Ozempic: Every Celebrity Who Has Spoken About The Weight-Loss Drug
Rebel Wilson is the latest star to talk openly about the weight-loss drug.
Ozempic, a brand name for a Type 2 Diabetes drug that has dominated headlines in the last year, is still one of the most talked-about topics in pop culture. The injectable ‘semaglutide’ medication has swept Hollywood and beyond, with everyone from Amy Schumer to Elon Musk admitting to using it to lose weight due to its appetite suppressant side effects.
Oprah Winfrey said she used an unnamed weight loss drug in 2023 to avoid ‘yo-yoing’. She said having the drug available felt ‘like relief, like redemption, like a gift, and not something to hide behind and once again be ridiculed for’.
As of April 2024, Rebel Wilson has become the latest celebrity to speak openly about her use of Ozempic. In an interview with The Sunday Times ahead of the release of her memoir, Rebel Rising, the actor said it had been a force for good in her life. 'Someone like me could have a bottomless appetite for sweets, so I think those drugs can be good,' she said.
However, among its proponents, there are also those who have criticised the controversial use of diabetic drugs for weight loss. The latest of these is British actor Stephen Fry, who discussed his own experience of taking Ozempic during a recent appearance on the River Café Ruthie’s Table 4 podcast. The 66-year-old broadcaster said that at first he found the results ‘astonishing’, claiming that he simply went off food and alcohol. Reportedly, he lost five-and-a-half stone in a matter of months.
But then, Fry explains, the negative side effects began to kick in. ‘I started feeling sick, and I started getting sicker and sicker and sicker,’ he said. ‘I was literally throwing up four, five times a day and I thought, “I can’t do this.” So that’s it.’
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The NHS warns that you can only take semaglutide medication if it’s prescribed for you by a specialist weight management service. ‘A doctor might recommend that you take one of these medicines if diet and exercise changes have not worked on their own,’ says NHS UK. ‘You’ll need to eat a balanced, reduced-calorie diet and exercise regularly.’
Fry joins a number of A-listers who have spoken out about Ozempic, whether they’re dispelling rumours that they themselves are taking it, or condemning the drug altogether. Here’s a list of the celebrities who have addressed the rising popularity of Ozempic:
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