Rebel Wilson finally confessed to using Ozempic, the trendy type 2 diabetes drug, to help her lose 80 pounds during her “year of health” in 2020.
The 44-year-old Australian, who no longer takes the semaglutide injectable, admitted Sunday weather: “Someone like me might have an insatiable appetite for sweets, so I think those drugs might be good.”
Rebel, whose PCOS affects fertility, originally decided to lose weight at the urging of her IVF doctor in 2019.
“Basically, other than my mother, no one wanted me to lose weight,” Wilson recalled.
“People thought I would lose my career status, playing the fat, funny character, and they wanted me to continue doing that.”
2021 vs. 2015: Rebel Wilson finally confessed to using Ozempic, the trendy type 2 diabetes drug, to help her lose 80 pounds during her ‘health year’ in 2020.
The 44-year-old Australian, who no longer takes the semaglutide injectable, admitted to the Sunday Times: “Someone like me might have an insatiable appetite for sweets, so I think those medications might be good.”
The SAG Award nominee and her fiancée Ramona Agruma finally welcomed their 16-month-old daughter, Royce Lillian Elizabeth Wilson, via surrogate in November 2022.
Rebel (born Melanie Bownds) previously claimed to have successfully reached her goal weight of 165 pounds through high-intensity interval training with fitness trainer Jono Castano Acero, long walks, and a high-protein, low-sugar diet.
Over the past four years, Wilson admitted to regaining some of that weight, including 20 pounds 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,” said Wilson, who is an “emotional eater.”
“I know my relationship with food is complicated.”
The Pitch Perfect alum, who enjoyed a luxurious vacation at Nobu Hotel Los Cabos this weekend, is pleased with her current 5-foot-4 frame as she’s “still curvy and solid.”
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.
Dr. Andrew Kraftson, an obesity expert, said most people taking these medications will reach a plateau around 18 months after starting treatment.
Rebel, whose PCOS affects fertility, originally decided to lose weight at the urging of her IVF doctor in 2019 (pictured on Saturday).
Wilson recalled, “Basically no one other than my mother wanted me to lose weight.” People thought I would lose my status in my career, playing the fat, funny character, and they wanted me to continue doing that’ (pictured in 2020).
The SAG Award nominee and her fiancée Ramona Agruma (L, pictured on Nov. 6) finally welcomed their 16-month-old daughter, Royce Lillian Elizabeth Wilson (M), via surrogate in November 2022 .
Rebel (born Melanie Bownds) previously claimed to have successfully reached her goal weight of 165 pounds through high-intensity interval training with fitness trainer Jono Castano Acero (L, pictured in 2020), long walks, and a high diet. in protein and low in sugar.
Over the past four years, Wilson has admitted to gaining some of that back, including 20 pounds from “stress eating,” ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir Rebel Rising (pictured last Friday).
Wilson, who enjoyed a luxurious vacation at Nobu Hotel Los Cabos this weekend, is pleased with her current 5-foot-4 frame as she is “still curvy and solid” (pictured Sunday).
The Pitch Perfect alum’s 336-page autobiography, Rebel Rising: A Memoir, hits shelves this Tuesday, and she’ll appear at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan this Wednesday for a reading event (pictured last Thursday).
‘You could tell someone that they are going to potentially lose 15 per cent of their weight on Ozempic or Wegovy. But once they get to 15 percent, it’s not like they say, “Oh, I’m satisfied now, great,” Kraftson told the New York Times last September.
‘I’m not trying to sound like a dream killer, but sometimes you really wonder: what is the void we’re trying to fill?’ And will additional weight loss really fill you up?
Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus, Mounjaro and Victoza should only be prescribed to severely overweight patients with type 2 diabetes, and only one of them (Wegovy) has been approved for weight loss by the FDA in 2021.
The Novo Nordisk brand injectable can cost $25 a month for qualified patients with insurance, but costs between $600 and $1,300 for a monthly supply of four weekly pocket pens.
Rebel’s 336-page autobiography Rebel Rising: A Memoir hits shelves this Tuesday, and she will appear at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan this Wednesday for a reading event.
“I think once this press tour for the book is over, I’ll get back to a little more normal schedule and figure out how I can be a mom and also take an hour or two a day to be healthy.” ‘Wilson stated People on Sunday.
The funny blonde’s upcoming films include Simon West’s spy comedy Bride Hard, JK Youn’s road trip comedy K-Pop: Lost in America and Timothy Scott Bogart’s Verona musical based on Romeo and Juliet.
Rebel will also make her directorial debut with the Australian-set musical comedy The Deb, in which she plays Janette.