Whoopi Goldberg is sharing insight into her weight loss journey.
The View cohost recently revealed she used Mounjaro—a type 2 diabetes medication—to slim down after gaining weight in 2021.
“I will tell you, I weighed almost 300 pounds when I made Till,” the 68-year-old said on the March 19 episode of the daytime talk show. “I had taken all those steroids, I was on all this stuff, and one of the things that’s helped me drop the weight is Mounjaro. That’s what I use.”
The Oscar winner realized she needed to shape up after noticing how different she looked.
“I just always felt like me, and then I saw me, and thought, ‘Oh, that’s a lot of me,'” she explained. “My weight has gone and come, and gone and up and down. But it’s never been an issue for me because I don’t listen to what other people say about me, so it has never been a problem. It’s a matter of how we treat ourselves.”
If anything, The Color Purple alum hopes to change the stigma surrounding weight loss drugs. As she put it, “Maybe the key is to stop judging everybody.” “You have to take responsibility for yourself and see what’s going on with your body,” she continued. “You hit a certain age and everything falls to the ground. You just pick it up, put it over the back and keep it moving.” Whoopi’s story resonated with View cohost Sunny Hostin, who revealed she also turned to weight loss medication after gaining 40 pounds during the coronavirus lockdown. “I love to cook, and I found out I love to eat, and I was horrified by the fact I would have to come out on air, so I also took Mounjaro,” she shared. “I got all these nasty [messages], ‘You’re too skinny. Why did you do this? You’re taking a drug away from diabetics.’ There is shame when you gain weight and I had never experienced that kind of shame before.” Sunny noted that since using the drug, she’s not only slimmed down but her health has improved. “My cholesterol is 140 now,” she said. “I feel better, I think I look better, and that’s what this is about for people.” The talk show hosts aren’t the only stars to candidly discuss how they shed a few pounds. Keep reading to see what other celebs have shared about their weight loss journeys. Kelly Clarkson Yep, the talk show host is standing a little taller these days. Informed by doctors she was pre-diabetic, “I dropped weight because I’ve been listening to my doctor—a couple years I didn’t,” the singer explained to People. “And 90 percent of the time I’m really good at it because a protein diet is good for me anyway.” She is a Texas girlie after all, “so I like meat—sorry, vegetarians in the world!” The mom to River and Remington is also enjoying exploring her new life in NYC. “Walking in the city is quite the workout,” she added. “And I’m really into infrared saunas right now. And I just got a cold plunge because everybody wore me down.” You get some health advice! And you get some health advice! Because now that the media legend is feeling better than ever, she’s dishing out her best tips. “It’s not one thing,” she stressed to Entertainment Tonight of her treadmill workouts, hikes, water consumption and nutritious eats, “it’s everything.” While Winfrey hasn’t named the weight loss medication she’s using, she told People in December, “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,” she explained of adding that particular tool to her arsenal. “I’m absolutely done with the shaming from other people and particularly myself.” Tarek El Moussa Living proof that you can, in fact, flip your life, the HGTV personality detailed his two-year fitness journey in a July 2023 Instagram post. “Sometimes you think you’re doing the right thing but what you actually need is redirection in order to see growth,” he wrote. While his previous regimen included the occasional hot yoga class with wife Heather Rae El Moussa, the reality star noted that he wasn’t following a particular routine, tracking his protein intake or receiving any sort of guidance. Enter: nutritionist Sean Torbati. Now, “I’m eating the right food & Hot yoga 1-2 times a week which is so good for my mental & physical state,” the dad of three explained. “It all comes down to motivation and perseverance.” For him, “Once I realized how BADLY I wanted to feel good and be healthy—for myself, my wife, my kids, and my longevity—was the second I put my head down and got to work!!”
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