Heidi Montag isn’t here for Hollywood’s ongoing Ozempic craze.
The “Hills” alum, 37, says on ’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast that she recently dropped 22 pounds without employing the trendy drug meant for type 2 diabetes patients, but used by many celebrities for weight loss.
“I’m not looking for a magic wand. I like to do the hard work,” Montag explains while promoting her partnership with Hydroxycut, a weight-loss supplement that works differently than Ozempic.
“It’s just nothing I would ever do,” she asserts, further predicting that the fad will one day fade away. “There’s no shortcuts in life. And if you’re taking that shortcut, I don’t know …”
Ozempic, an FDA-approved prescription drug, is one of the brand names for semaglutide — also known as Wegovy — which impacts the brain to maintain satiety and suppress one’s appetite.
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A parade of public figures have admitted to taking versions of semaglutide for its slimming effect. Oprah Winfrey recently confirmed that her newly svelte figure is the result of weight-loss medication after months of speculation, though she didn’t specify which one she uses.
“The fact that there’s a medically approved prescription for managing weight and staying healthier, in my lifetime, feels like relief, like redemption, like a gift, and not something to hide behind and once again be ridiculed for,” the media mogul, 69, told People this week.
“I’m absolutely done with the shaming from other people and particularly myself.”
Even with Winfrey’s endorsement, Montag isn’t interested.
The “Bad Boy” singer tells us that Hydroxycut — its main ingredient being C. canephora robusta, a non-stimulant compound found in green coffee shown to metabolize carbs, fats and proteins with vitamin B — felt like the “perfect fit” for her to reclaim her…
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