‘Squid Game’ star HoYeon Jung says she misplaced ‘an excessive amount of weight’ amid fan concern

By IANS

Squid Game star HoYeon Jung stated she shed eight kilos in 10 days as she was selling Netflix’s hit collection ‘Squid Game’ within the US.

“There was no time to eat,” the 27-year-old South Korean actress informed Star News (by way of AllKpop) in a current interview about her hectic schedule whereas visiting America, reviews pagesix.com.

“I lost way too much weight,” she admitted.

“All the clothes that used to fit me when I first came (to America) are too loose now.”

The followers took to Instagram to touch upon her weight reduction in a collection of images taken from current occasions she posted on social media final week.

“I don’t want to come off negative at all, just want to say that seeing you in the black dress makes me a bit worried,” one fan commented, including: “I know how it is for models to obtain a certain weight standard, but please make sure you are eating well.”

Another added, “You are getting skinnier and skinnier. Hope you are happy and keeping well with your general health.”

Despite the involved feedback, many followers praised the actress, who performed Kang Sae-byeok within the hit present.

“Literally the prettiest human I’ve ever seen,” one commented, with one other including: “She’s so pretty am I right?”

The actress first addressed her weight reduction earlier in December, blaming the sudden success of the streaming collection for her lack of urge for food.

“I couldn’t follow the speed of the growth of the Squid Game success because, since COVID, I think everything is faster and even online, it happens just so quick. It was hard to follow,” she informed The Hollywood Reporter.

“I lost 6 pounds in a week when it became successful. I couldn’t eat, I just didn’t know this feeling. What’s going on out there, who am I?’ I was kind of losing myself.”, she added