“They're Calling Me Veggie Roll Y'all”: Jelly Roll Jokes About Weight Loss During Australia and New Zealand Tour

Jelly Roll has been open about his impressive weight loss journey over the past year or so, with the ’Need a Favor’ hitmaker revealing this summer he'd lost a total of 200 pounds.

While Jelly's hard work to get to this point has been championed as a source of inspiration by many, the dramatic change in appearance has also spawned a range of playful jokes - and, as we know, Jelly is always willing to poke a little fun at himself.

The ‘Save Me’ chart-topper is currently in the middle of his first ever Australia and New Zealand tour, with Jelly documenting a lot of hilarious, behind-the-scenes moments via socials. The Nashville native has just shared a particularly amusing clip making light of a new nickname that's been circulating online after his weight loss.

Jelly has uploaded a video that begins with his outfit for the evening (including a sweet homage to his wife, Bunnie XO), before cutting to him busting a move while on-stage. In the caption, he references the new stage-name fans have been using for him on social media due to his weight loss, “They’re calling me Veggie Roll y’all😭”.

The ‘Son of a Sinner’ singer-songwriter has previously explained that the moniker arose from his mother donning him this when he was a “little chubby kid”, with Jelly - whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord - later adopting it as his stage-name.

We're just happy to see Jelly looking after himself and seemingly in a better place than ever. With the genre-blurring maverick touching on plans for his next record in a recent interview with The Human School Podcast, it seems we could be getting a more joyful project compared to the soul-searching of his earlier material.

After his blockbuster collaboration with Contemporary Christian Music trailblazer, Brandon Lake, ‘Hard Fought Hallelujah’, we're wondering if Jelly might be plotting a pivot towards CCM. He's always incorporated faith-based messaging and themes of redemption into his music, and after exploring rap, rock and country, it feels like Jelly may be heading in a more spiritually-minded direction next...

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