If you've noticed that some celebrities are sporting trimmer figures, you're not
actually imagining things. A few major celebrities have recently admitted to
taking the medication Ozempic to help them on their weight loss journeys.
Over the past two decades, beauty standards have been influenced by more curvy celebrities like
Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, and Kim Kardashian, but trends are always shifting. It now seems
that thinner silhouettes are making a resurgence. Even Kardashian is noticeably thinner than she
was just a few years ago. As a result, many people have accused Kardashian of secretly
taking Ozempic — a $1,500 diabetes drug that A-listers have adopted to aid their weight loss.
But Kardashian isn't the only celebrity who's been accused of taking the medication,
with some crediting Khloé Kardashian's recent weight loss to Ozempic as well.
Both sisters have denied using the medication. Khloé put an Instagram
user on blast after they commented that she was using the drug, saying,
"Let's not discredit my years of working out. I get up five days a
week at 6 a.m. to train. Please stop with your assumptions."
However, there are some celebrities who have publicly admitted to using
the drug to lose weight. And, while the drug does boast significant weight loss,
a few celebs have revealed that there were some bad side effects as well.
"They're not harmless candies that people take.
And medicines can have side effects and need to be used appropriately."
In April 2023, Real Housewives of New Jersey's Dolores Catania shared
her reasons for including Ozempic in her weight-loss strategy, telling Page Six,
"I'm going through menopause, I have a thyroid issue,
I have inflammation and weight is hard to take off."
Comedian and actress Chelsea Handler revealed on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast that her
doctor prescribed her Ozempic without educating her on what she was taking. Ultimately, she
realized it wasn't for her, but she could relate to others' desire to use the drug, claiming,
"It's too good to be true. You can just make people who struggled with
weight their entire lives thin? It's a miracle."
But these two celebs certainly aren't the only ones. Shahs of Sunset reality star Golnesa
"GG" Gharachedaghi has proudly admitted to using Ozempic to shed extra weight,
while Millionaire Matchmaker regular Patti Stanger appeared on the Behind The Velvet
Rope podcast, sharing that she's "on the shot."
Comedian and producer Amy Schumer also took the drug,
though she reported having a negative experience.
"You dropped out due to creative differences." "They said I was too thin."
She claimed on the television show Watch What Happens Live,
"I was one of those people that felt so sick and couldn't play with my son. I was so skinny."
Schumer also urged her peers to own up to taking weight-loss aids
rather than acting like they lost the weight on their own.
While Ozempic seems to be an increasingly popular way that celebrities are losing weight,
it's not the only medication available, with other stars opting for similar drugs.
Elon Musk has reportedly used Ozempic and Wegovy — a different brand of the
same medication — to quickly drop weight, tweeting in November 2022,
"Fasting + Ozempic/Wegovy + no tasty food near me."
Under the tweet thread, a Twitter user asked Musk if
he'd also experienced the drug's unsavory side effects, saying,
"I also take Ozempic for my [diabetes]. Does
it give you those nasty burps too? Tastes like rotten eggs"
Musk replied, alongside two laughing emojis,
"Yeah, next-level."
Sports commentator Charles Barkley has also given weight loss drugs a try. In May 2023,
Barkley was on The Pat McAfee Show and explained
how he'd recently lost a chunk of weight using Mounjaro, sharing,
"I'm working out. I'm taking my shot once a week."
But, while Mounjaro has reportedly helped Barkley slim down,
he claims to have no idea what it actually does.
During a recent episode of The Talk UK,
co-panelist Sharon Osbourne shared how weight loss drugs have worked for her,
"I took it for four months and I lost 30 pounds, but like everything, there's always no quick
recipe. I was very sick for a couple of months. The first couple of months, I just felt nauseous."
If you are struggling with an eating disorder, or know someone who is, help is available. Visit
the National Eating Disorders Association website or contact NEDA's Live Helpline
at 1-800-931-2237. You can also receive 24/7 Crisis Support via text (send NEDA to 741-741).