Marie Osmond
The singer and actress had a troubling time in 2007 with the loss of her father and her son entering rehab, but her stint on "Dancing With The Stars" helped her stay healthy. "I'm <a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21889394/ns/today-entertainment/#.T6ApX59Ytdp" target="_hplink">down 31 pounds so far</a>," Osmond told <em>OK!</em> magazine in November, 2007. "I've lost about five inches off my hips and five inches off my waist. I've added muscle mass and I am much more toned. It's incredible."
Nancy Grace
The TV personality was sent home <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20543966,00.html" target="_hplink">25 pounds lighter</a> than she was when she started the show, she told Anderson Cooper.
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After gaining weight while pregnant with twins, Grace said "I never really cared about it, or bothered to lose it. I lost it like this, so I'm happy about that."
Chaz Bono
Bono <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20524807,00.html" target="_hplink">lost five pounds</a> in his first six days of dancing, partner Lacey Schwimmer told <em>People</em>.
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He continued to lose, totaling at least <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/dancing-stars-diet-contestants-lose-weight-14896427" target="_hplink">18 pounds shed</a>, ABC reported. "It's getting me into <a href="http://www.accesshollywood.com/chaz-bono-dancing-is-getting-me-into-the-best-shape-ive-ever-been-in_video_1360637" target="_hplink">the best shape I've ever been in</a>," Bono told Access Hollywood.
Kirstie Alley
The actress told "Entertainment Tonight" she <a href="http://www.organicliaison.com/videos/kirstie-alley-dramatic-weight-loss-ive-lost-100-pounds" target="_hplink">lost 100 pounds on "Dancing With The Stars"</a> and 10 dress sizes.
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"I feel like I'm back in my element," she said of her transformation.
Kelly Osbourne
The TV personality (and Ozzy's daughter) discovered just how unhealthy her eating habits were, when French fries and pizza were causing her to get sick during "Dancing With The Stars" rehearsals, she told <em>SHAPE</em>.
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While on the show, she made over her diet and <a href="http://www.shape.com/celebrities/interviews/kelly-osbourne-weight-lost-confidence-gained" target="_hplink">shed 20 pounds</a>. After the show, despite a few-pound setback, Osbourne lost another 30 pounds, and has kept it off.
Ricki Lake
The TV personality, famous for her weight struggles, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/01/nancy-grace-ricki-lake-weight-dancing-with_n_1069727.html" target="_hplink">dropped more than 20 pounds</a> during her time on "Dancing With The Stars", the AP reported.
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"I've <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20537443,00.html" target="_hplink">lost a lot of inches all over</a>," she told <em>People</em>. "Definitely in my arms, and my arms were particularly one of the things I hated most about my body, so it's nice to see them slimming down."
Margaret Cho
The comedian admitted to <em>People</em> that she had <a href="http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/09/29/dancing-with-the-stars-margaret-cho-i-went-40-years-without-any-exercise/?xid=fitsugar" target="_hplink"><em>never</em> exercised before joining "Dancing With The Stars"</a>!
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She said she wasn't tracking the weight loss with a scale, but could feel the difference. "I can see it in my face," she said. "I can feel it in my whole body. I have lost a lot of weight. It's the first time I've ever been there, and I feel great about it."
Gladys Knight
While already eliminated from season 14, Motown legend Knight is one of the season's biggest success. She <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/watch_with_kristin/dancing_with_stars_backstage_scoop_alum/311183" target="_hplink">dropped 60 pounds</a> during her six-week "Dancing" stint, she told E! Online! "I feel amazing," she said.
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She told reporters backstage it was a combination of <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20590125,00.html" target="_hplink">physical activity and the right diet</a> that did the trick. "You've got to eat healthy and you've got to put a little movement into it," she said, People.com reported.
Tia Carrere
The actress, who joined the <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/03/03/dancing-stars-weight-loss-competition-dancing/" target="_hplink">second season of "Dancing With The Stars"</a> seems to have been the first celebrity to get attention for her dramatic slim down, reports FoxNews.com.
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"Tia was not svelte at that moment," wellness coach Jackie Keller, who helped Carrere lose, told the website. She found DWTS to be a great <a href="http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20156647,00.html" target="_hplink">whole-body workout</a>, telling <em>People</em>, "The waltz works different muscles from the rumba, which works different muscles from the cha-cha, so you're getting a whole-body thing. The twisting through the midsection is quite taxing."
Katherine Jenkins
The Welsh-born singer and actress told the <em>Daily Mail </em>she'd lost a stone and a half, or about 21 pounds, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2127651/Katherine-Jenkins-loses-stone-half-Dancing-With-The-Stars-2012.html" target="_hplink">while competing on "Dancing With The Stars"</a>. "I'm burning so much energy now that it's hard to put the weight back on," she said.
Mya
The R&B singer told <em>OK!</em> magazine "Dancing With The Stars" helped her <a href="http://www.okmagazine.com/news/mya-works-it-out-gets-fit-dwts" target="_hplink">shed fat and build muscle</a>.
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"I started at 138 pounds and went down to 127 within a month, then down to 121 pounds," she said. "Now, I am back at 127 because I've gained muscle from dancing."
Jane Seymour
The actress, who sticks to a diet of "fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, lean protein, no sodas or alcohol", she told <em>People</em>, <a href="http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20160674,00.html" target="_hplink">lost too much weight </a>on "Dancing With The Stars". After shedding 20 pounds, she was trying to put healthy weight back on, according to the magazine.
Lisa Rinna
While we're not sure of how many pounds she shed, the actress told CBSNews.com that her body definitely changed during her time on "Dancing With The Stars".
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"I think the highlight for me was the body that I got while doing it. It was pretty nice," she said. "The byproduct of that show is you just get in the <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/20/entertainment/main6503660.shtml" target="_hplink">most amazing shape of your life</a> and you feel so good."
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