Rebel Wilson admitted she used Ozempic, a type 2 diabetes medication, to help her lose weight, but insists it was only after she did it on her own.
The Australian actress lost 80 pounds during her “year of health” in 2020, but she says she did it without the help of the trendy drug.
The 44-year-old said she briefly “experimented” with it to maintain her weight loss after welcoming her daughter via a surrogate in November 2022.
“I wish I had known in 2020. If I had known, I would have tried it 100 percent,” he said. The Diary of a CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett this week.
‘(It was) more like when I had lost like 35 kilos, I thought, I can’t keep exercising and having this level of concentration. And I was very worried about him gaining weight again,’ she added.
Rebel Wilson admitted she used Ozempic, a type 2 diabetes medication, to help her lose weight, but insists it was only after she did it on her own. Photographed in May 2024.
Rebel says she no longer takes the semaglutide injectable, but would consider trying it again as it helped with her sweet cravings and curbed her stress eating.
“Now I’ve gained 10 kilos back, I guess from having a baby and I just can’t exercise at the level I used to,” she said.
‘So I tried it for a few months for weight management, I guess you could call it.
“I had an unlimited capacity to eat sweets, chocolates, ice cream and stuff, and that drug helped me feel full, whereas before I didn’t feel that way.” I could eat a ton,’ she explained.
The Australian actress lost 80 pounds during her “year of health” in 2020, but she says she did it without the help of the trendy drug. Photographed in 2015
The 44-year-old said she briefly “experimented” with it to maintain her weight loss after welcoming her daughter via a surrogate in November 2022.
‘I actually liked it. I think for people like me those drugs can be very affecting, but obviously I’m not taking them right now. But maybe if a doctor prescribed it I would take it again.”
Rebel, whose PCOS affects fertility, originally decided to lose weight at the urging of her IVF doctor in 2019.
The SAG Award nominee and her fiancée Ramona Agruma finally welcomed their 16-month-old daughter, Royce Lillian Elizabeth Wilson, via surrogate in 2022.
Rebel (born Melanie Bownds) previously claimed to have successfully reached her goal weight of 165 pounds (75 kilograms) through high-intensity interval training with fitness trainer Jono Castaño Acero, long walks, and a high-protein, low-fat diet. sugar.
The SAG Award nominee and her fiancée Ramona Agruma finally welcomed their 16-month-old daughter, Royce Lillian Elizabeth Wilson, via surrogate in 2022. All Photos
‘(It was) more like when I had lost like 35 kilos, I thought, I can’t keep exercising and having this level of concentration. And I was very worried that I would gain weight again,’ she said. Pictured from 2019 and 2022 after her weight loss.
Over the past four years, Wilson has admitted to regaining some of that weight, including 20 pounds (10 kilos) from “stress eating,” ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir Rebel Rising.
“I firmly believe that young women shouldn’t try to become obsessed with looking like Victoria’s Secret models; they should just look like themselves,” admitted Wilson, who is an “emotional eater.” Sunday weather.
“I know my relationship with food is complicated.”
Other celebrities who have admitted to taking Ozempic include Elon Musk, Chelsea Handler, Amy Schumer, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood, Lauren Manzo, Dolores Catania, Jennifer Fessler, Golnesa ‘GG’ Gharachedaghi and Remi Bader.
“I wish I had known in 2020. If I had known, I would have tried it 100 percent,” he told The Diary Of A CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett this week.