Coi Leray Reveals That She Accidentally Lost 8 Pounds

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on February 22, 20241171 Views

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 19: Coi Leray attends the JW Anderson front row during London Fashion Week February 2023 at The Roundhouse on February 19, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Leray has long been open about her weight struggles.

Whether it's mean fans in the comments of her Instagram posts or other rappers trying to use her as a punchline, Coi Leray's weight lives rent free in a lot of people's heads. Her skinny figure is often a point of discussion in ways both good and bad. For her part, Coi is no stranger to talking about it and attempting to be an advocate for body positivity. That includes sharing information about her own weight journey.

That's exactly what she did in a recent video. "I lost a couple lbs in case you didn't notice (not by choice)" the caption of her video reads. The video itself features Coi showing off her bikini body. In a second video she clarified that it was 8 pounds specifically that she lost. In the comments of a post recapping her claim, fans came to her defense over her weight loss. "it’s so much harder than people think it is to gain & maintain weight. especially with a fast metabolism" one of the top comments on the post reads. Check out the videos of Coi discussing her weight loss below.

Coi Leray Discusses Her Weight Loss

Earlier this month, Coi Leray was present alongside the dozens and dozens of other celebrities in Las Vegas for this year's Super Bowl. She took to Instagram to share an impressive photo dump recapping her entire weekend at the big game. The trip came just a few days after she teamed up with Metro Boomin on a track called "Enjoy Yourself" is collaboration with Axe. It followed up their fan-favorite collab from Metro's Spider-Man sound track "Self Love."

Last year, Coi Leray released her new album COI. The project featured tons of sample-heavy pop and rap songs that clicked with some fans. Despite that, the album performed very poorly commercially, something Coi's adversaries haven't been shy about bringing up. What do you think of Coi Leray being so honest about her weight loss? Do you think she's helping break down barriers surrounding discussion of weight? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.