How Blake Burt’s 124-Lb Weight Loss Mirrors His ‘Boots’ Character's Evolution

Netflix’s hit series Boots allowed star Blake Burt to go on his own personal weight loss journey in honor of his character John’s onscreen story. “Health was the No. 1 focus,” Burt, 32, exclusively told Us Weekly while breaking down the process of his and John’s simultaneous evolutions. “Lucky for us, we had the studio backing us really heavily and they were really supportive.” The original plan was for a “much smaller” onscreen transformation. “But as I was reading [the scripts] and looking at John and who he was, I was like, ‘No, we have to give John true justice. We’ve got to give him a mas