Lizzo Responds to Ozempic Allegations After Debuting Weight Loss Transformation
James Corden is spilling his courage connected Ozempic.
The erstwhile precocious nighttime big revealed that he gave Ozempic a effort to thief pinch weight loss, but recovered it didn't make a large quality successful his wide narration pinch food.
"I tried Ozempic," he shared connected nan Sept. 19 section of his podcast This Life of Mine , per People , "and it won't beryllium astonishing to you erstwhile you look astatine maine now, that it didn't really work."
As nan 46-year-old explained to his guest Richard Osman —who was candid astir his ain addictions pinch food—James tried Ozempic "for a bit," earlier realizing that nan type 2 glucosuria medicine was only moving arsenic an appetite suppressant.
"What I realized was I was like, 'Oh no, thing astir my eating has thing to do pinch being hungry,'" James added. "All this does is make you consciousness not hungry. But I americium very seldom eating [just because of hunger]."
James joked that his guest was "looking at personification who's eaten a king size, and erstwhile I opportunity king size [Cadbury] Dairy Milk—one you springiness personification for Christmas—in a carwash."
"None of that was like, 'Oh, I'm truthful hungry,'" he said. "It is not that, it's thing else."
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But James is not nan only star to get candid astir utilizing Ozempic or another medication Mounjaro arsenic a intends to suffer weight.
30 Rock alum Tracy Morgan even joked on The Tonight Show that he was capable to "out-eat Ozempic," though he later clarified to E! News he was only saying that successful jest.
"Ozempic did awesome by maine and I was gladsome to usage it," he told E! in March , adding that he sewage nan injection erstwhile a week and that it "cuts my appetite successful half."
And while Tracy had a mostly affirmative acquisition pinch nan injectable, Macy Gray shared that erstwhile she began taking Ozempic, she had immoderate unsmooth broadside effects.
"Oh, boy my tummy hurts," Macy said connected a July section of The Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets . "I took Ozempic. I can't spell to nan bathroom, and I was up each night."
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Although nan supplier has swept done Hollywood—with galore much stars admitting to using it aliases akin treatments —there are still plentifulness of celebs who are not acquainted pinch nan medication, like Kate Winslet .
"I really don't cognize what Ozempic is," the Titanic star admitted to The New York Times Magazine in March . "All I cognize is that it's immoderate pill that group are taking aliases thing for illustration that."
And erstwhile she learned that it wasn't really a pill but an injection that was fixed erstwhile a week, Kate was moreover little interested, noting, "Oh, my god. This sounds terrible."
To spot what much stars person said astir weight nonaccomplishment medications for illustration Ozempic, support reading.
Lizzo
After respective fans speculated connected societal media that Lizzo utilized Ozempic to suffer weight, pursuing a station she shared successful which she showcased a slimmer figure, nan Grammy victor posted this video, group to a viral TikTok sound wound of Christoph Waltz 's characteristic saying, "It's for illustration a reward" from Django Unchained.
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Lottie Moss
Kate Moss ' small sis revealed why getting connected Ozempic was "the worst determination I ever made," during a September 2024 section of her Dream On podcast.
After taking a dosage meant for those astir 220 pounds aliases more, nan exemplary was struggling to support immoderate nutrient aliases h2o down and landed successful nan emergency room.
“I virtually had a seizure from really dehydrated I was, which honestly was nan scariest point that’s ever happened to maine successful my life,” she admitted. “My friend had to clasp my feet down. It was truthful scary, nan full situation. My look was clenching up, my full assemblage was tense.”
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Jon Gosselin
The Jon & Kate Plus 8 alum told Page Six successful April 2024 that he mislaid 32 pounds successful 2 months aft taking injections of semaglutide, nan generic shape of Ozempic.
"You cognize what's annoying?" he said. "The regret of not starting it 10 years ago."
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Ree Drummond
The Pioneer Woman prima shared connected her blog successful March 2024 that her 50-pound weight nonaccomplishment successful 2022 was not owed to taking Ozempic aliases akin medications.
She added, "But you'll ne'er perceive a 2nd of judgement from maine astir group who take that direction!"
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Tracy Morgan
In August 2023, nan 30 Rock alum said on Today With Hoda and Jenna that he mislaid weight connected Ozempic because it supressed his appetite.
In March 2024, his wellness travel appeared to return a astonishing turn. "I've learned to out-eat Ozempic," he said connected The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. "I gained 40 pounds."
Later that month, he clarified to E! News that he was joking, adding, "Ozempic did awesome by maine and I was gladsome to usage it."
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Caroline Stanbury
The Real Housewives of Dubai prima opened up astir utilizing Ozempic aft going done a "midlife crisis" astatine 45.
"After 40, we each cognize it's very, very difficult to suffer weight," she said successful nan May 22 section of her podcast Uncut & Uncensored With Caroline Stanbury. "But I met truthful galore 40-year-old women going, 'How person you done it?' And I don't want to dishonesty to you, I utilized Ozempic, which I deliberation is 1 of nan champion devices if you're capable to usage it."
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Jennifer Aydin
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star declared "I americium not connected Ozempic" during a July 2024 Watch What Happens Live question and reply earlier hilariously adding, "I'm connected Mounjaro, okay. I'm sorry! I emotion being this weight, I emotion it! I person truthful overmuch power if you couldn't tell."
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Kandi Burruss
The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum revealed her grounded effort to suffer weight pinch nan injectable medication.
"It didn't curb my appetite. I cognize immoderate group are like, ‘Oh, I can't eat.' Not me! I was eating appetizers, a regular repast and dessert, okay? It didn't extremity thing for me," she shared successful June 2024. "When you spot it worked for different group and it doesn't activity for you, it makes you depressed. Realistically, it makes you consciousness like, ‘What is incorrect pinch me? Why is it not moving for me?'"
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Brooke Burke
“I can’t speak medically astir it, but I do cognize that there’s truthful overmuch accusation astir what’s moving and what’s not,” she shared during portion of an question and reply pinch Fox News Digital. “I deliberation that Ozempic has immoderate awesome benefits, and I besides deliberation it has immoderate dangers.”
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Tori Spelling
The Beverly Hills, 90210 tried nan supplier to thief her slim down aft giving commencement to her son Beau successful 2017.
"I tried Ozempic and it didn't activity for me," she shared successful an April 2024 section of her misSPELLING podcast, "so I went connected Mounjaro, which did do nan instrumentality and I did suffer weight."
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Raven-Symoné
"I deliberation it's very important we understand definite medications are made for definite people," nan character told E! News' Francesca Amiker , "and to not return that distant conscionable for glamazon purposes."
Raven continued, "Do what you gotta do, conscionable make judge you prevention nan medicine for nan group who really request it."
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Sharon Osbourne
The Talk U.K. big revealed successful September 2023 that she shed 42 pounds aft utilizing Ozempic earlier successful nan year.
"Whatever you take is up to you," she exclusively told E! News. "It's not a soiled small concealed erstwhile you've taken thing to thief you suffer weight, which is perfectly fine."
She added, "We don't person to bulls--t."
Kelly Osbourne
Sharon's girl has besides weighed successful connected nan Ozempic trend.
"I deliberation it's amazing," nan Fashion Police alum told E! News successful January 2024. "There are a cardinal ways to suffer weight, why not do it done thing that isn't arsenic boring arsenic moving out?"
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Kate Winslet
The Titanic star, who was erstwhile a target for tabloids erstwhile it came to her weight, shared what she thought about nan weight nonaccomplishment trend.
"I really don't cognize what Ozempic is," Kate admitted to The New York Times Magazine successful an question and reply published successful March 2024. "All I cognize is that it's immoderate pill that group are taking aliases thing for illustration that."
"Oh, my God," Kate remarked aft learning astir nan injectable. "This sounds terrible."
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Heidi Montag
The Hills prima revealed successful December 2023 that she'd precocious mislaid 22 pounds—without taking Ozempic. "There's nary shortcuts successful life. And if you're taking that shortcut, I don't know," she told Page Six of different celebrities utilizing nan drug. "I don't want to sanction names aliases get into it, it's conscionable thing I would ever do."
Heidi noted, "I want thing that is sustainable. I want thing that does besides require difficult work."
Amy Schumer
The Trainwreck prima did not clasp backmost erstwhile she called retired celebrities for not being honorable astir utilizing Ozempic arsenic a weight nonaccomplishment tool during her June 8, 2023 quality connected Watch What Happens Live.
"Everyone and their mom is gonna effort it. Everyone has been lying saying, 'Oh, smaller portions,'" she told Andy Cohen , who has besides publically weighed successful connected nan Ozempic craze aggregate times. "Like, unopen nan f--k up. You are connected Ozempic aliases 1 of those things, aliases you sewage activity done. Just stop."
Schumer, who has been unfastened astir her past aesculapian procedures, added, "Be existent pinch people. When I sewage lipo, I said I sewage lipo."
She admitted to becoming "immediately invested" successful Ozempic successful 2022, but explained that it was not "livable" for her to return nan Type 2 glucosuria supplier arsenic it hindered her expertise to walk clip pinch her 5-year-old boy Gene .
"I was 1 of those group that felt truthful sick and couldn't play pinch my son," Schumer recalled. "I was truthful skinny, and he's throwing a shot astatine maine and [I couldn't]."
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Dr. Drew Pinsky
"People person a mixed emotion astir interventions for illustration this," Dr. Drew exclusively told E! News astatine Fox's Special Forces: World's Toughest Test season 2 arena successful Los Angeles connected Sept. 12, 2023. "They're tantalized by it, but connected nan different hand, they person this weird judgment."
He continued, "If we person a medicine that tin beryllium helpful, by each means, group should beryllium encouraged to deliberation astir it."
Sophie Turner
Forget winter, a basking return is coming.
The Game of Thrones alum was not awkward when it came to sharing her sentiment astir Ozempic and its advertisements.
In an April 5, 2023 Instagram Story, nan character reposted a tweet from writer Sophie Vershbow that read, "The Ozempic ads plastered crossed nan Times Square subway position tin f--k each nan measurement off." One ad featured successful Vershbow's Twitter photos read, "One changeable to suffer weight," while different offered akin text, "A play changeable to suffer weight."
Turner adding her ain commentary, writing, "WTF."
Ozempic shaper Novo Nordisk antecedently told E! News that nan supplier is not FDA-approved for chronic weight management.
"While we admit that immoderate healthcare providers whitethorn beryllium prescribing Ozempic for patients whose extremity is to suffer weight, Novo Nordisk does not promote, suggest, aliases promote off-label usage of our medicines and is committed to afloat complying pinch each applicable U.S. laws and regulations successful nan promotion of our products," nan Danish pharmaceutical institution said successful a statement. "We spot that healthcare providers are evaluating a patient's individual needs and determining which medicine is correct for that peculiar patient."
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Chelsea Handler
Ozempic is nary laughing matter for nan comedian. Handler revealed her "anti-aging doctor" prescribed nan medicine without her realizing what nan supplier was.
"I didn't moreover cognize I was connected it," she said during nan Jan. 25, 2023 section of Call Her Daddy. "She said, 'If you ever want to driblet 5 pounds, this is good.'"
But while she tried nan drug, Handler noted that she didn't for illustration really it made her feel.
"I came backmost from a picnic and I injected myself pinch it," she recalled. "I went to luncheon pinch a woman a fewer days later, and she was like, 'I'm not really eating anything. I'm truthful nauseous, I'm connected Ozempic.' And I was like, 'I'm benignant of nauseous too.' But I had conscionable travel backmost from Spain and was jet-lagged."
Ultimately, Handler stopped utilizing nan drug because it wasn't medically basal for her, adding that she gave distant nan remaining doses to friends.
"I've injected astir 4 aliases 5 of my friends pinch Ozempic, because I realized I didn't want to usage it because it was silly," she said. "It's for dense people. I person group coming complete to my house, and I'm like, 'OK, I tin spot you astatine 1, I tin spot you astatine 2.'"
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Khloe Kardashian
Khloe Kardashian clapped backmost erstwhile commenters connected Instagram speculated that she was taking Ozempic.
"Let's not discredit my years of moving out," Kardashian wrote connected a January 2023 post. "I get up 5 days a week astatine 6am to train. Please extremity pinch your assumptions. I conjecture caller twelvemonth still intends mean people."
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Dr. Terry Dubrow
In summation to embracing nan weight-loss drug, Dubrow really revealed successful January 2023 he temporarily utilized Mounjaro to study really it affects nan body.
"I thought it was amazing," nan Botched prima shared. "I didn't person that overmuch weight to lose. But I wanted to effort it because truthful galore of my patients were connected it and I wanted to spot what it was for illustration erstwhile you're not diabetic and you only person 10 to 15 pounds to lose."
Although Dr. Dubrow didn't disclose really overmuch weight he mislaid aliases really agelong he took nan medicine for, he confirmed he's nary longer utilizing it.
"I thought, 'You cognize what, I benignant of want to get my appetite back,'" he explained nan logic for quitting nan medication, noting he besides knowledgeable "low-grade nausea."
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Kyle Richards
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills prima sewage existent about claims that she was taking nan medication aft her followers connected societal media took announcement of her weight loss.
Richards wrote backmost to 1 personification nether a Jan. 5, 2023 threat connected Instagram of herself and her girlfriends aft a workout, "I americium NOT connected ozempic." In different response, Richards added, "Never person been."
That wouldn't beryllium nan past clip nan Bravo prima changeable down nan rumors, reiterating that she is "NOT taking" nan medication under a Jan. 16 station connected Instagram by Page Six.
Jessica Simpson
After fans questioned whether aliases not she was taking Ozempic, Jessica group nan grounds straight.
"Oh Lord," she told Bustle successful an question and reply published July 6, 2023. "I mean, it is not [Ozempic], it's willpower. I'm like, do group want maine to beryllium drinking again? Because that's erstwhile I was heavier. Or they want maine to beryllium having different baby? My assemblage can't do it."
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Dr. Paul Nassif
Nassif echoed his Botched costar successful giving nan supplier 2 thumbs up.
"Just for illustration he's telling everyone, nary Ozempic-shaming," Nassif exclusively told E! News successful February 2024. "I'm OK pinch it. I'm OK pinch Terry and—actually a batch of my friends I saw this past weekend—they each look incredible. Health-wise, they felt better, their humor sugars came down, their humor unit came down. All of this tin hopefully thief pinch longevity, you conscionable person to do it nan correct way."
In fact, nan famed integrative surgeon said taking Ozempic perchance has different benefits extracurricular of weight management."We're looking into Ozempic much besides arsenic an anti-aging curen for nan future," Nassif explained. "So, there's going to hopefully beryllium immoderate bully things nan much we study astir each these semaglutides and nan different products.
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Golnesa "GG" Gharachedaghi
This Shah isn't awkward astir her Ozempic use.
Gharachedaghi didn't "see a logic to hide" being connected nan medicine erstwhile discussing her wellness journey, telling Entertainment Tonight successful May 2023 that she would for illustration to "just talk astir it because there's truthful galore group retired location who want to do nan aforesaid point aliases they want to study astir what you did."
Of her 30-pound weight nonaccomplishment owed to her acquisition pinch Semaglutide—the generic type of nan weight-loss drug—the Shahs of Sunset prima explained, "Obviously, I didn't look for illustration this 2 months ago. So..I would beryllium a liar to opportunity I discontinue drinking intoxicant and you cognize each of a abrupt started moving retired for illustration immoderate group for illustration to say."
Gharachedaghi went connected to statement that she still has an appetite, saying, "I'm really a small hungry. Look I'm gonna spell fume a small cookware and I'm gonna eat definitely."
Remi Bader
The influencer said that utilizing Ozempic to treat her type 2 glucosuria negatively affected her wide health.
"It was marque new, conscionable sewage FDA approved, nary 1 knew astir it and I was truthful scared," Bader recalled connected nan Jan. 12, 2023 section of nan Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast. "They said I request this. And I had a batch of mixed feelings."
After she went disconnected nan drug, Bader—who has been unfastened astir her conflict pinch binge eating—said it caused a rhythm of "bad binging."
"I saw a doctor, and they were like, 'It's 100 percent because you went connected Ozempic,'" she explained. "It was making maine deliberation I wasn't quiet for truthful long. I mislaid immoderate weight. I didn't want to beryllium obsessed pinch being connected it agelong term. I was like, 'I stake nan 2nd I sewage disconnected I'm going to get starving again.' I did, and my binging sewage truthful overmuch worse. So past I benignant of blamed Ozempic."
Dolores Catania
Forget shedding for nan wedding because The Real Housewives of New Jersey formed personnel admitted she was taking Ozempic to suffer weight anterior to filming nan play 13 reunion.
During nan April 4, 2023 section of Watch What Happens Live pinch Andy Cohen, Catania confirmed she had been taking nan antidiabetic medicine because she didn't want to beryllium "looking immoderate bigger than anyone else," astatine nan taping, explaining, "I sewage connected nan bandwagon."
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Billie Jean King
The tennis legend—who has been unfastened astir her struggles pinch an eating disorder—expressed her reluctance successful trying glucosuria medicine solely for weight nonaccomplishment purposes.
"With nan caller injections, nan Ozempics of nan world, it's very absorbing because my expert wants maine to effort it," she shared successful an April 2024 section of Lemonada Media's Wiser Than Me podcast. "I don't want to suffer weight accelerated because I deliberation it looks horrible. I don't deliberation it's healthy."
However, she noted that she has "taken a fewer injections"
Gracie McGraw
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill 's girl first opened up astir taking nan glucosuria supplier erstwhile she shared her PCOS test successful March 2022.
"To get nan correct test you would request 2 retired of nan 5 characteristics of PCOS and I had 4," she wrote connected Instagram astatine nan time. "During my assignment pinch my endocrinologist I realized that whitethorn person been a facet successful my issues pinch weight, truthful we decided to effort a medicine to modulate my assemblage much usually and create nan devices to proceed to support my assemblage and myself patient arsenic I get older."
Gracie offered an update connected her wellness journey successful a June 5 station aft a commenter called retired her alleged usage of Type 2 glucosuria medication.
"I did usage Ozempic past year, yes," she wrote. "I americium now connected a debased dose of Mounjaro for my PCOS arsenic good arsenic moving out. No request to impeach erstwhile I person been unfastened astir it."
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