2025, Lizzo penned a Substack essay addressing critics of her body transformation and health journey after years of being a body positive icon.

'It was never about being "thin" for me,' Lizzo wrote. 'I don't even think it's possible for me to be considered actually "thin". 

'I will always have the stretch, and the skin of a woman who carries great weight. And I'm proud of that. Even when the world doesn't want me to be.' 

Elsewhere in the essay, she also opened up about when and why she embarked on her journey to overhaul her health and lifestyle in 2023. 

She recalled how she felt 'severely depressed' and 'deeply suicidal' at the time after a 'vicious scandal'. 

She was referring to the lawsuit, in which her former backup dancers sued her for alleged sexual harassment, fat-shaming and a hostile work environment — all of which she has vehemently denied. 

Lizzo said that she started to lose weight while '. 

She said losing weight 'wasn't intentional' but that led to a breakthrough in therapy and inspired her to start taking care of her body and losing weight with intention.

She said her weight was a 'protective shield, a joyful comfort zone, and even sometimes a super hero suit to protect me through life' but she 'wanted to release myself from it.' 

The Good as Hell hitmaker later added: 'If a woman wants to change, she should be allowed to change.' 

She also noted that what she wanted to change was rather 'how I felt in my body' and said she still thinks of herself as a 'proud big girl'. 

'And I love myself as I've loved myself no matter what the scale says.'