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

Real Housewives such as Kyle Richards 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, Richards 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." Scroll down for every Real Housewife who addressed speculation about Ozempic use:

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Braunwyn Windham-Burke

“I’m on Ozempic now,” the RHOC alum exclusively told Us Weekly in June 2024. “I don’t wanna cook, so I can’t eat! It’s been amazing [and] I can fit in my old clothes.”

According to Windham-Burke, she had gained 20 pounds after getting sober.

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Heather Gay

In November 2023, the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star admitted that she’s been “on the Ozempic train” for a while. “I've been on it for a long time, but hadn't really seen much results. And I haven't had massive results, but enough for people to notice, which is great,” she told People, adding that she feels like people have behaved differently toward her since she began losing weight. “You lose five pounds, people are nicer to you. I don't know why. It's just the way the world works and that makes me sad for women. But happy that I'm down five.”

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Erika Jayne

During an August 2023 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Jayne denied using Ozempic to achieve her slim figure. "I did it hormonally," she claimed, arguing that "going through menopause" was the reason for her weight loss after Andy Cohen said she was "looking like a whisper of herself."

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Emily Simpson

Days after clapping back at claims she used Ozempic, the Real Housewives of Orange County star set the record straight on Jeff Lewis' SiriusXM radio show in June 2023 — admitting she used the semaglutide for one month in December.

While visiting her doctor, "I did a full blood panel. My cholesterol was high. I have zero testosterone," Simpson recalled. "I was pre-diabetic, so she actually said, ‘Why don’t you do a semaglutide?’ which is Ozempic, so I did. I did that in December.”

While the drug was "a great kickstart for me … [to lose] five to seven pounds,” she ditched Ozempic because it “made me feel lethargic and it made me just not have a lot of energy."

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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."

In December 2023, Fessler revealed that she was hospitalized for an impacted bowel she believes was caused by taking semaglutide, but she hasn’t stopped taking the medication. “I’m a raging hypochondriac, but when it comes to things having to do with my physical appearance, somehow that goes out the window,” she said on her “Two Jersey Js” podcast, noting that she’s lost 22 pounds since she began taking the drug in 2022. “For instance, I’m not afraid at all of going into surgery for anything cosmetic.”

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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 😘.”