Melissa Gorga claimed all of her co-stars on the Real Housewives of New Jersey are using Ozempic for weight loss except for her.
The reality TV personality, 45, recently revealed she was the ‘only one on the cast that does not take Ozempic.’
During an appearance on Wednesday’s episode of Sherrishe said that she instead chooses to focus on her fitness regime to shed pounds.
‘I work out really, really hard,’ she told talk show host Sherri Shepherd. ‘To each their own for everything, but no, I don’t take it.’
However, the Bravo star — who confirmed she is still feuding with her sister-in-law and co-star Teresa Giudice — said she wasn’t judging her castmates for using Ozempic.
Melissa Gorga claimed all of her co-stars on the Real Housewives of New Jersey are using Ozempic for weight loss except for her. The reality TV personality, 45, recently revealed she was the ‘only one on the cast that does not take Ozempic’
She added that she is ‘happy’ her co-stars are taking the diabetes drug, popularly used among Hollywood elites for weight loss, to ‘feel good’ and ‘look good’
She added that she is ‘happy’ her co-stars are taking the diabetes drug, popularly used among Hollywood elites for weight loss, to ‘feel good’ and ‘look good.’
This comes shortly after Shepherd brought up how Dolores Catania, 53, and Margaret Josephs, 57, made an appearance on her talk show in early May and telling her that ‘most of the cast’ have used the diabetes drug.
On the topic of how most people choose to keep their Ozempic usage a secret, Catania said: ‘I don’t know why, because there’s no shame in it.’
She previously revealed she lost 20 pounds using the Ozempic alternative, Mounjaro.
‘If a doctor gives it to you, if you’re doing things right, you’re becoming healthier by losing weight,’ she shared.
‘It’s a bunch of great things that come along with this,’ she said on the May 2 episode of Sherri.
After admitting she uses Ozempic herself, she said she had finally reached her ‘high school weight.’
‘I’m gonna be honest because it’s right,’ she said after making her confession.
Josephs also chimed in about using Ozempic herself and her positive experience with the medication.
During an appearance on Wednesday’s episode of Sherri, she said that she instead chooses to focus on her fitness regime to shed pounds.
This comes shortly after Shepherd brought up how Dolores Catania, 53, and Margaret Josephs, 57, made an appearance on her talk show in early May and telling her that ‘most of the cast’ have used the diabetes drug
Gorga said she focuses on working out ‘really, really hard’ compared to her co-stars. She said she does not use Ozempic but noted that she wasn’t judging her castmates and others for using the diabetes drug; seen in May 2024 and December 2018
‘After menopause, it’s so hard to lose weight,’ she said. ‘And then you’re shamed for it if you’re heavy.’
She continued: ‘It shuts off that food noise, my blood work is great.’
In comparison, she said before she started taking the diabetes medication she ‘couldn’t do anything.’
‘It doesn’t matter if I was eating right, exercising, so I don’t know why there’s any shame in it if it’s helpful to people.’
The cast of the current 14th season consists of Gorga, Catania, Josephs, Giudice as well as Jennifer Aydin, Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda.
Former housewive Jackie Goldschneider and Jennifer Fessler will be making appearances in ‘friends of’ capacities.
This comes after many of her co-stars candidly opened up about their Ozempic usage
Gorga’s co-star Catania previously revealed she lost 20 pounds using the Ozempic alternative, Mounjaro. Josephs also chimed in about using Ozempic herself and her positive experience with the medication on Sherri; seen in February 2024
Late last year, Fessler revealed she was hospitalized after suffering a scary side effect but hasn’t stopped using Ozempic.
Earlier that year, Goldschneider slammed Ozempic as ‘an eating disorder in a needle’ after previously opening up about her secret battle with anorexia for 18 years.
Also in 2023, RHONJ alum Lauren Manzo, the daughter of Caroline Manzo, revealed she lost 80 pounds using the alternative diabetes drug Mounjaro.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s current and 14th season premiered on May 5.
Episodes air on Bravo every Sunday and are available to stream on Peacock on the following day.
