Kirsten Vangsness

Kirsten Vangsness is a talented actress and singer who rose to stardom for her credit role as the shrewd technical analyst Penelope Garcia in the hit crime drama series Criminal Minds. She also starred in the show’s spinoff series called Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. Not to mention, the star wrote the season finale for Criminal Minds. Despite her successful career, Kirsten admitted to having significant weight problems.

Kirsten was overweight when she starred in Criminal Minds, but she surprised a lot of people when she appeared on the red carpet of the 10th Annual GLSEN Respect Awards in 2014, looking absolutely fantastic. The celebrity reportedly lost a total of 50 pounds, which put her weight into a healthy 150 pounds. People mistakenly assumed that she took some pills, but in reality, Kirsten credits her weight loss to Renee Stephen’s audio weight loss program.