Gabourey Sidibe Is 35 And Looking Better Than Ever
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If you’ve been sleeping on Gabourey Sidibe’s style, it’s time to wake up. The actress celebrated her 35th birthday yesterday and we can’t help but notice she’s looking better than ever.
A little more than a year ago, Gabourey underwent laparoscopic bariatric surgery after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and since then, the Empire star has shed a great deal of weight and also come out of her shell stylewise. Over the past year, the Senegalese-American beauty’s dresses have gotten shorter and the prints bolder. She’s also experimented with a number of hairstyles and truly come into her own on the red carper.. Click through to see 15 styles from Gabourey Sidibe that we’d love to steal.
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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 30: Gabourey Sidibe attends the 54th New York Film Festival – Opening Night Party at Tavern On The Green on September 30, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
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PASADENA, CA – FEBRUARY 11: Actress Gabourey Sidibe attends the 48th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 11, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE – “Jimmy Kimmel Live” airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EST and features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human-interest subjects, along with comedy bits and a house band. The guests for Thursday, April 20 included Magic Johnson, Gabourey Sidibe (Book, “This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare) and musical guest Dua Lipa. (Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – MAY 01: Actress Gabourey Sidibe poses for a photo with a copy of her new book “This Is Just My Face: Try Not To Stare” during an in-store appearance at Barnes & Noble Union Square on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – MAY 02: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Actress Gabourey Sidibe visits “The Elvis Duran Z100 Morning Show” at Z100 Studio on May 2, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – MAY 06: Actress Gabourey Sidibe attends the 2017 Women of the World (WOW) Festival at The Apollo Theater on May 6, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images)
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NANTUCKET, MA – JUNE 25: Gabourey Sidibe attends “Afternoon Tea Talk” during the 2017 Nantucket Film Festival – Day 5 on June 25, 2017 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Nantucket Film Festival)
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THE BROOKLYN BOROUGH OF NEW YORK CITY, NY – SEPTEMBER 07: Actress Gabourey Sidibe attends the Refinery29 Third Annual 29Rooms: Turn It Into Art event on September 7, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Refinery29)
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Actress Gabourey Sidibe walks the runway for Addition Elle at the New York Fashion Week in New York City on September 11, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ANGELA WEISS (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 23: Gabourey Sidibe attends “Empire” & “Star” Celebrate FOX’s New Wednesday Night – Red Carpet at One World Observatory on September 23, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 23: Gabby Sidibe attends the 21st Annual Urban Film Festival at AMC Empire 25 theater on September 23, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mychal Watts/WireImage)
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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 11: Gabourey Sidibe attends the Netflix Original Series “She’s Gotta Have It” Premiere at Brooklyn Academy of Music on November 11, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – DECEMBER 07: Actress Gabourey Sidibe arrives at the Children’s Defense Fund-California’s 27th Annual Beat The Odds Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on December 7, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/WireImage)
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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 28: Gabourey Sidibe attends Alfre Woodard and Morgan Stanley present the 9th Annual Oscar’s Sistahs Soiree on February 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/WireImage,)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – MARCH 01: Gabourey Sidibe attends the Essence 11th Annual Black Women In Hollywood Awards Gala at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on March 1, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
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