Sherri Shepherd's Husband Lamar Sally on Becoming a Father & His 'Divorce Diet'

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Sherri Shepherd's husband speaks about becoming a father and his 'divorce diet.'

It was revealed last week that Sherri Shepherd's husband Lamar Sally recently filed for a legal separation after two years of marriage. This week, Sally addressed the split and said one the unintended benefits of the divorce process has been his dramatic weight loss.

Sally told People that he's recently lost "freakin' 50 pounds" while separating from Shepherd, a co-host on ABC's daytime talk show The View. He also joked that the magazine should "use a slim picture, not the fat one from six months ago … I'm on the divorce diet."

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He did not elaborate on the legal separation filing, which also revealed that the couple was expecting a baby boy on July 28, and that Sally is seeking full legal and physical custody of the baby. But he did say, "I'm happy to be a father."