Kelly Clarkson addressed speculation about her weight loss, saying she didn’t take Ozempic but that “something else” helped.
The singer and talk show host spoke about his issues with the actress. whoopi goldberghe said in the episode, adding that he also lost a lot of weight after treatment. kelly clarkson show.
Many Hollywood stars are rumored to have used Ozempic to lose weight, but only a handful have publicly admitted to it.
This drug was originally designed for diabetics to suppress appetite and increase the amount of time food stays in the stomach, leading to weight loss.
On the show, Goldberg, 68, told Clarkson that she had “lost almost two pounds” by “taking a great shot at helping people in need.” She previously spoke about her use of Munjaro, another diabetes drug approved for weight loss in the United States.
Clarkson, 42, responded by sharing her own story. “Doctors hounded me for about two years and I was like, ‘No, I’m scared. I already have thyroid issues,'” she said. “Everybody thinks it’s Ozempic, but it’s not.”
Instead, Clarkson said, “I used something else that helped my body break down sugar. Clearly my body wasn’t breaking it down properly.”
She said that at her heaviest she weighed 203 pounds (14.5 stone), but decided to start losing weight after watching her own performance and not recognising who she was on screen.
“When you see that, you think, ‘Oh my gosh, she’s going to have a heart attack and die,'” Clarkson said.
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The American Idol star was also said to be pre-diabetic earlier this year.
In January, she told People magazine that she was listening to her doctors and was losing weight and eating a “healthy combination” of foods.
Ozempic is banned in the UK as a treatment for obesity due to high demand for the drug and global shortages.
Stephen Fry, who was prescribed the drug in the US “many years ago”, said earlier this year: Side effects included vomiting up to 5 times a day.
Oprah Winfrey also said she took weight loss drugsHowever, he did not specify which one.
