Tracy Morgan.Photo:Mike Coppola/Getty
Mike Coppola/Getty
Tracy Morganis setting the record straight on his experience using Ozempic.
On Wednesday, the comedian and actor, 55, spoke toE! Newsand clarified that he was actually joking when he previouslysaid he gained weightwhile takingOzempic, an FDA-approved prescription medication for people with type 2 diabetes.
It’s one of the brand names for semaglutide — also known asWegovy— which works in the brain to impact satiety, and is the latest Hollywood weight loss trend.
“I take Ozempic every Thursday,” he added. “It cuts my appetite in half.”
“I’ve never heard of anyone gaining 40,” Fallon replied. The30 Rockalum then quipped, “I’m like Magic Johnson. I gained 40 pounds.”
Tracy Morgan on The Tonight Show.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty
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Morgan first first revealed he was using Ozempic during an August 2023episodeofToday with Hoda & Jenna.
When Kotb, 59, toldThe Last O.G.talent that he seemed to have been working on his body and his health, Morgan explained how he’d really been maintaining his physique.
“No, that’s Ozempic," he said at the time. “That’s how this weight got lost… I went and got a prescription and I got Ozempic."
“It cuts my appetite in half. Now I only eat half a bag of Doritos,” he teased.
Morgan is one of the many stars who have spoken publicly about taking Ozempic for weight loss, includingGolnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi,Terry Dubrow,Patti Stanger,Emily Simpson,Sharon Osbourne,Charles Barkley, and more.
source: people.com
