All the celebrities who’ve spoken out about taking Ozempic as James Corden reveals surprising truth about it
Britt Jones
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Ozempic has been the number one weight-loss fad since it gained popularity in 2017 as a drug to help those suffering with type two diabetes.
The GLP-1 medication isn’t FDA-approved for weight loss, but that hasn’t stopped a huge list of celebrities from using it.
The type two diabetes drug contains semaglutide, an active ingredient that suppresses appetite.
Several celebrities have confessed to taking the drug in a bid to lose weight. However, one of those celebs who admitted to taking it realised that it wasn’t all it was cracked up to be, and recently spoke out against it.
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James Corden has been known to struggle with his weight, and was often known as the 'fat funny element' on TV and film.
Corden, who moved to the US and began his role has an evening entertainment chat show host, lifted the lid on his recent lifestyle transformation, and revealed the issue his Ozempic use posed for him.
Here are some other celebs who have come out to admit to using Ozempic themselves, put to bed rumours or issue warnings.
During her ABC show, An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution, the host talked about GLP-1s.
She said, according to PEOPLE Magazine: “In my entire life, I never dreamed that we would be talking about medicines that are providing hope for people like me who have struggled for years with being overweight or with obesity.
“So I come to this conversation in the hope that we can start releasing the stigma and the shame and the judgment ... to stop shaming other people for being overweight or how they chose to lose and not lose weight.”
While Winfrey has admitted to using weight loss medication herself, she didn't specify which drug she used.
The Pitch Perfect star’s dramatic weight loss isn’t actually down to medication, despite rumours.
Even though she did go on the drug to ‘maintain’ her weight loss in 2020, it was a lot of hard work on her part that got her to that point.
Times.co.uk reported her as saying: “Someone like me could have a bottomless appetite for sweets, so I think those drugs can be good.
“I feel strongly that young women shouldn’t try to obsess over looking like Victoria’s Secret models — they should just look like themselves. … I know that my relationship with food is complicated.”
The Black-ish actor has type two diabetes, and he isn’t pleased about the drug’s popularity.
When there was a shortage in 2023 of the GLP-1 drug for people with type two diabetes, he spoke out and said to PEOPLE: “Hopefully this trend will stop.
“I will say this, it's creating a shortage for those of us who need the medicine that we need and not for weight loss issues, but for our health.”
While many think she took Ozempic to drop a dramatic amount of weight, it isn’t actually true.
"Mine is a different [drug] than people assume, but I ended up having to do that too because my blood work got so bad,” she said to Whoopi Goldberg on an episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show.
She added: "My doctor chased me for two years, and I was like, 'No, I'm afraid of it. I already have thyroid problems.' Everybody thinks it's Ozempic, but it's not. It's something else.
"My heaviest, I was like 203 [lbs.] And I'm like 5-ft.3-in. and a half."
Schumer’s experience with Ozempic actually put her off it for life.
When she appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, she shared: “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].”
As per PEOPLE, she then went on to bash Hollywood for people not being honest about their weight loss drug use.
She said: “Everyone has been lying saying, ‘Oh smaller portions.’ Like shut the f*** up. You are on Ozempic or one of those things or you got work done. Just stop.”