'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Actress Alyson Hannigan Flaunts Amazing Body Transformation After Losing 20 Pounds

Dec 25, 2023 by apost team

Born Allison Lee Hannigan on March 24, 1974, the actress was popularly known for her major role as Willow Rosenberg in the drama series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," but there were also roles in the past that made people love her even more.

The actress grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, for the first decade of her life, and during those years, she started her career by appearing in commercials. By the age of 11, she moved to Hollywood, California.

Hannigan balanced her education and career because as she studied at the North Hollywood High School, she auditioned for agents, which worked in her favor. She appeared in the sitcom "Free Spirit" for over a year in 1989, and she was immediately nominated for a Young Artist Award.

Her popularity skyrocketed after she appeared on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," which ran from 1997 to 2003. Her role was iconic, and it made her win the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television as well as a Teen Choice Award.

Since then, Hannigan hasn't stopped working as she appeared in other series such as "How I Met Your Mother," "The Goode Family," "The McCarthys," "Fancy Nancy," the live-action series "Kim Possible," and many more.

Hannigan did not only succeed in television but also in movies as she starred in various films like "American Wedding," "Love, Wedding, Marriage," "American Reunion," "Flora & Ulysses," and more.

In 2023, Hannigan joined the famed celebrity reality television competition series "Dancing With the Stars," where she lasted for several weeks and lost weight during the process. Read on below to see her transformation.

In October 2023, Alyson Hannigan spoke in an interview with UPI, where she detailed how participating in the 32nd season of "Dancing With The Stars" gave her confidence to try new things that she avoided in the past because of her fear.

It appeared that her time on the show was rewarding as she told the outlet, "It's a roller coaster of everything because it is so hard, but it's so rewarding. It's one of my favorite jobs that I've ever done."

Throughout her run, her partner was professional dancer Sasha Farber.

Hannigan, who is married to her former co-star Alexis Denisof, explained that one of the main reasons why she decided to accept the challenge and become one of the contestants was "fear," and she wanted to give her two children a lesson.

"I didn't want to keep not trying things because I was afraid to fail… As a mom, we try to teach our kids that they should try things that they are worried about not being great at," she explained.

At the time of the interview, Hannigan noted that the feedback she received from her family had been great, especially from her two daughters.

"It's so good for the girls to see, yes, I struggle. This does not come easily to me, but I work really, really hard and, hopefully, each week, I am improving and I definitely feel like I have breakthroughs every week," she noted.

The only issue she encountered was going "back to zero" every week as she and Farber had to learn a new style of dancing.

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Ahead of the finals in November 2023, Hannigan spoke with Entertainment Tonight to give fans an insight into her body transformation after spending ten weeks in the competition.

"I mean it's insane… I can't even believe -- he keeps saying 'Body by Sasha,'" the actress said, citing what her partner joked about.

Even though she rocked her amazing body in the last few episodes of the show, she clarified that she didn't have healthy eating habits as she was focused on replenishing the calories she burned after hours of dancing each day during the rehearsals.

Some of the food she ate was pizza, as it was the only thing available while they were rehearsing at that time.

She also joked that she had ice cream instead of milk, which the physical therapist recommended to her as they ran out of it at home.

The finale finally happened in December 2023, and the winners of season 32 were Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy.

Hannigan took to her official Instagram account after the competition, where she shared a side-by-side photo of herself before and after the show, showing her massive body transformation.

"The before and after says it all. I lost 20 pounds of both weight and emotional baggage during my time on @dancingwiththestars," she wrote in the caption.

The actress then credited her dancing partner who helped her, as she added, "I can't thank @sashafarber1 enough for helping me shed my insecurities and getting me to the confident and strong place I am today!"

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