With awards season in full swing, an alarming trend appears to be sweeping the red carpet – already-slender celebrities appearing to endorse the use of weight-loss jabs.
Last weekend’s SAG Awards saw a number of celebs looking noticeably slimmer than usual as they headed out to celebrate Hollywood’s great and good. This weekend’s Oscars are also likely to be awash with slimline stars.
Oscar-winner Kathy Bates revealed she used the jabs to help with her 100lb weight loss. Oprah Winfrey, Rebel Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg and Sharon Osbourne have also been open about the help they’ve received from weight-loss jabs when it came to shifting the pounds.
And, while not all have spoken favourable about the drug, psychologists have told ED! that they’re worried about the impact that seeing already-slender celebrities shedding even more pounds could have on average members of the public…
Kathy Bates revealed weight-loss jabs had helped her shed pounds (Credit: Cover Images)
Weight-loss jabs branded ‘a major health concern’
Psychologist Ieva Kubiliute, who runs the It’s Me and You Clinic, told ED!: “The widespread use of weight-loss jabs among celebrities has become a major health concern. I see it as a psychological shift with serious implications.
“I see this trend as more than just another weight-loss fad. It represents a dangerous rebranding of extreme thinness, now disguised as medical advancement. Unlike past diet trends, the jabs present weight loss as clinical, even responsible, despite its potential dangers. I believe this distinction makes it more insidious, socially acceptable, and ultimately, more influential.”
She added: “For everyday people, especially younger audiences, the message is clear that thinness is no longer just aspirational. It’s now just a prescription away. This medicalisation of beauty standards can distort how individuals perceive their own bodies. When weight loss is presented as quick and effortless, it invalidates the realities of genetics, metabolism and sustainable health. It fuels the dangerous belief that body size is simply a problem to be solved with the right drug.”
Ieva then concluded: “Even more troubling, I find that the normalisation of the drugs strip away the nuances of self-worth. If celebrities who already fit impossible beauty standards feel the need to shrink even further, what hope is left for the average person?
“My take here is that the psychological toll is immense and manifests as heightened body dissatisfaction, increased disordered eating behaviours, and a culture that sees bodies as projects in need of constant fixing.”
Sharon Osbourne has spoken about her use of weight-loss drugs and losing too many pounds (Credit: Cover Images)
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