MISSY Elliott has stunned Grammy viewers after showing off her slimmer figure at the 2023 ceremony.
Missy – whose real name is Melissa – took to the stage at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday evening as part of a hip-hop tribute, and she did not disappoint.
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The 51-year-old rapper looked incredible as she bound onto the colossal stage wearing a white sweater and matching pants that were covered in graffiti.
Among the multi-colored scribbles was a pink glittery peace sign, smiley faces and the word LOVE.
Missy completed her look by wearing a matching balaclava and a chunky gold chain as she performed a mish-mash of her hits alongside a group of dancers.
Viewers tuning in at home were loving her performance, but were also distracted by her slimmer figure.
“I didn’t recognize Missy Elliott!! She lost a ton of weight! #Grammys2023,” one person tweeted.
Another wrote: “What missy elliott do to loose all that weight (sic).”
A third person admitted: “Do you know what’s been playing over and over in my head. How did Missy Elliott lose all that weight?”
A fourth fan posted: “Missy you look gorgeous! So glad ! Keep it coming.”
Someone else tweeted: “Missy Elliott!!!!! I grew up on her music !!!! Missy- wow she’s lost a lot of weight. Hope sis ok #GRAMMYs.”
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However, a different fan fumed: “Missy Elliott has always been fine, I don’t wanna see nobody hopping on board because she lost some weight.”
It has been reported in the past that Missy’s weight loss journey stemmed from an illness.
Back in 2011, the Virginia-born star revealed to PEOPLE magazine that she had been living with Graves’ Disease for the past three years – an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid and hindered her motor skills.
She was diagnosed after she nearly crashed a car from having severe leg spasms while driving.
The rapper experienced severe symptoms from the condition, and said she could not even hold a pen to write songs. After treatment, her symptoms stabilized.
Missy said that whilst trying to gain control over the disease, she began focusing on her health and started “managing the condition through diet and exercise”.
In May 2018, she gave her fans a glimpse into her healthy diet and said: “Proudly to say it’s been four months I have only drank water no other juices or soda & I cut out bread & Lord knows that’s been the hardest for me!
“See I’ve NEVER been a water drinker but this has helped my skin. It really restore glow back & I don’t feel as sluggish [sic],” she continued.
“NOW the other thing if I can only cut out JUNK FOOD. sh*t that’s my weakness #Facts But if I can give up those other things I’ll fight that to! Maybe two cupcakes a month,” she added alongside a photo of herself.
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