Originally appeared on E! Online
After baring his soul about his weight loss journey, Jelly Roll is ready to bare his face.
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The singer (real name Jason Bradley DeFord) shaved off the beard he's had for over a decade — and the facial hair transformation makes him look nearly unrecognizable.
" I look like a ninja turtle," he quipped in a Nov. 20 Instagram video. "C razy. One of the reasons I even started growing a beard is I was so obese, it was just easier to cover up what was happening here."
Jelly Roll showed off his clean-shaven look alongside a black hoodie and baseball cap while filming a video outside expressing his gratitude for his Grammy nominations.
"I don't want to cry but wow, Country Album of

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