Marie Osmond has been one of Nutrisystem’s most famous ambassadors for almost 20 years, but she hadn’t started her current fitness journey when she first appeared on “Dancing With the Stars.” After she collapsed on the reality show, her children urged her to get to a healthier weight, according to her January 2019 interview for People’s “Celeb Parents Get Real” series. “It’s hard when you have to work — I was the provider, so for my children to understand that and love me and care enough about me to say, ‘Mom, you’re going to die, we need you,'” revealed Osmond. “Please lose the weight.'”
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The death of Osmond’s mother also influenced her quest to achieve a lower body weight. “I was taking care of my mother and I had put the weight on…” Osmond shared with Fox News. “Eating was my way of coping with life. And you justify it, like ‘My bones are getting bigger.’ Or ‘I’m just going to be my mother.'” Unfortunately, Osmond’s mother died from heart issues. Before she passed away, she told Osmond to take better care of herself. Then her children followed suit. “But I remember my son took me aside on behalf of the kids and told me, ‘Mom, you’re all we have. We can’t lose you. I don’t want to hurt your feelings but you’ve got to lose weight,” Osmond added.
