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Kate Beckinsale Says Weight Loss Is a 'Physical Manifestation of Grief' in Tearful Instagram Video

She says shock and trauma from losing her mother this year — after her stepfather's death in 2024 — drove a loss of appetite.

Overview

  • In a video posted Wednesday, the 52-year-old actor called 2025 a really hard year and spoke through tears about recent bereavement.
  • Beckinsale said her body felt like it had closed down, describing the change as physical shock rather than anorexia or a matter of willpower.
  • She mentioned possible survivor's guilt and noted that people respond to grief in different ways, including appetite loss.
  • Beckinsale rebuked what she called nasty body-shaming comments on social media and said she refuses to mirror such behavior.
  • She lost her mother, Judy Loe, on July 15 at 73 after stage 4 cancer, with a funeral at Chiswick House, and her stepfather, Roy Battersby, died in January 2024 after a massive stroke during cancer treatment.