Chrissy Teigen is hoping that her honesty about using weight-loss drugs will inspire people to feel more confident in themselves, including the kids she shares with John Legend.
While speaking to People on Saturday (Oct. 11), the model opened up about why she chose to reveal this year that she used Ozempic to help her on her weight-loss journey post-miscarriage. Teigen has previously shared how traumatic it was to experience pregnancy loss in 2020, and this past September, she shared on the Self-Conscious podcast that she’d tried GLP-1 medication after struggling to feel at home in her body after the tragedy.
“Since the beginning of social media, I’ve always wanted people to know that things weren’t as fluffy and beautiful as they may seem,” she told the publication of why she chose to share the information on the podcast. “I knew it would really resonate and make a lot of people feel a lot better about their families, themselves, their own bodies.”
Teigen shares 9-year-old Luna, 7-year-old Miles, 2-year-old Esti and 1-year-old Wren with Legend. Five years ago, she and the EGOT winner had been preparing to welcome a son they’d named Jack into their family, but that October, the couple shared the news that Teigen had suffered a miscarriage.
On Self-Conscious, the cookbook author divulged that she later started taking Ozempic — an insulin-boosting medication that many people have started using for its weight-loss properties — because she’d fallen into a “deep depression of seeing this pregnant belly with no baby in it.”
While speaking to People, Teigen emphasized that she hopes her honesty will make her kids feel safer when it comes to their own health choices in the future. “I would want my daughter — or son, if Miles wants to venture into hair plug territory or something — I would want them to know that it’s not about pretending to be perfect, it’s about being open and honest about what it feels to make you feel better,” she said.
Teigen is just the latest A-lister to be transparent with fans about using Ozempic. Both Lizzo and Fat Joe have been open about their experiences with the drug while on their own health journeys, while Kelly Clarkson has said that she used a similar weight-loss medication while trying to shed some pounds.
But as Teigen pointed out, losing weight will never fix self-confidence issues. “It’s not about striving for perfection, because it doesn’t make anybody else feel emotionally happy at the end of the day,” she added. “It’ll never truly fulfill you. But people are going to make their own decisions about their bodies and what will make them feel healthy and safe and proud of themselves, and everybody has a right to do those things.”
