{"id":22808,"date":"2025-07-25T10:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T10:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/22808\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T10:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T10:20:11","slug":"daniel-franzese-talks-weight-loss-mean-girls-castmates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/22808\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Franzese Talks Weight Loss, &#8216;Mean Girls&#8217; Castmates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Daniel Franzese<br \/>\n                          Dishes on &#8216;Mean Girls&#8217; Castmates &#8230;<br \/>\n                          And BTW Check Out My 120-Lb Weight Loss!!!<\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published July 24, 2025 3:25 PM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/e4b38bf5b0eb406a8243fd2271ba8bb7_md.jpg\" alt=\"072425_daniel_franzese_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    TMZ.com<\/p>\n<p>Get in loser, we&#8217;re going to the gym! TMZ caught up with Daniel Franzese as he headed in for a workout this week &#8212; and he filled us in on his glow up and how often he keeps up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lindsay-lohan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lindsay Lohan<\/a> and rest of the &#8220;Mean Girls&#8221; cast!<\/p>\n<p>Daniel &#8212; who plays Damian in the iconic 2004 movie &#8212; told TMZ he shed 120 pounds after he experienced a health scare this year &#8230; adding he tried Ozempic but it wasn&#8217;t the best fit for him.<\/p>\n<p>      <a id=\"gallery-link-10e58de3-3cf7-4b26-908f-e79796237d1c\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2020\/10\/03\/mean-girls-cast-memba-them\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:10e58de3-3cf7-4b26-908f-e79796237d1c\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:35d977f4-da66-4306-8fe9-b23f1f07ac3c\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/e3df8e8ba5f947bd8d22fa2f4ade5df3_md.jpg\" alt=\"'Mean Girls' Cast -- 'Memba Them?!\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enough of his body transformation &#8212; he sang Lindsay&#8217;s praises as he spoke about how &#8220;incredible&#8221; she looks after seeing her on screen for &#8220;Freakier Friday&#8221; at its premiere in Los Angeles Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While he said he didn&#8217;t get a chance to speak to LL on the carpet, he told TMZ he and his &#8220;Mean Girls&#8221; costars &#8212; including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/amanda-seyfried\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amanda Seyfried<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lacey-chabert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lacey Chabert<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jonathan-bennett\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Bennett<\/a> &#8212; check in on one another every so often.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20231007_bfe82b9b06b545768790c1706e4048ab\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:35d977f4-da66-4306-8fe9-b23f1f07ac3c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bfe82b9b06b545768790c1706e4048ab_md.jpg\" alt=\"mean girls\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>He confirmed they&#8217;d all love to appear on screen together one day &#8230; either in a new film or a &#8220;Mean Girls&#8221; reboot &#8212; adding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tina-fey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tina Fey<\/a> will have to make the ultimate call on that one.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of reunions &#8230; we reported Lindsay had herself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/23\/lindsay-lohan-parent-trap-reunion-freakier-friday-premiere\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a &#8216;Parent Trap&#8217; reunion<\/a> on the red carpet of &#8220;Freakier Friday&#8221; Tuesday night, posing with costars Lisa Ann Walter and Elaine Hendrix.<\/p>\n<p>Seems like everyone was out to support their girl Lindsay!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daniel Franzese Dishes on &#8216;Mean Girls&#8217; Castmates &#8230; And BTW Check Out My 120-Lb Weight Loss!!! 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