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Celebrities Who Have Spoken Out About Ozempic: Who Has Discussed the Weight Loss Drug?
The weight loss medication Ozempic has become the most talked-about drug in Hollywood, with several celebrities like Kyle Richards and Garcelle Beauvais denying that they’ve taken it to shed pounds. Meanwhile, others, including Gracie McGraw and Dolores Catania, have admitted to using the drug and described their results.
The FDA-approved semaglutide works with the brain to reduce food cravings. The once-a-week injection makes a person feel fuller faster when eating and regulates how the body stores fat and uses sugar.
James Corden admitted to taking the drug in September 2024. Three months later, Brooks Nader confirmed that she previously took Ozempic, but said she eventually had to stop while competing on Dancing With the Stars.
Kyle’s daughter Sophia Umansky revealed she had taken Mounjaro, a weight loss drug similar to Ozempic, in April 2025, followed by Eric Stonestreet, with very different results.
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Eric Stonestreet
Eric Stonestreet revealed in May 2025 that he has been taking Mounjaro since it hit the market in 2022 after his endocrinologists suggested it would help with his type 2 diabetes.
“It’s a game changer,” the Modern Family alum told People. “It has just been incredible. It’s changed my lifestyle, changed my approach to eating, changed my approach to exercise.”
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Sophia Umansky
Kyle Richards’ daughter Sophia Umansky opened about her shocking hair loss that she believed to be a side effect of taking Mounjaro.
“I am very lucky that I have so much hair, because at the rate that I’ve been losing hair, I’m gonna be bald in about a week,” Sophia said in a TikTok video shared on April 30, 2025. “I started Mounjaro about four months ago, and I would say, like, maybe for the past three weeks to a month, I’ve noticed a dramatic hair loss situation.”
She then showed clumps of dark hair stuck to her shower walls and in the drain.
“I think it’s a direct result of rapid weight loss because of the medication, and not eating enough vitamins, protein, all that kind of stuff,” she added.
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk founder tweeted in November 2022 that he had lost 30 pounds from his frame. When asked by a user what his secret was, Elon responded, “Fasting + Ozempic/Wegovy plus no tasty food near me.” Ozempic and Wegovy are the same semaglutide medication, but the latter is available in higher doses.
In December 2024, Elon showed off his slim figure while wearing a Santa Claus suit.
“Ozempic Santa,” he wrote via X on December 25, 2024. “Like Cocaine Bear, but Santa and Ozempic! Technically, Mounjaro, but that doesn’t have the same ring to it.”
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Brooks Nader
The Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit model admitted on December 3, 2024, that she “took a little bit” of Ozempic when “everyone was doing it,” referring to when the drug was first being used as a weight loss medication. “It made me really nauseous,” she told Us Weekly. “I liked it, I’m not going to lie. And then I went on Dancing With the Stars. I could not do both.”
Brooks explained that the drug affected her motivation and strength to work out. “It was one or the other, and I picked dancing,” she concluded. “I put the shot away.”
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Adam Lambert
The American Idol alum explained every detail about his switch from Ozempic to Mounjaro in a since-deleted Instagram video posted in March.
“When I switched to Mounjaro, a lot of those symptoms went away and I had hardly any side effects and I feel incredible,” he said in the video, after sharing that he experienced “the worst acid reflux” while taking Ozempic. “I feel better, I feel more confident. I feel like my actual body feels better, like my digestive system feels more regulated.”
Adam went on a press tour in November 2024 and debuted his slimmer figure and sharp new jawline.
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James Corden
The former late night talk show host admitted on his “This Life of Mine” podcast that he “tried Ozempic,” but the drug was unsuccessful in helping him lose weight due to his food addiction.
“I tried Ozempic, and it won’t be surprising to you when you look at me now, that it didn’t really work,” he told guest Richard Osman during the September 19, 2024, episode. “I tried it for a bit and then what I realized was I was like, ‘Oh no, nothing about my eating has anything to do with being hungry.’”
James continued of Ozempic, “All this does is make you feel not hungry. But I am very rarely eating [just because of hunger].”
Richard added, “Food addiction is sort of a joke in lots of circles, but alcoholism and drug addiction, we absolutely understand. But the world — the shape of the people in this world — does not make any sense if food addiction does not exist. … Millions and millions of people have got it and don’t talk about it.”
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Lizzo
The “Good as Hell” singer spoke out about rumors she used Ozempic after flaunting a noticeably slimmer figure in September 2024. After igniting speculation on September 18 by posting a snap in a black two-piece set, Lizzo directly clapped back to a fan who asked, “Did she use Ozempic or did she snort Coke.”
“Whyyyy do u follow me?” she replied, adding four crying face emojis. Lizzo shared a screenshot of the exchange via her Instagram Stories and included a video of her mouthing the viral TikTok sound bite, “It’s like a reward,” originally spoken by Christoph Waltz‘s character in the film Django Unchained. She captioned the post, “When you finally get ozempic allegations after 5 months of weight training and calorie deficit.”
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Kylie Jenner
“I’m back at my weight I was before I had my daughter and son and people are putting side by sides of me three months postpartum,” Kylie said during an August 2024 interview with British Vogue. “Does everyone forget that I had two children and I gained 60 pounds both pregnancies?”
She continued, “I was 200 pounds when I gave birth to my 9 pound babies: 8.3 and 8.9. I finally lost all the baby weight after my daughter and then got pregnant with my son two months later. And I felt in shape and it was working out, and then I got pregnant and did it all over again.”
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Macy Gray
During the July 23, 2024 episode of The Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets, singer Macy Gray revealed that she was taking Ozempic.
“Oh, boy my stomach hurts,” Macy told her costars Kim Zolciak and Johnny Weir. “I took Ozempic. I can’t go to the bathroom, and I was up all night.”
She then explained why she opted for the drug.
“Quietly, I’m kind of a vain person,” Macy explained. “I’ve gained a lot of weight over the past couple years, and this is right about the time when everybody starts talking about this Ozempic. I was actually trying to take it off before the show because I didn’t want to be super fat on TV, but here we are. So, I thought, okay, I’m not taking it off the right way, let me see if I can get one of these Ozempic.”
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Bella Thorne
The Disney Channel alum slammed the weight loss drug in July 2024 for creating unrealistic body standards.
“So, I haven’t been feeling good about my body for a while,” she wrote via her Instagram Stories. “And especially with everybody on Ozempic, it’s like setting all these crazy beauty standards that nobody can keep up with unless you’re on Ozempic.”
Bella had been on a Mediterranean vacation with fiancé Mark Emms and reflected on how much activity she’s been doing to stay in shape.
“I have swam every day and I have sweat out everything possible and I have walked everywhere and I’m finally feeling good about myself, OK?” the Midnight Sun star added while flipping off the camera. “I’m finally feeling good, so Ozempic, you can f–k off.”
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Ashley Benson flaunted her postpartum body (as she should) four months after giving birth to her daughter in February 2024.
After her Instagram followers accused her of taking the big O, she quickly shut down the rumors.
“I know a lot of people take ozempic and that’s totally fine. To each their own. But don’t discredit people who also work very hard to get their body back like I’ve done with mine,” the Spring Breakers star wrote. “Getting back to work forced me to focus on my health and working out and I wanted to feel confident and good about myself. And again couldn’t do this without my @melissawoodtepperberg app.”
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Kelly Clarkson
The Grammy winner revealed during her daytime talk show on May 13, 2024, that she had the help of a weight loss drug after previously chalking up her slimmer figure to eating a high protein diet and walking around New York City for exercise.
“My doctor chased me for, like, two years and I was like, ‘No, I’m afraid of it. I already have thyroid problems.’ I was afraid,” Kelly told guest Whoopi Goldberg, who admitted to using the semaglutide Mounjaro for weight loss.
“Everyone thinks it’s Ozempic. It’s not. It’s something else. But it’s something that aids in breaking down the sugar. Obviously, my body doesn’t do it right,” Kelly explained.
Botched’s Dr. Terry Dubrow called out the “Stronger” singer for “Ozempic shaming.”
“I think it’s kind of honesty adjacent. Because if you don’t want to admit to Ozempic and you want to say it’s another medication, there’s only one other medication, and that’s Mounjaro,” Terry told TMZ on May 16.
“Mounjaro is better and it works faster, but to kind of say ‘It’s not Ozempic but it’s another medication’ lends to keeping with Ozempic shaming still … Like it’s still not OK to just to say, ‘I’m on a miracle weight loss drug,’” he added.
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler
The Sopranos alum said the Ozempic craze was leaving her feeling “upset” because of what she’d seen happen to friends.
“I’m a little triggered about all the Ozempic stuff. It’s upsetting me,” she said on the May 14, 2024, episode of her “MeSsy,” podcast, adding, “I wish I didn’t care.”
“I actually know a handful of people that it has made an incredible difference in their lives. I have seen them struggle with their weight for a very, very, very long time and seen it give them a lot,” Jamie-Lynn explained. “I am so happy for them. I also have seen friends of mine who were beautiful and healthy and perfect abusing it and it’s upsetting me.”
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Rebel Wilson
Rebel admitted in her interview with The Sunday Times that she tried Ozempic to maintain her weight after she shed 80 pounds, but she’s no longer taking it. Still, she approves of people using it for that reason.
“Someone like me could have a bottomless appetite for sweets,” she said. “So I think those drugs can be good.”
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Whoopi Goldberg
The Oscar winner revealed during an episode of The View on March, 19, 2024, that she had been using Mounjaro – a semaglutide similar to Ozempic – ever since 2021 when she tipped the scales at almost 300 pounds while making the 2022 movie Till. She gained the weight after suffering from back issues and used steroids for treatment, which added extra pounds.
“I will tell you, I weighed almost 300 pounds when I made ‘Till,’ and I had taken all those steroids, I was on all this stuff, and one of the things that’s helped me drop the weight is the Mounjaro –– that’s what I use,” Whoopi explained about taking the weight loss drug.
“I just always felt like me, and then I saw me, and I thought, ‘Oh, that’s a lot of me,’” she revealed.
“You have to take responsibility for yourself and see what’s going on with your body, and there’s nothing wrong [with taking weight loss drugs]. Stuff happens, you hit a certain age and everything falls to the ground, you know you just pick it up put it over the back and keep it moving,” Whoopi stated.
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Sunny Hostin
Whoopi’s revelation caused her The View copanelist to reveal she used Mounjaro to lose weight she gained during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“During COVID I gained 40 pounds,” Sunny recalled. “All I did was eat. I love to cook and I found out I love to eat. And I was horrified by the fact that I would have to come out on air. So I took Mounjaro.”
The legal analyst said she was surprised by the negative backlash she got from losing weight. “I got all these nasty emails saying you’re too skinny and why did you do this and you’re taking the drug away from diabetics. So, there is shame when you’ve gained weight and I had never experienced that kind of shame before,” Sunny added.
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Ree Drummond
The Food Network star denied taking Ozempic in a March 2024 update to a blog post that was originally published in 2021.
“For me, the simple, boring truth is that when I set out to lose weight in January of 2021, I had never heard of that class of drugs,” she wrote. “And to be honest, if I had heard of them and had seen all the results that are out there, I might have been tempted to try them.”
She credited her more than 50-pound weight loss to limiting her calorie intake, exercising regularly and cutting out alcohol.
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Kate Winslet
While discussing her own experience with weight fluctuation, Kate Winslet said that Ozempic “sounds terrible” in an interview with The New York Times Magazine. “Let’s eat some more things!” she said.
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Rob Lowe
The 911: Lone Star actor expressed his worry about the long-term effects of people using Ozempic and other semaglutides.
“I see people who are taking all the new weight loss drugs and that’s great, and it’s really changed their lives. But my concern always is, okay, now what?” Rob told People on February 20, 2024, questioning, “What’s the plan for the longevity of everything?”
For the Hollywood icon, who turns 60 in March 2024, he’s keeping his fit figure the old fashion way by eating healthy foods and working out. “I’m trying to be even more disciplined now as I’m older just because as you get older, you need to watch what you eat even more than when you were younger,” he explained.
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Kelly Osbourne
“I think it’s amazing. There are a million ways to lose weight, why not do it through something that isn’t as boring as working out?” Kelly told E! News on January 30, 2024, although she did not admit to taking it herself.
“People hate on it because they want to do it,” the former reality star continued. “And the people who hate on it the most are the people who are secretly doing it or pissed off that they can’t afford it. Unfortunately, right now it’s something that is very expensive but it eventually won’t be because it actually works.”
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Brittany Cartwright
“I have not tried Ozempic because I’ve wanted to stay away from those kind of things I heard it makes you sick and nauseous,” the Vanderpump Rules alum told DailyMail.com on February 5, 2024.
“I already have such a sensitive stomach and I don’t want to feel sick. I also feel like it’s not realistic long-term,” the Jenny Craig ambassador added.
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Scheana Shay
During the season 11 premiere of Vanderpump Rules which aired on January 30, 2024, Scheana denied using Ozempic after she lost weight from stress following Tom Sandoval’s affair with Raquel Leviss, known as “Scandoval.”
While discussing the scandal with costar Lala Kent, Scheana revealed the physical toll it took on her body, explaining, “You know how many people have asked me if I’m on Ozempic lately? No, it’s called Scandoval.”
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Alexandra Park
The Australian actress, who has diabetes, discussed the Hollywood trend of taking Ozempic for weight loss in a January 31, 2024, interview with E! News.
Though she noted that she can’t speak from personal experience about the type 2 diabetes drug, as she had type 1, Alexandra said hoped the off-label use of Ozempic was doing “more good than it is damage.”
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50 Cent
After fans pointed out that the rap mogul had lost a lot of weight lately — with some speculating that it may be thanks to the off-label use of the type 2 diabetes drug — 50 Cent took to Instagram to address rumors.
“Everybody talking about weight loss,” the “In da Club” singer said during a January 24, 2024, Instagram video. “I was in the gym. I was working the f–k out, man. Who says Ozempic?”
The rapper’s 40-lb weight loss, he insisted, was the result of consistent running and cardio exercise — not a prescription.
50 Cent continued, “I was 253 lbs, I came down and I’m 210 right now. Oww, so how you feel about it?”
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Dr. Terry Dubrow
“I’ve tried it. I thought it was amazing. I … didn’t have that much weight to lose, but I wanted to try it because so many of my patients were on it and I wanted to see what it was like when you’re not diabetic and you only have 10-15 pounds to lose,” the Botched star told Page Six in January 2024, while adding he did have “some side effects” from taking weight loss medication.
Despite calling Ozempic “a miracle,” and “the biggest breakthrough in medical history,” Terry went off it before the holidays in 2023 because it killed his appetite and “really took … all the joy of eating away.”
“People have to stop making people feel bad about being on these drugs,” he said in a July 2023 interview. “It’s dangerous because people aren’t talking about the side effects. And the problem with Ozempic shaming is that people won’t admit to this, so they’re not able to teach other people their experience with it.”
Terry also thought people needed to normalize Ozempic use because it’s not going anywhere. “It’s here to stay,” he added. “This is the new Botox and it’s for obesity instead of wrinkles.”
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Danielle Cabral
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star slammed the trend of using Ozempic off-label as she sat beside her castmate Jennifer Fessler, who had recently spoken positively about her weight loss from the drug.
“I was with somebody today, a very dear friend of mine, who actually needs [Ozempic] for medical reasons, and cannot get it because of this stupid, bulls–t behavior,” Danielle told Page Six during the November 6, 2023, live taping of “Virtual Reali-Tea.” “But she can’t get it, she can’t get it,” she added.
Before Jennifer could defend her use of the drug, Danielle quipped, “Run on a f—king treadmill,” but clarified that she was not referring to her fellow Bravolebrity.
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Briana Culberson
Bravolebrity Vicki Gunvalson‘s daughter, Briana Culberson, denied rumors that she had taken Ozempic in the wake of her 45-pound weight loss, calling the suggestion “hilarious.”
“There’s been some ridiculous chatter wandering around the interwebs today following a pic of us I shared earlier today,” Briana wrote on Instagram on October 23, 2023, adding that some speculated her and her husband Ryan’s recent weight loss was due to the drug.
“I would NEVER,” she insisted. “That goes against everything we stand for and everything we’re doing for our health and wellness.”
Briana claimed that they had slimmed down with the help of basic lifestyle changes, including eating healthy foods, exercising and taking natural supplements.
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Jennifer Fessler
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star spoke about her decision to continue taking Ozempic despite believing that side effects from the drug landed her in the hospital.
“I’m not afraid of Ozempic and I will tell you I have had an experience that was not good — and I’m pretty positive it was about the semaglutide — where I had to go to the hospital for an impacted bowel,” Jennifer admitted during the December 4, 2023, premiere of her podcast, “Two Jersey Js,” which she hosts with fellow RHONJ cast member Jackie Goldschneider.
The reality star told Jackie she had been taking weekly injections of the diabetes medication for over a year and had lost “maybe 22 pounds” total.
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Maria Bello
The ER alum confessed to trying Ozempic while going through menopause in a December 2023 Instagram post, her first in more than two years.
“I went through the first half of menopause during Covid and tried everything to keep it at bay. I took bio-identical hormones (and still do), dieted harder and faster but still managed to gain 15 pounds, tried Ozempic for a week but gave up after the constant nausea and vomiting,” she confessed, adding, “Now after finally coming out of my cocoon of self reflection, I want to share my journey over the last two years to accept my newly emerging self.”
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Heather Gay
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star admitted in November 2023 that she had been taking Ozempic for “a long time.” Unlike some stars who saw dramatic weight losses, Heather told People, “I haven’t had massive results, but enough for people to notice, which is great.”
While she had a slight slimdown, the Bravolebrity found it “discouraging” that people treated her differently because she was thinner.
“You lose five pounds, people are nicer to you,” Heather explained, adding, “I don’t know why. It’s just the way the world works and that makes me sad for women. But happy that I’m down five.”
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Darcey Silva
The 90 Day Fiancé alum isn’t afraid to confess to plastic surgery, and her use of Ozempic is no different.
In October 2023, Darcey revealed she was feeling “slim and healthy” after getting injected with Ozempic at a New York medical spa.
“Just got my Ozempic shot, so excited. It’s going to be amazing and transformational,” the TLC personality shared via her Instagram Stories. “It’s gonna help curve my appetite and lose weight.”
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Tamra Judge
The Real Housewives of Orange Country star was accused of taking the popular drug after she revealed she suffered from intestinal obstruction on October 9. Tamra unsurprisingly fired back at critics, tweeting, “These comments that I’m on Ozempic are disgusting. I’ve suffered from intestinal problems for years. I’ve had multiple surgeries in the past 12 years.”
“My grandmother died of intestinal problems. I’ve never been on Ozempic and personally, wouldn’t use it for weight loss!” she continued in a follow-up message.
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The TV personality revealed she lost 30 pounds in four months by taking injections of Ozempic. “The first couple of months, I just felt nauseous. Every day I felt nauseous, my stomach was upset, whatever,” Sharon explained on U.K.’s The Talk on May 4, adding, “Like everything, there’s always no quick recipe.” The former AGT judge has since stopped taking the drug and said she has yet to put any weight back on. Sharon was photographed in London on May 5, looking svelte in a blue suit following her dramatic weight loss.
However, during a September 21 appearance on Talk TV’s Piers Morgan Uncensored, Sharon lamented that her weight loss went too far. “It’s just time to stop, I didn’t actually want to go this thin, but it just happened,” she revealed while fans commented on her noticeably slimmed down face. The Osbourne matriarch joked, “I’ll probably put it all on again soon!”
Earlier in the month, Sharon revealed her current weight. “In my life, the heaviest I was 230 pounds and I’m now under a hundred. And I want to maintain at about 105 because I’m too skinny. But I’m trying to have a healthy balance,” she told E! News about her weight loss.
Sharon revealed her husband, Ozzy Osbourne, “doesn’t like” how thin she is now after she slimmed down to under 100 pounds after taking Ozempic.
“He’s scared that something is going to happen to me,” the reality star admitted during a November 24, 2023, appearance on Good Morning Britain. “He says, ‘You’ve got skinny then something else is going to happen.’ He’s always thinking about the downside — that it’s too good to be true.”
Sharon added that she wants to gain “a few pounds,” but her body is “staying where it is” and “not listening” to her attempts to put on weight.
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Oprah Winfrey
Though Oprah is not currently on Ozempic, she did admit that she considered taking a weight loss medication but thought it would be the “easy way out.” Getting candid about her own weight loss journey on her “State of Weight” panel in September 2023, the talk show host discussed the way people shame others for their weight and how they choose to manage it.
“It should be yours to own and not to be shamed about it. As a person who’s been shamed for so many years, I’m just sick of it,” she said. “I’m just sick of it. I’m just sick of it. And I hope this conversation begins the un-shaming.”
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Claudia Oshry
The comedian and blogger admitted she lost 70 pounds by taking Ozempic during the August 16 episode of her “The Toast” podcast.
“The thing that’s been harrowing — like, following me around — everybody wants to know if I’m taking Ozempic, Mounjaro, semaglutide,” she began, stating, “And the answer is: obviously. Yes, of course. You thought they were going to make a weight loss drug and I wasn’t going to take it? You’re dumb. Of course, I’m f–king taking it.”
Claudia then became tearful, admitting, “The reason I’m nervous about sharing [how much I’ve lost] is because I’m ashamed of myself that I got to a place where I had 70 lbs. to lose,” adding, “I could cry, I’m so mad at myself.”
The media personality said that while “It’s been over a year since I decided I want to change my life,” by taking Ozempic, it is “not a permanent thing.”
In February 2024, Claudia revealed via a TikTok video that she had been off Ozempic since November 2023 and was dealing with a new side effect: extreme hunger. “I’m so hungry all the motherf–king time,” the Girl With No Job author said. “I’m always looking for good treats, ’cause I’m still trying to lose weight, but on my own. And I’m always looking for snacks and things to fill me up.”
Asking for recommendations on healthy snacks that keep a person full, Claudia concluded, “I cannot stay full, it’s impossible. I just had a 12-ounce steak. A 12-ounce steak and I’m starving, so I’m eating popcorn. How are we staying full?!”
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Tracy Morgan
The comedian shared in August 2023 that his weight loss was thanks to the controversial drug, telling Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager of Today With Hoda and Jenna that he’s not “letting it go!”
“Are you really on Ozempic?” the hosts asked, before Tracy responded, “Yeah. I take Ozempic every Thursday. Cuts my appetite in half.” He then retorted, “I only eat half a bag of Doritos!”
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Raven Symone
Revealing to E! News that she is pre-diabetic, Raven-Symoné shared her thoughts on celebrities using Ozempic — commonly prescribed to people with diabetes — to lose weight.
“I have … diabetes in my family. If I’m not careful with my intake with types of foods, I am more susceptible to getting diabetes. So, I think it’s very important we understand certain medications are made for certain people — and to not take that away just for glamazon purposes,” the former Disney star said. Directing her comments to Hollywood, she continued, “Do what you gotta do, just make sure you save the medication for the people who actually need it.”
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Jessica Simpson
Jessica addressed ongoing claims she was on Ozempic after posting a Pottery Barn Kids advertisement during a July 6 interview with Bustle.
“Oh, Lord. I mean, it is not [Ozempic], it’s willpower. I’m like, do people want me to be drinking again? Because that’s when I was heavier. Or they want me to be having another baby? My body can’t do it,” she told the publication while touching on her weight loss and sobriety journey. “Am I going to let the negativity derail me? No, I’m too old for that. I am too connected to myself right now to let that derail me. It doesn’t mean that it doesn’t hurt.”
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Emily Simpson
RHOC star Emily Simpson denied rumors that she uses Ozempic to lose weight while clapping back at a troll.
“How’s that ozempic workkng [sic] out for you?” one fan wrote in response to her Instagram post on June 23. The social media user added that it’s “sad” Emily believes she “needs to change her body temporarily because it will all revert back to how it was before when she stops taking” the drug.
Emily soon shut down the speculation by replying, “You don’t know me and nothing will ‘revert back’ bc my arms are jacked from heavy lifting 7 days a week.”
Days later, she admitted to taking Ozempic “for one month” in December 2022 after she was displeased with the way she looked on television.
“[Ozempic] was a great kickstart for me. I’m just gonna say that for me, it worked amazing because it really just kind of all the bad habits that I had,” she said during a June 27 appearance on SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live. “I didn’t lose a lot of weight doing it. I maybe lost five to seven pounds or something like that … I didn’t like the way it made me feel lethargic and it made me just not have a lot of energy, which was hard with three little kids, but it does make you feel full and it does make you, for me, it was like a refresh.”
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Andy Cohen
While Andy has not spoken about being on Ozempic himself, he has made some jokes about Real Housewives stars taking the drug. In June 2023, TV writer Gary Janetti posted on Instagram an idea for a new show: “This summer on Bravo, ‘The Real Housewives of Ozempic,” the post read.
Andy couldn’t resist commenting back, “It’s already airing.”
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Stassi Schroeder
The Vanderpump Rules alum, who announced her second pregnancy in March 2023, intends to try the weight loss drug after baby No. 2 arrives.
“Oh, my God, I really want to try it when I give birth,” Stassi revealed during the June 14 episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast.
“Come on, anyone who hears about Ozempic has to f–king be curious,” Stassi noted while stating, “Have I Googled Ozempic and what it would be like, and am I thinking about it? Yes, I am.”
The former reality star revealed that she had to adhere to a strict diet in order to lose the baby weight after giving birth to daughter Hartford in January 2021. “[After] my first pregnancy, I ate bone broth for dinner for six f–king months after I gave birth, and I kind of don’t feel like doing that again. Like, I don’t want to,” Stassi explained about why she’s hoping to try Ozempic.
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Garcelle Beauvais
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star shut down a Twitter user who wondered whether she had ever used the weight loss drug in June 2023.
“Don’t even start with that Ozempic thing I’m not playing that!!!” Garcelle replied.
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Amy Schumer
The comedian revealed she used Ozempic in 2022 but the results made her physically ill. “Like a year ago, I tried it. I was one of those people that felt so sick and couldn’t play with my son. I was so skinny and he’s throwing a ball at me and [I couldn’t],” the Life of Beth star shared on the June 8, 2023, episode of Watch What Happens Live.
Amy made light of how she at least made some money off of the semaglutide, stating, “And you’re like, ‘OK, this isn’t livable for me.’ But I immediately invested because I knew everyone was going to try it.”
The Trainwreck actress threw shade at other celebrities who aren’t honest about taking the weight loss drug. “Everyone has been lying saying, ‘Oh smaller portions.’ Like shut the f—k up. You are on Ozempic or one of those things or you got work done. Just stop,” she continued, adding, “Be real with the people. When I got lipo, I said I got lipo.”
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Gracie McGraw
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s daughter Gracie McGraw revealed that she took Ozempic in the past when responding to an Instagram commenter who accused her of using the weight loss drug.
“I did use Ozempic last year, yes,” Grace wrote in June 2023. “I am now on a low dose of Mounjaro for my PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) as well as working out. No need to accuse when I have been open about it.”
PCOS is when a woman’s ovaries become enlarged and can cause weight gain, excessive body hair growth and irregular menstruation.
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Brittany Cartwright
The Vanderpump Rules alum responded to an Instagram commenter who alleged that she was “totally” using Ozempic.
“It’s actually the .5 zoom on the iPhone camera lol,” Brittany replied in May 2023.
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Lauren Manzo
RHONJ alum Caroline Manzo‘s daughter revealed she turned to the injectable antidiabetic medication Mounjaro to lose a stubborn 30 pounds that wouldn’t come off despite eating a strict diet and getting a lap band followed by a gastric sleeve.
Lauren initially lost 50 pounds but couldn’t manage to drop the rest no matter what she tried. “I went gluten [and] dairy free over a year ago. I had the Lap-Band, I got it removed again. I got up to 208 pounds. So, I went and I saw a functional medicine doctor,” she told Page Six‘s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast on May 18, 2023.
“They told me you need to be gluten, dairy, soy free. I couldn’t have cucumbers, eggs, potatoes, anything like that for months. And I’ve been gluten and dairy free for over a year now. I lost 50 pounds. I couldn’t lose any more,” Lauren continued.
“And my pharmacist was like, ‘Well, I heard Mounjaro works,’ and I’m like, “Oh, I’ll do anything,” the Bravo alum revealed, saying she’d lost 30 pounds since February 2023.
“And I get it — people don’t like it, people don’t applaud it, people aren’t whatever, but it’s a shot in your stomach once a week, it’s the same as Ozempic,” Lauren shared.
“I understand that people that are prediabetic or that are diabetic do need this, but I also do believe that [Ozempic use] helped people [with food issues too],” Lauren said, noting how RHONJ fans watched her battle with weight issues since she was 20 years old.
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Mark Wahlberg
The fitness fanatic gets up before dawn for his grueling workouts and has had to gain and lose weight numerous times for movie roles. “To each his own, but I do encourage people to eat right and exercise,” Mark told Page Six about celebrities who take ozempic for weight loss.
“It’s much more [of] a lifestyle change. You’d be surprised what you can accomplish when you’re willing to do the work,” the Ted star continued about losing weight “the good old-fashioned way” instead of taking the semaglutide, adding, “It will give you the longevity.”
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Bethenny Frankel
The former Real Housewives of New York star gave her thoughts on the Ozempic trend during an April 2023 episode of her “Just B with Bethenny Frankel” podcast, revealing that she doesn’t like a weight loss “shortcut.” She also added that there’s something about Ozempic that seems off to her.
Adding that an acquaintance recalled a horrible reaction to the drug, Bethenny went on to say that those who use Ozempic are “sick” and are going to unnecessary lengths to achieve a thin figure.
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Dolores Catania
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star showed off her slimmed down figure during an April 4 appearance on Watch What Happens Live and credited Ozempic with her weight loss.
Dolores told host Andy Cohen that she’d been taking the semaglutide for the past “six weeks,” and quipped that “not one” of her costars isn’t also using Ozempic to lose weight. “I wasn’t going to come to the reunion looking any bigger than anyone else, so I got on the bandwagon,” she said.
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Sophie Turner
The actress made it known that she was completely disgusted that Ozempic ads are now promoted throughout New York’s subway system as a weight loss drug. Sophie shared an Instagram Story on April 4, showing the advertisements that a Twitter user posted with the caption, “The Ozempic ads plastered across the Times Square subway station can f–k all the way off.” The Game of Thrones alum added “WTF” while sharing the post with her followers.
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Julia Fox
After the Uncut Gems star lost 15 pounds, she clapped back at rumors that she used Ozempic to achieve her slimdown.
“All these people are coming for me saying that I take the weight loss things … people are saying that I’m taking Ozempic or whatever it’s called,” Julia stated on the March 17, 2023, episode of her “Forbidden Fruits” podcast.
“I’m not and I’ve never have … I would never do that. There are diabetics that need it,” she added.
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Jimmy Kimmel
While hosting the 2023 Oscars on March 12, the comedian, who hosted the event, pointed out how many actors and actresses lost weight over the year, joking, “I can’t help but wonder, ‘Is Ozempic right for me?’”
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Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi
The Shahs of Sunset alum revealed she had been taking Ozempic to lose a stubborn 11 pounds she put on. GG lost the weight in just 21 days, she revealed in a February 28, 2023, Instagram video, saying she “wasn’t going to lie about taking the drug like some celebrities.”
“I’m not sure why so many people deny taking the shots,” GG wrote in the caption, adding, “Y’all can judge in the comments section below. But for those interested in trying this, you should hit up my doctor,” and provided her name and contact information.
Three months later, however, GG revealed that she had lost “a little bit more weight than [she] was anticipating to lose.”
With a starting weight of 138 pounds, the former reality star revealed that by April 30, she was down to just 111 pounds.
“That’s when I knew it’s time to cut back,” she added via Instagram on June 8. “That’s when I started cutting down on units and going backwards and backwards. Until finally, now I’m just on the maintenance.”
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Meghan McCain
The former View panelist lashed out at how less than a month after she gave birth to her second child, daughter Clover Jade McCain Domenech, friends and others in the entertainment industry were urging her to use Ozempic to help with losing her baby weight.
“I have been really astonished by how many, from casual friends to industry acquaintances, have brought it up with me,” Meghan wrote in an essay for Daily Mail on February 20, 2023. She and husband Ben Domenech welcomed Clover on January 19.
“I’m told ‘everyone is doing it,’ as if that was ever a compelling case. I hear ‘just take the shot,’ as it has become known in shorthand. I was even offered a black-market freebie by someone with ‘extra shots at home,” the Bad Republican author continued.
“Well, let me make one thing very clear. I’m not taking it. I refuse,” Meghan declared, adding, “There’s a clear moral issue here. It’s hard to take a drug because swimsuit season is around the corner, while others need it to stay alive.”
“I am realistic about how long it takes to have your body feel normal again post-baby. So, don’t rush me! … As for Ozempic, I would rather have a few extra pounds than shoot myself up with medicine,” the political commentator explained.
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Lala Kent
“Stop taking it for weight loss. Enough already,” the Vanderpump Rules star told People in February 2023. “I think that Hollywood is all sorts of f—ked up. We’ve got to do better.”
Lala continued, “I think there’s a lot of things that need to change, and it starts with us, and there are times where I roll my eyes and say, ‘F—king do better, all of us.’ We all need to participate in becoming better examples for our children in the outside world.”
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Kyle Richards
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star exclusively opened up to Life & Style at the February 2023 American Red Heart Association’s Red Dress Collection show about the rumors that she has used Ozempic.
After previously sharing a photogenic image of herself on social media, Kyle recalled how there was “speculation that [she] had surgery, or [she] was taking Ozempic, and neither of those things is true,” with the reality TV star adding that she would “never” take the drug for weight loss.
Although she appreciates the positive feedback she’s received about her fitness regimen, Kyle noted that the “lies about [her], of people not wanting to give [her] credit for [her] hard work really bother [her].”
“I have been working out since I was 15 years old,” the Halloween actress explained. “Each year, I try to take it to the next level.”
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Chelsea Handler
The comedian claimed she was given Ozempic by her anti-aging doctor without knowing what it was at the time. It wasn’t until she told a friend who was on the medication that she was taking a semiglutide that Cheslea was told it was the same thing. She has since gone off the drug and warned, “Everyone is on Ozempic. It’s gonna backfire, something bad is gonna happen.”
While hosting the Critics Choice Awards on January 15, 2024, Chelsea joked about the widespread use of Ozempic in Hollywood in her opening monologue. “The word ‘gaslighting’ was actually Merriam Webster’s word of the year. And for those of you who don’t know, gaslighting is when someone tries to convince you that your own perceptions of reality are wrong. Like when celebrities say they lost weight by drinking water, but really it’s because everyone’s on Ozempic,” she quipped, as the star-studded audience roared with laughter.
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Remi Bader
The curvy model and TikTok star revealed she was prescribed Ozempic in 2020 due to her weight gain and status as an insulin-resistant pre-diabetic.
“They said I need this. And I had a lot of mixed feelings,” Remi told host Amanda Hirsch on her “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast. “Because then … a few months later, I got into the bad bingeing and went off it.”
“It was making me think I wasn’t hungry for so long I lost some weight. I didn’t want to be obsessed with being on it long term. I was like, ‘I bet the second I got off I’m going to get starving again.’ I did, and my bingeing got so much worse. So, then I kind of blamed Ozempic.” Remi revealed she “gained double the weight back” that she had lost while on the medication.
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