Ever since Kelly Osbourne's appearance at the 66th Grammy Awards this year, online discourse about her appearance and weight loss has been rife. With accusations that the 39-year-old had used Ozempic, a diabetes medication currently sweeping Hollywood as the latest weight loss craze, she has now spoken out about the rumours, confirming that she thinks Ozempic is 'amazing'.
'I think it's amazing,' Kelly told E! News on the Dolly Parton's Pet Gala red carpet. 'There are a million ways to lose weight, why not do it through something that's isn't as boring as working out?' She also said people who hate on the weight loss medication (which is intended to treat type 2 diabetes, and comes with serious health risks such as kidney failure, gallbladder issues and changes in vision) are 'secretly pissed off that they can't afford it'.
The controversial statements have since fuelled further conversation online, with some accusing her of being 'insensitive'.
Is Kelly Osbourne's weight loss because of Ozempic?
Ozempic is a medicine for adults with Type 2 diabetes, prescribed to manage blood glucose levels. However, due to its effects on reducing your appetite and slowing down the movement in your gut, its increasingly being used as a weight loss injection by Hollywood's elite.
In her recent red carpet interview with E! News, Kelly added, 'People hate on [Ozempic] because they want to do it. And the people who hate on it the most are the people who are secretly doing it or pissed off that they can't afford it. Unfortunately, right now it's something that is very expensive but it eventually won't be because it actually works.'
During an interview with E! News in September, Kelly discussed how her body confidence was impacted when she fell pregnant with her son Sidney, to the extent she became 'obsessed' with losing weight. While she didn't attribute her weight loss to Ozempic at the time, she did have her say on the Hollywood craze around the drug throughout the chat.
'When I was pregnant, I made the conscious decision to hide because I wasn't a petite pregnant person,' she said. 'I got really big - I was well over 200 pounds and I didn't want what the media did to Jessica Simpson when she was pregnant to happen to me.' Kelly was seemingly referring to the relentless scrutiny Jessica faced over her appearance, weight and style over the years.
Kelly continued, 'I hid. I hung out with my dad for nine months in a house and didn't really go anywhere or wasn't really around anyone, because I just didn't want to deal with the gift that keeps on giving - the picture of me the size of a house and what people would then say.'
Kelly admitted that she felt the pressure to lose the baby weight once Sidney was born. She said, 'It became my mission. I was obsessed with it because I just didn't want to even get brought into the conversation. I just wanted to be left alone and I knew that the only way to be left alone is if I lost the weight.
'So I did and I do feel great for it, I do. But I'm not going to sit here and pretend, "Oh it just fell off." It did not. It was a lot of work and it was miserable and I was hungry all the time. But I'm really happy with the results. It's just about learning moderation and using the tools that I have been given.'
Did Kelly Osbourne have gastric sleeve surgery?
She then spoke further about her 2018 gastric sleeve surgery, which she previously said in an interview was the 'best thing I have ever done'.
'It also helps that I had weight loss surgery,' Kelly proceeded to tell E! News. 'What's the point in sitting here bulls**tting everyone being like, "Oh I didn't get a facelift I just use this incredible new moisturiser." No you f**king don't... If you're on Ozempic, just f**king say you're on Ozempic. Who cares?'
During another podcast appearance on Scheananigans, Kelly further delved into her body image struggles, noting how her weight loss journey perhaps became too extreme. She said, 'I was like, "Well, I lost all the baby weight. Let’s see how far I can go with it." And then went a little too far.'
And in an interview in September with Daily Mail, Kelly further spoke about her gastric sleeve surgery and rubbished rumours that she had tweakments.
Explaining that she's never had 'any procedure like plastic surgery', she told the publication, 'I've done Botox, that's it. It's weird, because now that I've lost weight, everybody is criticising and trying to figure out what it is that I've done, and I really just lost weight. It's just the shape of my face!
'And everyone knows that I had weight loss surgery, and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. But there's this whole thing about it, "Well you didn't do it the right way". There is no right way.
'The road to happiness is different for everybody, and I think that instead of picking apart the journey, they should just be happy that you reached your destination.'
Sharon Osbourne has too opened up about using Ozempic
Before she confirmed it herself, it was widely reported that Kelly and her mum Sharon Osbourne had used Ozempic.
Former X Factor judge Sharon has been upfront about her use of the drug on multiple occasions, telling Daily Mail, 'I’m too gaunt and I can’t put any weight on. I want to, because I feel I’m too skinny. I’m under 100lb and I don’t want to be. Be careful what you wish for.
She added, 'I started on Ozempic last December and I’ve been off it for a while now, but my warning is don’t give it to teenagers, it’s just too easy. You can lose so much weight and it’s easy to become addicted to that, which is very dangerous. I couldn’t stop losing weight and now I’ve lost 42lbs and I can’t afford to lose any more.'
Millie Payne is a News and Entertainment Writer for Grazia. She has specialised in showbiz interviews, features, articles and roundups for over three years and loves combining her love for writing, talking and all things popular culture.