Jelly Roll Shaves Off His Beard After Weight Loss Transformation

Jelly Roll has shaved his beard for the first time in ten years, according to his wife Bunnie Xo, following his significant weight loss of nearly 200 pounds since 2022.

In a video shared by Bunny, she gave fans a teaser of the country star’s new look, saying she wants to see his “jaw line” now that the singer is “skinny.”

Jelly Roll, who has been open about his lifelong weight struggles and food addiction, is now pursuing fitness goals, including a Men’s Health cover by 2026.

Jelly Roll, 40, revealed a new look when he shaved his beard for the first time in 10 years, as shared by his wife, Bunnie Xo, on Instagram on November 13.

“You guys, I have been with my husband for going on 10 years now, [and] I have never seen this man without his facial hair. Not one freaking time,” she said at the start of the clip.

According to Bunnie, the transformation was for a photoshoot, and with Jelly Roll’s significant weight loss accentuating his jawline, they were eager to see the change.

“Now that he’s so skinny — look at that freaking jawline — we wanna see that jawline, right, ladies?” she joked.

Before taking the razor to his face, the “Need a Favor” singer, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, kept the mood light, quipping, “We’re trying to see if a face lift might be in order,” before stepping off camera to begin the transformation.

Bunnie refused to peek until the very end, admitting, “I’m not looking until it’s all done,” before adding that Jelly Roll just kicked her “out of the room.”

During the shave, Jelly Roll played around with a few facial-hair phases, including a goatee and a stereotypical “cop mustache,” before committing to a fully clean-shaven face.

When Bunnie finally saw the result, she gasped, covering her mouth, but admitted, “The total naked face, it’s not terrible.”

The couple then showed the singer’s new look to friends and family, who reacted with everything from shock to disbelief.

One person said, “Oh my God, I’m gonna cry,” while another joked, “What the f-ck? I’m scared.”

Meanwhile, in the comment section, fans pleaded for Jelly Roll to share his fresh face publicly, but Bunnie assured them he’ll reveal it when he’s ready.

The transformation comes as the “Wild Ones” rapper continues his major health journey. The singer has lost nearly 200 pounds since beginning his weight-loss efforts in 2022.

At his heaviest, he weighed around 550 lbs., and his slimmer frame recently caught attention when he landed in Sydney for his first Australian headlining tour.

Jelly Roll has long been open about his struggles with weight. On Stephanie McMahon’s “What’s Your Story?” podcast earlier this year, he revealed, “I got fat, like, really, really young. I was over 300 pounds coming out of middle school. I’m gonna be under 300 pounds for the first time since middle school the night I walk to that ring at SummerSlam.”

The singer also set ambitious fitness goals for himself. During an appearance on his wife Bunnie Xo’s “Dumb Blonde” podcast in December 2024, he shared for the first time that he wants to grace the cover of Men’s Health by March 2026, joining the ranks of stars like David Beckham and John Krasinski.

“That’s my new goal. I wanna have one of the biggest transformations,” Jelly Roll said.

Alongside regular exercise, Jelly Roll has worked to overcome a lifelong food addiction. In November 2024, he told People Magazine that he had to completely change how he “looked at food for the last 39 years.”

Growing up in Antioch, Tennessee, he explained, “Nobody in my house ever had [a healthy relationship with food], so that was the hard part, really fighting that demon at first and getting into that discipline and that commitment.”

He compared the process to a snowball effect: “Once you get into that discipline and commitment, it’s like an avalanche. Once that little snowball started rolling, it was on its way.”