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Topics: Celebrity, Health, US News, Amy Schumer
Rhianna Benson
Topics: Celebrity, Health, US News, Amy Schumer
Comedy star Amy Schumer is urging fellow celebrities to own up to their use of Ozempic, after admitting to dabbling in the controversial weight loss drug herself.
Speaking on television last year, she accused several stars of 'lying' about their newly-trimmed physiques in a bombshell statement that subsequently went viral.
The mother-of-one joined the ever-growing list of huge-name stars who've recently admitted to having injected themselves with the dubious drug last year.
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Her confession came after the likes of Sharon and Kelly Osbourne, Oprah Winfrey and Rebel Wilson, who also admitted to trying their hand at losing a few pounds.
Speaking to US talk show host Andy Cohen last year, the 43-year-old admitted she'd 'tried it' the year prior, but found the side effects to drastic to stomach.
Ozempic is primarily used as a means of managing the effects of Type II diabetes, with its key ingredient - semaglutide - helping to control blood sugar.
More recently, however, the drug has skyrocketed in popularity due to its ability suppress a user's appetite.
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"I was one of those people that felt so sick and couldn’t play with my son," Schumer reflected on her experience with the drug, which hasn't yet been approved for weight loss in the US by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
"I was so skinny and he’s throwing a ball at me and [I couldn’t]."
Despite claiming she had since stopped taking the drug, she also expressed her disappointment at the prospect of fellow stars 'lying' about their own use.
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"Everyone has been lying saying, 'Oh smaller portions,'" the I Feel Pretty actress hit out during the live interview.
"Like shut the f**k up. You are on Ozempic or one of those things or you got work done. Just stop."
Schumer went on: "Be real with the people. When I got lipo, I said I got lipo."
The comedian's bold statement have once again hit headlines just days after British funny-man James Corden recently admitted to using Ozempic in a bid to lose weight - telling press, however, that the drug 'didn't work' for him.
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Corden confessed: "I tried it for a bit and then what I realised was I was like, 'Oh no, nothing about my eating has anything to do with being hungry.'
"All it does is make you feel not hungry. But I am very rarely eating (just because I'm hungry)."
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The Gavin and Stacey favourite added, however, that though the drug initially helped him to shed some initial weight, it failed to address the reasons behind his harmful relationship with food.
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"You are looking at someone who's eaten a king size," he went on. "And when I say king size, Dairy Milk - one you give someone for Christmas - in a carwash.
"None of that was like, 'Oh, I'm so hungry.' It is not that, it's something else."