70 Pounds Lighter: Missy Elliott Flaunts Dramatically Slimmer Figure

Is that really you, Missy Elliott? The 43-year-old rapper, who has not been seen in public since late June, showed off a dramatically slimmer figure when she performed at Alexander Wang’s H&M Collection launch in New York City on Thursday. After losing a reported 70 pounds, Elliott proudly flaunted her frame, fittingly sporting a baseball cap which read, “You can’t workout with us.“My thyroid is functioning, so I haven’t had to take medication in about nine months,” Elliott said. “[But] you live with it for the rest of your life.”
The “it is Graves’ disease, an incurable thyroid condition that the now 43-year-old artist was diagnosed with back in 2008. Elliott went public with her illness in 2011, revealing to People magazine, “I couldn’t write because my nervous system was so bad – I couldn’t even use a pen.”

A consistent regimen of exercise and monitoring her diet, Elliott says, is how she completely manages the disease.

Just got off stage thanks @ALEXANDERWANGNY and @hmusa for having me perform I enjoyed💋 pic.twitter.com/DXBF2u6KJx
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) October 17, 2014