Kathy Bates has been opening up about more and more her 100-pound weight loss - and the most powerful moment had nothing to do with a number on a scale. It happened when her stylist handed the 77-year-old Oscar winner a dress she never would have reached for, and it fit. "I just started crying and crying," she told Variety in September 2025. "I'm still figuring out what it's like to be without all of that weight.