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Andy Cohen revealed he lost 20 pounds using a GLP-1 after he was “unhappy with [his] weight,” and he shared why his doctor recommended it. For many years, the Watch What Happens Live host has questioned Bravo stars about their own weight loss.
GLP-1 is a peptide hormone that treats diabetes and can induce weight loss. A few years ago, Andy got heat from fans for asking several Housewives if they lost weight by taking an Ozempic-type drug.
“Given that for 20 years I have been asking people about their body regimens, I do think it would be completely hypocritical not to share that I did this summer lose a good chunk of weight by microdosing a GLP-1 all summer,” shared Andy on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live. “I was, as you know from listening to the show, really unhappy with my weight.”
“My doctor and I talked about this last year,” he continued. “[He] had recommended a GLP-1 a few times to not only address what I was feeling about my weight but treat plaque in my arteries and high blood pressure.”
Andy claimed the medication is “beneficial to a lot of elements of health.”
“And I finally said yes,” he went on. “How hypocritical would I be not to say it? And I did always plan to say it.” The host suggested that he’s received a lot of fan questions about whether or not he’s taking the “revolutionary” drug.
“I will also say I feel privileged to have access to a GLP-1,” he said. “And I think everybody should [have access to it] through insurance.”
Last year, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Dr. Terry Dubrow addressed Housewives’ use of the drug.
“Emily [Simpson] admitted to it for using it for a short period of time. I don’t know if she’s still on it or not, but do I think the majority of Housewives stars have either taken it or are on it? Yes,” said Terry at the time on the Domenick Nati Show. “All of a sudden, all these Housewives are so skinny. How did that happen? Any housewife who was formally heavier and is now very thin is on it, yeah, without question.”