In August 2023, the 30 Rock alum said on Today With Hoda and Jenna that he lost weight on Ozempic because it supressed his appetite.
The Real Housewives of Dubai star opened up about using Ozempic after going through a “midlife crisis” at 45.
“After 40, we all know it’s very, very hard to lose weight,” she said in the May 22 episode of her podcast Uncut & Uncensored With Caroline Stanbury.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum revealed her failed attempt to lose weight with the injectable medication.
“I actually don’t know what Ozempic is,” Kate admitted to The New York Times Magazine in an interview published March 3.
The Hills star revealed in December 2023 that she’d recently lost 22 pounds—without taking Ozempic.
The Game of Thrones alum was not shy when it came to sharing her opinion about Ozempic and its advertisements.
One ad featured in Vershbow’s Twitter photos read, “One shot to lose weight,” while another offered similar text, “A weekly shot to lose weight.”
In fact, the famed plastic surgeon said taking Ozempic potentially has other benefits outside of weight management.
“I don’t want to lose weight fast because I think it looks horrible.
The former cast member of Jon and Kate Plus 8 revealed to Page Six in April 2024 that he lost 32 pounds in just two months as a result of receiving injections of semaglutide, an Ozempic generic.
“Do you know what annoys me?” he asked. “The regret of not getting started a decade ago. “.
Ozempic suppressed his appetite, which is why the 30 Rock alum lost weight, he revealed in August 2023 on Today With Hoda and Jenna.
His health seemed to take an unexpected turn in March of 2024. He said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, “I’ve learned to out-eat Ozempic.”. “I put on forty pounds. “.
He later clarified to E! News that he was joking and said, “Ozempic did great by me and I was glad to use it.”. ****.
The 45-year-old Real Housewives of Dubai star talked candidly about using Ozempic after experiencing a “midlife crisis.”.
In the May 22 episode of her podcast Uncut & Uncensored With Caroline Stanbury, she stated, “After 40, we all know it’s very, very hard to lose weight.”. “How have you done it?,” 40-year-old women would ask me, and I won’t lie—I used Ozempic, which is, if you can use it, one of the best tools. “. .
The former Real Housewives of Atlanta star opened up about her botched attempt to use the injectable medication to reduce her weight.
It didn’t make me feel less hungry. I am aware that some individuals may say, “Oh, I’m not able to eat.”. “Not me! I was having appetizers, a full meal, and dessert, okay? Nothing stopped for me,” she revealed in June 2024. It depresses you to see that something worked for other people but not for you. Practically speaking, it leaves you wondering, “What am I missing? Why is this not working for me?”.
The Titanic actress, whose weight was once the subject of tabloid scrutiny, discussed her thoughts on the recent trend of weight loss.
In an interview that appeared in The New York Times Magazine on March 3, Kate said, “I actually don’t know what Ozempic is.”. “All I know is that people are taking some kind of pill or similar substance. “.
“Oh, my God,” was Kate’s reaction upon discovering the drug. This sounds quite awful. “.”.
In December 2023, the Hills celebrity disclosed that she had recently shed 22 pounds—all without using Ozempic. In life, there are no short cuts. Regarding other celebrities who use the drug, she said to Page Six, “And if you’re taking that shortcut, I don’t know.”. “I would never do that; I don’t want to get into it or call names. “. .
Heidi said, “I’d like something that lasts. That is exactly what I want—something that does demand effort. “.”.
The actress from Trainwreck did not hold back when, on June 8, 2023, she appeared on Watch What Happens Live and called out celebrities for not being truthful about using Ozempic as a weight loss tool.
It is going to be tried by everyone and their mother. “Oh, smaller portions? Everyone has been lying about that,” she said to Andy Cohen, who has also openly commented on the Ozempic craze on several occasions. “Shut the f–k up, please. You completed your work or are using Ozempic, one of those things. Simply halt. ****.
Be honest with people, Schumer continued, adding that she has been transparent about her previous medical procedures. I declared that I had lipo when I had it. ****.
She acknowledged that she had become “immediately invested” in Ozempic in 2022, but she clarified that the medication for Type 2 diabetes was not “livable” for her because it interfered with her time with her 5-year-old son Gene.
Schumer recalled, “I was one of those people that felt so sick and couldn’t play with my son.”. He was throwing a ball at me, and I was so thin that I couldn’t catch it. “.
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When it came to giving her thoughts on Ozempic and its commercials, the former cast member of Game of Thrones wasn’t holding back.
The actress retweeted a tweet from author Sophie Vershbow on April 5, 2023, which said, “The Olympic advertisements that are displayed throughout the Times sq\. subway station are completely ridiculous.”. “A weekly shot to lose weight,” was the similar message of another advertisement that was included in Vershbow’s Twitter photos. “.
Turner wrote, “WTF,” followed by her own commentary. “.
The FDA has not approved Ozempic for long-term weight management, as the drug’s manufacturer, Novo Nordisk, has previously informed E! News.
For the comedian, Ozempic is not amusing. Handler disclosed that she was not aware of the nature of the medication when her “anti-aging doctor” prescribed it.
She said, “I didn’t even know I was on it,” in the Jan. Call Her Daddy episode from March 25, 2023. “This is good if you want to lose five pounds in the future,” she said. “”.
Handler did, however, observe that she didn’t enjoy the way the drug made her feel.
“I remembered injecting myself with it after returning from vacation.”. A few days later, I took a girlfriend to lunch, and she said, ‘I’m not really eating anything. I’m on Ozempic because I’m so queasy. I said, “I’m feeling a little queasy as well.”. However, I was jet lagged having just returned from a trip to Spain. ****.
In the end, Handler said she gave the drug away to friends because it wasn’t medically necessary for her and that she stopped using it altogether.
“After realizing that using Ozempic would be foolish, I’ve injected about four or five of my friends with it,” the woman stated. It’s intended for heavier users. When visitors arrive at my house, I say, “Okay, I can see you at 1, I can see you at 2.”. “.”.
Along with endorsing the weight-loss medication, Dubrow disclosed in January 2023 that he briefly utilized Mounjaro in order to understand its physiological effects.
The actress from Botched said, “I thought it was amazing.”. “I didn’t need to drop a lot of weight. However, I was curious to see what it was like to not have diabetes and only have 10 to 15 pounds to lose, so I decided to give it a try because so many of my patients were on it. ****.
Dr. Dubrow stated he is no longer taking the medication, but he did not say how much weight he lost or how long he took it for.
“You know what, I kind of want to get my appetite back,” he said when he gave his explanation for stopping the drug, adding that he also felt “low-grade nausea.”. “.
After her social media fans noticed that she had lost weight earlier this year, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star opened up about rumors that she was taking the medication.
Under the name Jan, Richards responded to a user. 5, 2023 photo of herself and her friends taken on Instagram following a workout, with the caption, “I’m not on Olympic competition. Richards responded once more, saying, “Never have been. ****.
Reiterating that she is “NOT taking” the medication under a Jan, the Bravo star would later refute the rumors. 16 pictures from Page Six on Instagram.
Like his Botched co-star, Nassif gave the drug a two-thumbs up.
“No Ozempic-shaming, just like he’s telling everyone,” he exclusively told E! News on February. 1. “I accept it. Terry and I are fine; in fact, many of my friends whom I saw over the weekend looked amazing. They experienced improvements in their health, including lower blood pressure and blood sugar levels. All of this should contribute to longevity; the key is to apply it correctly. “. .
The renowned plastic surgeon even suggested that using Ozempic may offer advantages beyond helping with weight loss. “For the future, we’re investigating Ozempic further as an anti-aging treatment,” said Nassif. Thus, as we learn more about all these semaglutides and the various products, hopefully some positive things will happen.
This Shah isn’t afraid to use Ozempics.
When talking about her health journey, Gharachedaghi told Entertainment Tonight in May 2023 that she didn’t “see a reason to hide” being on the medication, preferring instead to “just talk about it because there’s so many people out there who want to do the same thing or they want to learn about what you did.”. “.”.
The Shahs of Sunset actress said of her 30-pound weight loss as a result of using Semaglutide, the generic form of the medication, “Obviously, I didn’t look like this two months ago.”. Okay. As much as some people like to claim, I would be lying if I said I stopped drinking alcohol and suddenly became more active. “.
“I’m actually a little hungry,” Gharachedaghi continued, indicating that she still has an appetite. Look, I’m definitely going to eat and smoke a little pot. “.
The influencer claimed that her general health suffered as a result of taking Ozempic to treat her type 2 diabetes.
“I was really afraid because it was brand new, had just received FDA approval, and no one knew about it,” Bader recalled on the Jan. 12, 2023 podcast episode of Not Skinny But Not Fat. They declared, “I require this. And my emotions were very conflicted. “.
Uncovering her struggle with compulsive eating, Bader claimed that stopping the drug started a vicious cycle of “bad binging.”. “. .
She said, “I went to the doctor, and they said it’s all because you went on Ozempic.”. “It was giving me the impression that I hadn’t eaten in a while. A little weight dropped off me. I didn’t want to become fixated on using it in the long run. Thinking to myself, “I’m sure I’ll go hungry again the moment I get off.”. I followed through, and my bingeing became much worse. I then sort of put Ozempic to blame. “.”.
The tennis icon said she was hesitant to take diabetes medicine just to lose weight, despite having been transparent about her battles with an eating disorder.
She said in an April 2024 episode of Lemonada Media’s Wiser Than Me podcast, “With the new injections, the Ozempics of the world, it’s very interesting because my doctor wants me to try it.”. “I think it looks terrible, so I don’t want to lose weight quickly. It doesn’t seem healthy to me. “.
She did mention that she has “taken a few injections,” though.
When the daughter of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill revealed her PCOS diagnosis in March 2022, she initially talked about taking the diabetes medication.
In her Instagram post at the time, she stated, “To get the correct diagnosis you would need 2 out of the 5 characteristics of PCOS and I had 4.”. “We chose to try a medication to regulate my body more normally and create the tools to continue to keep my body and myself healthy as I get older after I realized that may have been a factor in my weight issues during my appointment with my endocrinologist. “.
After receiving criticism for her purported use of Type 2 diabetes medication, Gracie posted an update on her health journey on June 5.
She wrote, “Yes, I did use Ozempic last year.”. “I am currently exercising and taking a low dosage of Mounjaro for my PCOS. Since I’ve been upfront about it, there’s no need to accuse. ****.