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Meet the Real Drew Carey and His Murdered Ex-Fiancé

The Boy He Calls His Son Helped Him Lose Weight

Drew is actually close with both Jaracz and Conner. In fact, he credits the boy whom he refers to as his own son with inspiring his life-changing weight loss. “I couldn’t keep up with him,” Carey explained to Parade. He said he would tell Connor, “I can’t,” and the kid would say, “C’mon, Dad!” To Carey, that was a terrible feeling.

Selfie of drew embracing his son, Connor.

Source: Instagram/@drewfromtv

“I thought, I’m never going to see him graduate high school,” Carey admitted to thinking at the time. But thanks to Connor, Drew started his weight-loss program, pushed through and shed over 100 pounds. Carey claims that because of his dramatic weight loss, he cured his Type 2 diabetes.