DJ Khaled has revealed that struggling to get back on his feet during a concert convinced him to seek medical help with his weight.
The 50-year-old music producer recalled the frightening moment from an October 2025 performance, when he knelt to thank the audience but found it difficult to stand again.
Speaking to PEPOLE magazine, Khaled explained that friends contacted him afterwards because they were worried about his heavy breathing.
He said, “One of my friends was coming to me like, ‘Yo, you were breathing hard.'”
Another person raised similar concerns just ten minutes later, prompting the All I Do Is Win hitmaker to reconsider his health.
Khaled was already exercising and trying to improve his diet, but admitted his efforts were not producing the results he wanted.
“The motivation was there, the inspiration was there, working out and trying to eat better, but I needed help,” he shared with outlet.
After consulting his doctor, the musician began taking Wegovy, a prescription GLP-1 weight-loss medication.
He has since lost around 90lb overall, including 75lb during the past year while using the treatment. Khaled previously weighed between 295lb and 300lb but now weighs around 200lb to 212lb.
The Grammy-winning star credited his wife Nicole Tuck and their two sons, Asahd and Aalam, with encouraging him to take his health more seriously.
He explained that being present for his children was an important part of his decision.
Khaled has also developed a passion for golf, walking the course instead of using a buggy and regularly completing more than 10,000 steps a day.
“I’m just way healthier. I’ve got more energy,” he happily expressed.
The musician has now partnered with pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk for its Walk, Golf, and Wegovy campaign.
DJ Khaled has high hopes that sharing his experience will encourage others to speak with their doctors about appropriate weight-management options.
