Aretha Franklin WEIGHT LOSS Photos!

Aretha Franklin plays to a crowd in Chicago on Thursday night

Aretha Franklin looking good after weight loss – and can you believe she is on her way to losing 100-pounds?

The Queen of Soul is said to be eating healthier and just living a healthier lifestyle in general. After her surgery this past winter, Aretha Franklin is said to have lost a whopping 85-pounds. Aretha still hasn’t disclosed what exactly her surgery was for, but many are speculating it derived from complications due to gastric bypass surgery.

The evidence is mounting that this is true, and Aretha Franklin’s massive weight loss in such a short amount of time has some doctors believing gastric bypass surgery indeed played a role in her illness AND weight loss.

Regardless, Aretha is looking great now, and hopefully her health problems are behind her. She was dangerously heavy before, so this looks like it is going to turn out for the better in the long run.

Wow, that’s some bra! Heh…

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