On her podcast MeSsy with Christina Applegate, actress Jamie Lynn Sigler admitted she feels “triggered” by the widespread use of the diabetes drug Ozempic for weight loss purposes.
Sigler, 42, who struggled with an eating disorder as a teen, told Applegate the Ozempic trend has derailed the body positivity movement. “It felt like we were on this road to solidifying body positivity, and every shape and size and color, and everyone’s looking the same now,” she said.
While acknowledging some friends have benefited from Ozempic for weight struggles, Sigler said she’s also seen others who were already “beautiful and healthy and perfect, abusing it, and it’s upsetting me.”
Applegate, who has bonded with Sigler over their shared experiences with multiple sclerosis and eating disorders, agreed the drug’s popularity is concerning. “People are, you know, fading away,” the Dead to Me star said.
The actresses discussed how idealized thinness is an outdated and unhealthy standard. Applegate, who gained 45 lbs after her MS diagnosis, avoids mirrors now because her body’s changes make her upset.
However, she clarified, “I don’t need to be thin. I’m not working. I have a closet full of clothes that I can’t wear, and I have no money coming in. I don’t want to spend money on new clothes. I would just like to wear the ones that I already own.”
Both Sigler and Applegate have been open about their past struggles with eating disorders like anorexia. They expressed concern that Ozempic’s popularity is reversing societal acceptance of diverse body types.