How Much Does Beyonce Weigh?

Introduction

How much does Beyonce weigh? This is a question that cannot be easily answered, as the singer/actress Beyonce Knowles has had to lose and gain weight for two major film roles over the past year. She lost 20 pounds to play Deena in the film “Dreamgirls”, gained that weight back, then had to gain more weight to play classic songstress Etta James in the movie “Cadillac Records.”

Before “Dreamgirls”

Before “Dreamgirls,” the answer to the question of how much does Beyonce weigh was about 139 pounds. SInce Beyonce is estimated to be about 5 feet, 7 inches tall, her Body Mass Index (BMI) would have been about 21.8 - or in the “normal weight” range.

During “Dreamgirls”

Beyonce played the role Deena at two ages, 16 and 36, and thus had to lose 20 pounds to pull this off. She has claimed to media sources that she lost 20 pounds in two weeks using the “Master Cleanse” diet. This diet involved Beyonce drinking a mixture of lemonade made from fresh lemons, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper. To her credit, Beyonce had gone on record saying this is not a good way to lose weight, and she only did it for the role and the time frame producers required.

Beyonce’s weight was estimated at between 117 and 119 pounds during “Dreamgirls.” Her BMI was “underweight” at approximately 18.3.

“Cadillac Records”

Beyonce quickly gained her weight back by eating fattening and starchy foods such as macaroni and cheese and fried chicken, and returned to an estimated weight of 139 pounds. Then she had to gain about 15 pounds to play Etta James in “Cadillac Records,” putting her at about 154 pounds. At that weight, Beyonce’s BMI was 24.1, which is the upper end of a normal weight. At no time has Beyonce ever been considered truly overweight, despite constant photos and discussion of her weight losses and gains in entertainment media. Media reports speculate the answer to the question of how much does Beyonce weight is now at about 155 pounds.