IT’S become one of the most popular ways in the showbiz world to stay slim.
But Katherine Ryan has hit back at claims she’s using weight loss jabs to stay slim, as she admitted even her daughter Violet has accused her of having the injections – which tend to be either Mounjaro or Ozempic.
In a video on TikTok, Katherine said her 14-year-old daughter approached her recently to warn her against the GLP-1 jabs.
“She said to me the other day, ‘Mum, there’s like people on TikTok who are going to hospital and they’re getting very sick because they’re taking Ozempic.
“‘I can actually tell that you’re on Ozempic.'”
When Katherine, 41, insisted that she’s “not on Ozempic”, and asked Violet why she thought she was, the teenager replied: “It’s because obviously you have Ozempic face.
“‘It’s the reason why your skin is like really struggling. It’s like hangy and wrinkly now.
“‘And I want you to stop using Ozempic because it’s obviously hurting you.'”
Katherine then told her daughter once again that she’s not on Ozempic, but has been looking in to different ways to maintain a youthful appearance – such as booking consults and “reading articles about Korean plastic surgery“.
Once again unwilling to accept her mum’s explanation, Violet said that Katherine’s ‘Ozempic usage’ actually ‘shows in your face’.
To which Katherine replied: “I’m like, girl, this is what over 40 looks like.
“Enjoy it while you can.
“We all eventually start to get what now children have been radicalised into calling ‘Ozempic face’.”
“Love her for this,” Katherine wrote in the caption for her video.
And people in the comments section shared similar experiences of their children “humbling” them about their facade.
“Haha no one humbles us more than our teenage daughters!” one wrote.
“I use Korean face creams due to some fun comments from my own daughter.”
“When my daughter was little she asked me if when she was older she’d have cracks on her face like me!” another added.
Dr Mitra Dutt, a GP from Lloyds Pharmacy Online Doctor, says: “Mounjaro works by activating two hormonal receptors (GIP and GLP-1), which enhance insulin production, improve insulin sensitivity and work to decrease food intake.”
Saxenda, which contains the active ingredient liraglutide, is another weight loss jab that’s been available on the NHS since 2020.
While Mounjaro is hailed as the “King Kong” fat jabs, a new weight loss drug dubbed “Godzilla” looks set to displace it.
Containing the active ingredient retatrutide, slimmers trying the drug lost up to 29 per cent of their weight in less than a year.
By comparison, trial results showed semaglutide, known as Ozempic, could lead to 15 per cent weight loss and tirzepatide, aka Mounjaro, to 23 per cent.
Retatrutide acts on three different receptors in the brain, “turbocharging” calorie burning while dulling hunger pangs.
Existing weight-loss jabs only suppress appetite, whereas the new treatment also speeds up metabolism.
The new drug is still undergoing clinical trials so it’s not yet known if it will be made available on the NHS.
“As someone who was bullied throughout secondary school, I promise, nothing has hurt more than my kids being honest,” a third laughed.
“Nothing ever prepared me for the scathing analysis of my life by my children,” someone else sighed.
“I thought I escaped when I moved out from my parents!”
The so-called ‘Ozempic face’ is the colloquial term applied to the appearance of someone who has lost a significant amount of weight in a short period of time.
Some of the facial changes thought to occur due to the weight loss include sagging skin, sunken cheeks and a hollow area around the eyes.
Drinking plenty of water and eating a diet high in protein are some of the suggestions from experts if you are on a GLP-1 and want to avoid getting ‘Ozempic face’.
