Fitness guru Jillian Michaels opens up about skipping school for Taco Bell runs during food addiction

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fitness guru Jillian Michaels discusses her health journey on ‘Hang Out with Sean Hannity.’ Fitness guru Jillian Michaels opened up about her prior food addiction on the "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" podcast, saying she continued to use food for comfort even while trying to lose weight. "I will never forget it," Michaels said. "I would skip school [and] go to the Taco Bell drive-thru. When I was even still taking the weight off, I would still utilize food for comfort." In the episode, which dropped Thursday, Michaels described food as "probably the only addiction I’ve struggled with in my life." DR OZ BLASTS 'WHITE FOODS' AS OBESITY DRIVERS AS FEDERAL DIETARY GUIDELINES CONTINUE TO MAKE WAVES Jillian Michaels has hosted her podcast, "Keeping It Real," since 2011. (Manny Carabel/Getty Images) She even recalled her go-to Taco Bell order from that time.