Star Jones Reynolds has always remained mum about the secret behind her weight loss but she has finally spilled the beans in the September issue of Glamour. Star told Glamour that yes, she had gastric bypass surgery and explained her delay in telling the truth.

“First, I didn’t know if the surgery would work,” she writes in the first-person essay. “I had spent my entire adult life telling everyone that I was fine with the way I looked. I never thought I’d have to explain it. But the complete truth is, I was scared of what people might think of me.”

With her weight hitting a high of 307 pounds, if she hadn’t done something she wouldn’t have lived another ten years.  Although we don’t understand the fear of the truth as many celebs have gone this route, we applaud the fact that she took her health seriously and fixed the problem.

The world is full of things we don’t want to see and some we just plain shouldn’t see. This could be one of them. So let me apologize in advance if your retna’s are permantly damaged after seeing these pictures of Star Jones in an unfortunate strapless mini dress. Behold, Star in all her ashy glory.