After recently admitting to using Ozempic for weight loss purposes, The Real Housewives of New Jersey Star Dolores Catania is now clarifying why she is using the drug. She confessed to using the drug for weight loss in a recent interview with Watch what’s happening live host Andy Cohen. Since then the RHONJ star was criticized for her comments.
RHONJ Star Dolores has defended her choices and now says weight loss isn’t the only reason she takes Ozempic. In an interview with page 6she shared, “I’m going through menopause, I have a thyroid problem, I have inflammation and the weight is hard to get off.” She continued, “I work out, and I don’t eat crazy, and I was gaining weight, and it’s a lot of different layers.” Dolores recently admitted that she used Ozempic, which is usually reserved for people with diabetes, for six weeks to help her lose weight before the RHONJ season 13 reunion.
Real Housewives and other reality stars admit they use Ozempic
Dolores is certainly not the only reality TV star to take the drug, and while others are less daring to admit it, Dolores had no problem being honest about how she was losing weight . Although she also talked about using a trainer and eating healthier, it seems like she gives a lot of credit for the actual weight loss to Ozempic. So while she shared that she struggles with other factors when generally trying to lose weight, it still makes the whole thing a bit tricky.
Since there has been a shortage of Ozempic for people with diabetes who actually use the drug to help treat their disease, celebrities who have used it for weight loss have faced a lot of backlash. for using it. Another RHONJ The star who admitted to using it was Jennifer Fessler, though her confession was more sheepish, as she probably knew what kind of reaction she’d get if she admitted it. Other celebrities have been blamed, and while some stars like Khloé Kardashian have come out denying the allegations against her, others have just chosen to keep quiet and let the public speculate.
In a world where women’s bodies are tendencies to be modified for public gratification, it can be shocking to see how many women feel the need to adapt so quickly. As trends come and go, women in the public eye try to jump on them and find the fastest way to get there, because they usually have extra money to do these things. Although it may seem normal and fine for women of RHONJ and other reality TV shows to jump on the bandwagon, it creates a somewhat unattainable idea of how a body should look for ordinary women who watch reality TV.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. EDT on Bravo.
Sources: page 6, Dolores Catania/Instagram