View Market Dashboard Billy Gardell, well-known for Bob Hearts Abishola, reveals why weight loss surgery ‘probably saved’ his life Actor Billy Gardell has opened up about his 150-plus-pound weight loss, saying bariatric surgery in 2021 helped reverse his type 2 diabetes and “probably saved” his life. Trisha Bhattacharya Updated27 Sep 2026, 02:44 AM IST Prefer Liveminton Google AI Quick Read ✕ Wait for it… Log in to our website to save your bookmarks. It'll just take a moment. Yes, Continue ✕ Wait for it… Oops! Looks like you have exceeded the limit to bookmark the image. Remove some to bookmark this image.