Kelly Clarkson Says She's Taking Drugs for Weight Loss, However Not Ozempic
Kelly Clarkson says she’s taking weight-loss medicine, however clarified that it’s not Ozempic.
Clarkson, 42, opened up about her well being on the Monday, Might 13 episode of The Kelly Clarkson Present whereas getting on the subject of weight reduction together with her visitor, Whoopi Goldberg.
“Each time I run into you, you look youthful!” she advised Goldberg. “You’re like Benjamin Button. It’s, like, loopy each time you stroll in!”
“To begin with, it’s all the burden I’ve misplaced,” Goldberg, 68, responded. “I’ve misplaced nearly two individuals.”
Ozempic has grow to be a scorching matter in terms of weight reduction — with some stars confirming they’ve used the drug whereas others denied it. Chelsea Handler admitted throughout a January 2023 episode of the “Name Her Daddy” podcast that she unknowingly took the Sort 2 diabetes medicine, which is historically used to enhance […]
“I’ve misplaced loads as effectively,” Clarkson stated, to which Goldberg replied, “I see. I’m doing that great shot that works for folk who want some assist, and it’s been actually good for me.”
“Mine is a special one that individuals assume,” Clarkson stated, “however I ended up having to try this too as a result of my bloodwork received so unhealthy.”
The inaugural American Idol champion added, “My physician chased me for, like, two years. I used to be like, ‘No, I’m afraid of it.’ I have already got thyroid issues. I used to be afraid. Everyone thinks it’s Ozempic, however it’s not. It’s one thing else. Nevertheless it’s one thing that aids in serving to break down the sugar” as a result of her physique “doesn’t do it proper.”
In the meantime, Ozempic has grow to be a serious buzzword in Hollywood circles, with some stars confirming that they’ve used the drug and others denying it. Ozempic, which was created to assist with hypertension or handle sort 2 diabetes, can also be getting used to shed weight rapidly. Docs, nevertheless, haven’t beneficial its use or these of comparable medication like Wegovy or Mounjaro for informal weight reduction.
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On Clarkson’s discuss present, Goldberg stated that she had as soon as weighed 300 kilos.
“My heaviest, I used to be like 203 [pounds], and I’m 5’3 and a half,” Clarkson stated, including, “It’s humorous although as a result of individuals assumed, ‘Oh, she will need to have been depressing or depressed or no matter,’ and I used to be like, ‘No.’ I used to be not.”
Again in January, the “Since U Been Gone” singer revealed on her present that she was identified with prediabetes earlier than dropping pounds.
“Effectively, I wasn’t shocked,” she stated. “I used to be a tiny bit chubby. However I wasn’t shocked by it. … [T]hey have been like, ‘You’re prediabetic. You’re proper on the borderline.’ I used to be like, ‘However I’m not there but.’”
Clarkson stated she waited two years till she lastly determined, “OK, I’ll do one thing about it.”
Kelly Clarkson and ex-husband Brandon Blackstock’s break up led to a prolonged authorized battle that exhibits no indicators of slowing down. Us Weekly confirmed in June 2020 that the singer and discuss present host, 41, filed for divorce from Blackstock after practically seven years of marriage. That sparked a sequence of lawsuits over spousal assist, custody […]
She advised Folks earlier this 12 months that she tends to eat a “wholesome combine” of meals. “And 90 % of the time, I’m actually good at it as a result of a protein food plan is nice for me anyway. I’m a Texas woman, so I like meat — sorry, vegetarians on the earth!”
She had additionally credited her weight reduction with dwelling in New York Metropolis, the place strolling is “fairly the exercise,” and spending time together with her children — daughter River, 9, and son, Remington, 8, whom she shares with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.
