Kelly Clarkson says she’s taking weight-loss treatment, however clarified that it’s not Ozempic.
Clarkson, 42, opened up about her well being on the Monday, Could 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 instructed Goldberg. “You’re like Benjamin Button. It’s, like, loopy each time you stroll in!”
“To start with, it’s all the burden I’ve misplaced,” Goldberg, 68, responded. “I’ve misplaced virtually two folks.”
“I’ve misplaced rather a lot as properly,” Clarkson mentioned, to which Goldberg replied, “I see. I’m doing that great shot that works for people who want some assist, and it’s been actually good for me.”
“Mine is a special one that folks assume,” Clarkson mentioned, “however I ended up having to do this too as a result of my bloodwork obtained 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, but it surely’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 change into a significant 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 be getting used to reduce weight shortly. Docs, nevertheless, haven’t beneficial its use or these of comparable medication like Wegovy or Mounjaro for informal weight reduction.
On Clarkson’s discuss present, Goldberg mentioned 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 mentioned, including, “It’s humorous although as a result of folks 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.
“Nicely, I wasn’t shocked,” she mentioned. “I used to be a tiny bit obese. 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 mentioned she waited two years till she lastly determined, “OK, I’ll do one thing about it.”
She instructed Individuals earlier this yr that she tends to eat a “wholesome combine” of meals. “And 90 p.c 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 planet!”
She had additionally credited her weight reduction with residing in New York Metropolis, the place strolling is “fairly the exercise,” and spending time together with her youngsters — daughter River, 9, and son, Remington, 8, whom she shares with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.