Every Real Housewife Who Has Addressed Ozempic Speculation: From Kyle Richards to Dolores Catania

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Every Real Housewife Who Has Addressed Ozempic Speculation: From Kyle Richards to Dolores Catania

Weighing in. Real Housewives such as Kyle Richards, Dolores Catania and more have addressed whether they used diabetes medication Ozempic for weight loss. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star sparked speculation about using the drug after she debuted her slimmed-down figure in January 2023 via a bikini selfie. Richards then opened up about how her decision to cut back on alcohol affected her life. "Truth is I don't miss it at all," she wrote via her Instagram Story in February 2023 while answering DMs from fans. "I feel amazing so don't see the point right now." Richards also broke down her workout regimen, writing, "Love my peloton! I use it about 3 times a week now and I used to do some of the strength training but not anymore. I do love an arms and intervals class when I am short on time." That same month, the Halloween star slammed speculation that she was using Ozempic to shed pounds. (The FDA-approved medication is typically used to help Type 2 diabetes patients with weight management.) "I cannot stand people saying that because people that know me know that I'm up every day at like 5:30 a.m. 6 a.m. at the latest ... I'm in the gym for two hours," she told ExtraTV. "I really put a lot of effort into my diet and exercise and taking care of myself, so when people like to think I took the easy way out, it's frustrating." Richards added: "Sometimes I turn my cheek the other way and ignore it, but I work really hard and it really bothers me, and I would like to be able to be an inspiration to people. So don't think I took the easy way out. Like, follow what I'm doing and you'll see changes." [jwplayer qmX9Tttl-zhNYySv2] Catania, for her part, confirmed during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen that she took semaglutide to assist with weight loss. “I wasn’t going to come to the reunion looking any bigger than anyone else, so I got on the bandwagon,” the Real Housewives of New Jersey star said in April 2023, before noting that she was "just not hungry" as a result. The Bravo star noted that she was “actually [taking] Mounjaro,” which she described as being “another part” of the Ozempic umbrella. “The reunion is in two weeks. I do have a trainer," she clarified, adding that she wanted to "tell the truth" about her experience. At the time, Bravo executive producer Andy Cohen caught backlash after viewers questioned why he was "congratulating" guests on "looking so thin and asking if they are on Ozempic." In response, Cohen admitted that the criticism about his comments was valid. “I’m trying to deliver the goods for my audience watching. I mean, if Dolores shows up looking 15 pounds lighter, I gotta find out how it happened," the Missouri native said on his SiriusXM show, Radio Andy, shortly after Catania appeared on WWHL. Cohen went on to say that he praised Catania for being outspoken about using the controversial weight loss method "because there are so many people who aren't." Scroll down for every Real Housewife who address speculation about Ozempic use:

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Gina Kirschenheiter

In May 2023, the Real Housewives of Orange County star weighed herself to prove she wasn't using Ozempic.

“I’m a size 6. If i wasnt eating i would be a 2. Go kick rocks. I’m weighing myself to silence the noise," Kirschenheiter, who revealed she weighs 155.9 pounds, explained via TikTok. “I am very healthy, very average. Like all of us, I try to take my pictures at good angles [and] I stopped drinking a year and a half ago. I’m not on a weight loss drug and it’s not my fault that you want to try and make something that’s not there, my friend.”

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Crystal Kung Minkoff

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star opened up about considering Ozempic in the past. "It’s not a good place for me, personally for my recovery," Minkoff, who has been outspoken about having an eating disorder, told Page Six in April 2023. "I’ve never judged or looked down on anyone that finds different avenues for [weight loss]. I would be lying if [I said] I haven’t thought about it. And then I have to check myself if that’s right for my recovery, and I’m in a very specific situation.”

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Bethenny Frankel

In April 2023, Frankel called out fellow Bravo stars for using Ozempic for weight loss.

"If someone is struggling with obesity and working with a doctor, that is one thing (and this is all new in this application) but thin rich country club cul de sac Americans, buying this online and at Mexican pharmacies is another thing," the former Real Housewives of New York City star wrote via Instagram.

She added: "I’m hearing stories about it affecting people’s personalities. Mark my words, we’re not going to hear about this s—tshow for months and years to come," she said. "It’s going to be a f—king s—tshow.”

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Dolores Catania

During an appearance on WWHL, Catania broke down her decision to use Mounjaro, saying, “I wasn’t going to come to the reunion looking any bigger than anyone else, so I got on the bandwagon. The reunion is in two weeks. I do have a trainer."

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Jennifer Fessler

In March 2023, the RHONJ newbie responded to a question from Cohen about using Ozempic for a personal "glow up."

"What am I on? Well, I did have a facelift. ... And a nose job!" she shared. "And I did lose a lot of weight. I took peptides, and I don't know if you've heard of medications associated with that that help people lose weight. You said [the word Ozempic], I didn't. But … whatever works, here I am."

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Margaret Josephs

In March 2023, Josephs confessed to using a GLP-1 agonist injection like Ozempic. "I take them as a shot once a week, and that helps you lose weight and improves your metabolism," the fashion designer told Insider.

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Alexia Nepola

The Cuba native set the record straight after fans questioned whether she got injected with Ozempic on screen for Real Housewives of Miami. “It’s for energy, and it has, like, other nutrients,” the reality star told Page Six about getting a B-12 shot in March 2023. “The doctor had given it to Marysol because she felt weak and lethargic, and [it] maybe had to do something with her diet, but the B-12 always adds to anybody’s health.”

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Jackie Goldschneider

"I can talk about Ozempic all day. It gets me so fired up," the attorney, who is still open about battling an eating disorder, said during a February 2023 episode of Page Six's "Virtual Reali-Tea" podcast. "I'm horrified by it. I'm not so much horrified by people wanting to lose weight — that has always been a universal thing — but I'm very, very scared of what will happen if and when people have to go off this drug."

Goldschneider continued: "It's just going to be a massive number of people who gain a huge amount of weight and suddenly don't know what to do with themselves. I'm just afraid of that day. There's going to be a lot of people with eating disorders. You start dropping massive amounts of weight. That's so addicting. That's how I spiraled into anorexia. You get addicted to this new body and to the attention that comes with it."

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Kyle Richards

“I have never tried ozempic and this is not from plastic surgery,” Richards replied to an Instagram comment in January 2023 about her body transformation. “I did have a breast reduction in May. I’m honest about what I do. But if giving plastic surgery the credit makes you feel better then pop off sister 😘.”