Side-By-Side Pics Of Media Personalities Who Have Confirmed Ozempic Or GLP-1 Use

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic appear to have made a dent in American obesity rates. According to a 2025 Gallup report, obesity levels have dropped two percentage points since 2022. At the same time, GLP-1s such as Wegovy have become popular across the nation. Per a 2024 KFF Health Tracking poll, around 12% of U.S. adults report they are using or have used the drugs. (With that said, for the extremely obese, weight loss drugs like Ozempic aren't as effective as this one strategy.)

While the average person can keep GLP-1 use under wraps, at least for a while, celebrity figures like news media personalities can't be quite so secretive. Because they're constantly in the public eye, their weight fluctuations tend to be noticed right away. And in the age of GLP-1s, they're often asked, "Are you or aren't you?" by curious fans.

Of course, some news figures aren't saying whether or not they've gone the GLP-1 route. But others are keeping it real and spilling the tea about the prescription-based truth behind their dwindling waistlines.

When you're on "The View," you can't exactly hide from a 40-pound weight gain. Yet co-host Sunny Hostin was able to take off inches and keep them from creeping back through temporary injections of a GLP-1.

Hostin told the Daily Mail in 2025 that she didn't experience any negative side effects from using the GLP-1 called Mounjaro, stating, "I feel really great." She also was sure to note that she had stopped her GLP-1 usage and was just continuing her regular workout regimen.

Another co-host and GLP-1 advocate from "The View" is Whoopi Goldberg. Now in her 70s, Goldberg has admitted that she once reached 300 pounds. In fact, while on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" in 2024, she claimed that one viewer thought she had been wearing a "fat suit" for a film appearance. She admitted to Clarkson that she had lost some of the weight because of "that wonderful shot."

In a People interview from 2024, Goldberg credited her use of Mounjaro with helping her trim down. This makes her one of the many celebrities over 50 who have admitted to GLP-1 use and seen positive results.

In Joy Behar's words, "Diets do not work" (via E! News). The co-host of "The View" may not have been accurate, since modified eating routines can play a part in a holistic weight reduction program aimed at healthier living. However, Behar was mainly making a point to support the use of GLP-1s.

Behar mentioned on a 2026 episode of "The View" that she lost 25 pounds thanks to taking a GLP-1. She added that "[they] all did it," referring to her many news media colleagues who also tried GLP-1 with success.

A mainstay host on Bravo, Andy Cohen opened up in 2025 about taking GLP-1 drugs to lose weight. He acknowledged that having trouble buttoning his suits led him to consider GLP-1s (via TODAY). After seeing himself on TV and realizing how much bigger he'd become, he reportedly thought, "I gotta get this together."

Cohen described his GLP-1 usage as "microdosing," which involves taking smaller amounts of a GLP-1 than you've been prescribed. Though the practice is trending, obesity expert Dr. W. Scott Butsch told Cleveland Clinic he dissuades people from microdosing without consulting with a physician because microdosing may affect the drug's ability to work predictably and consistently.

Though she loves food, Savannah Chrisley noted during one of her late 2025 podcasts that she was about 25 pounds heavier than she'd like to be. Consequently, she began using the generic version of Mounjaro to drop her excess weight. "I want to be skinny. I want people to be like, 'Is she okay?'" said Chrisley.

Since Chrisley's a frequent guest on media shows, including "The View," she's had the chance to talk about her GLP-1 experiences and show off her new figure. And she revealed on "The View" that some of her decision to go the GLP-1 route was medical. Explained Chrisley, "I personally did it because I was pre-diabetic" (via USA Today).

She no longer has a daytime TV show, but Oprah Winfrey remains the queen of the talk circuit. Turns out she's also a firm believer in the power of GLP-1s.

Winfrey's weight has varied for most of her life, but she said on one of her podcast episodes that GLP-1s have allowed her to reach a level of stabilization. They've also given her more insight into why some individuals aren't overweight. "I thought that thin people just had more willpower," she said, only to explain that they were "stopping when they're full." For that reason, she told People that she sees GLP-1s as a "gift" because they allow anyone to have that same natural feeling of control.