Adam DeVine has shared the motivations behind his recent weight loss, joking that he’s preparing for a potential role as a superhero.
The 41-year-old Pitch Perfect star explained, “I’m not trying to get super lean. I just want to be in a place where if Marvel calls, I can answer.” He added, “If my phone rings and it’s James Gunn saying, ‘Hey, we’re ready to bring you into the DC universe,’ I could say, ‘Hey, give me a couple of months, and I’ll be there.’”
DeVine expressed pride in his journey, crediting his success to a consistent routine with the MyFitnessPal app. “I feel like this year, I’m in such a good rhythm with this that I just want to stay on it,” he told People. “And for me, I like where I’m at.”
The Workaholics star and his wife, Chloe Bridges, 33, welcomed their son, Beau, nearly a year ago. However, DeVine admitted to gaining “sympathy weight” during Bridges’ pregnancy, a phenomenon also known as couvade syndrome. The Cleveland Clinic explains that this syndrome refers to the psychological symptoms in a non-pregnant partner, such as weight gain and nausea, that mimic those experienced by the pregnant partner.
For DeVine, the effects were real. “Chloe, she was eating for two and building a human child. I wasn’t building a human child, but it looked like I was,” he joked. “I gained 28 pounds, I think she gained, like, 26 pounds.”
By the time Bridges was ready to give birth, DeVine was eager to return to his healthier lifestyle, including getting back to exercising. “I’ve always eaten well, and I’ve always worked out, but it was just the amount I was eating and not knowing that certain things were bad for me,” he shared.
DeVine’s weight loss journey comes after he opened up to Yahoo Life about a misdiagnosis. The comedian revealed that he was initially told he had stiff-person syndrome, an autoimmune condition that causes muscle spasms and stiffness, 30 years after being struck by a cement truck.
“I just started having all kinds of pain and weird spasms, and at one point, the doctors told me that I had stiff-person syndrome,” DeVine said. “So, I thought I was dying right before my son was born.”
However, after further tests, DeVine learned that he didn’t have the condition. “They couldn’t figure it out, and they finally just landed on your childhood accident has finally caught up to you,” he explained.
