Getting back on track. Jaden Smith detailed how an intervention from his parents, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, helped him gain weight after photos of him looking very thin went viral.
The Get Down alum, 23, said on the Wednesday, December 22, episode of Red Table Talk that he “definitely” feels better after his mom and dad encouraged him to alter his diet. “I was able to work with the doctors and really get my vitamins and get my supplements and protein shakes,” he explained. “That’s half of my diet. It’s like a password that I have to find to my body.”
The Karate Kid star added that he’s “10 pounds heavier now,” noting, “I feel like I’m keeping on my weight. I’m able to put on my muscle.”
Back in 2019, the Magic Mike XXL actress, 50, and her husband, 53, revealed that they had a “bit of an intervention” with their son when they thought his health was suffering because of his strict eating habits. “We realized he wasn’t getting enough protein,” Jada said in September of that year. “He was wasting away. He just looked drained, he was just depleted, he wasn’t getting the nutrients.”
Will, for his part, said that Jaden had “dark circles” under his eyes and developed a “grayness” tone to his skin. “We got really nervous,” he added.
