I lost two stone thanks to weight loss jab – celebs that take it for vanity need help, says I’m A Celeb’s Shaun Ryder
AFTER just four nights in the I’m A Celebrity…South Africa camp, first evictee Shaun Ryder never got the chance to lose weight on the show’s famous rice and beans diet.
But today the Happy Mondays hellraiser has revealed he is now two stone lighter - thanks to controversial drug Ozempic.
The years haven’t been too kind on Shaun since his first stint in 2020’s camp, when he came runner-up to Stacey Solomon - something he is all too aware of.
In an exclusive chat, Shaun said: “Being 60 with hip problems, thyroid problems, f**king testosterone problems and everything else.
“People have noticed I don't have any f**king eyebrows and eyelashes, from my alopecia.
“Basically, you know, the jungle slapped me right across the face and said calm down mate.
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“My thyroid is underactive, so it doesn't matter if you just eat lettuce you’ll still be f**king fat but since I did the jungle I’ve lost a load of weight.
“I think I was 16 Stone and now I'm down to 14 because of them jabs you stick in your belly, that they say the Kardashians are on? Ozempic. I've been on them and I’ve lost two stone.”
The use of appetite-suppressing jabs like Ozempic has swept through Hollywood, with a number of stars including Kim and Khloe Kardashian alleged to have used them for extreme weight loss.
The drug, however, is legitimately prescribed for use by patients struggling with obesity due to diabetes and thyroid conditions - like Shaun.
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Makers say Ozempic is for the treatment of adults with insufficiently controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus as an adjunct to diet and exercise and use of the drug as a weight-management medication would be considered ‘off-label’.
Shaun is one of the first celebrities worldwide to speak openly about taking Ozempic, alongside Jeremy Clarkson, Elon Musk and US comedian Chelsea Handler.
The advancement has been a godsend, enabling Shaun to get back to his much-loved cycling, which he has credited in the past for helping him stay clean from drug use.
So he takes a dim view on skinny celebrities taking it to get even thinner.
Shaun went on: “Ultimately it’s up to them but there’s probably a lot of body issues going on there. I think most of the Kardashians need professional help.
“For me it’s great; I actually get a bit of energy from it so now we're back to cycling.”
It means Shaun is a different man to that which viewers will have seen in ITV’s latest version of I’m A Celebrity, which united an all star cast of favourites in Kruger National Park for a series that was pre recorded last September.
On Friday, he became the first celebrity out in a Survival Trial after a week dogged by health issues.
He commented: “I was in the wars really so it was for the best I left.
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“I was 12 years older with a lot of f**king s*** going on.”
I’m a Celebrity…South Africa continues tomorrow night at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.