Gospel singer Tamela Mann started her weight reduction journey years in the past — however she hasn’t let her busy work schedule or a knee alternative preserve her down.
The Grammy nominee’s journey started when she grew to become an envoy for Weight Watchers in 2019 and inside months misplaced 40 kilos. She had been engaged on her weight reduction targets within the years priors along with her husband, David Mann. However she shocked everybody when she confirmed off her slimmer determine than in earlier years on the duvet of her “Overcomer” album in 2021.
Mann caught to her health targets and more healthy consuming and followers at this time say she’s by no means appeared higher.
Following the discharge of her new single, “Working for Me,” she posted a behind-the-scenes look from her cowl shoot.
The 58-year-old shared a brief video on her and her husband’s joint Instagram web page. In it, she might be seen carrying a red-hot flaming costume with pink and black sequins on it that dropped previous her toes as she stood on a podium. She wore matching pink earrings and wore a black lengthy wig with curls.
Followers in her remark part immediately jumped in noting how slim she’s gotten pointing on to her waist.
“Come on waist!!!” wrote one particular person, whereas one other mentioned, “The form is certainly giving [hourglass emoji].”
A 3rd mentioned, “Auntie at all times had form. Yassss put on that costume for me.”
However not everybody was as impressed with the “Take Me to the King” singer’s apparel, together with one who urged it wasn’t acceptable for somebody with a lot affect within the gospel realm.
“I Love her voice nevertheless they may have supplied a costume that’s looser. She is a gospel singer,” they wrote.
In the meantime, her gospel niece and daughter of Karen Clark Sheard gave Mann her stamp of approval. Kierra Sheard added, “Aunty Tam this form is baaaaaaddd pricey!! You’re attractive!!!.”
One closing observer wrote, “Ms. Tamela pardon my recognition however you’re looking more healthy and extra stunning each put up I see in your profile.”
It’s straightforward to get impressed by watching her IG web page, as many discover her slimming down with each put up. She usually shares exhibits the apparel she wears for curvy girls equivalent to herself and photographs from her performances equivalent to being on Kirk Franklin’s “Reunion Tour” final yr.
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When Mann spoke with Atlanta Black Star in 2021, she mentioned engaged on her “Overcomer” album was a lot completely different than her earlier works.
“The final 5 or 6 years, I’ve been coping with my knee. I needed to have knee surgical procedure, however previous to the knee surgical procedure, I used to be working simply in ache, however lots of people didn’t know what,” she confessed. “I simply stored the poker face.”
Mann mentioned as she started to prioritize her “well being and wellness,” she recovered from two knee surgical procedures all whereas coping with menopause.
“Me getting older in my 50s, and coping with that problem was completely different for me and my household. And I do know it’s one factor that’s actually not talked about in our group, you understand. It’s such as you hear about folks going by way of the change, however we actually don’t discuss what the change is,” she continued.
“And it’s actually a severe factor and even for you as an individual emotionally, however even for your loved ones to must cope with and really sort of cope and experience with you — experience with by way of this factor as a result of, belief me, it ain’t a enjoyable factor. I’ve cried, and all that.”