Kyle Richards slams ‘frustrating’ Ozempic rumors: It’s ‘offensive to me’
One more time for the people in the back!
Kyle Richards has issued another Ozempic denial, calling rumors that she takes the diabetes-turned-weight-loss drug “frustrating.”
The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star was “surprised” by the speculation, she told Page Six on Wednesday.
“I had never heard of it. I had heard of it when they accused me, but I’d already lost weight by the time I had heard about Ozempic, so it was really frustrating to me,” the Bravo personality, 54, explained. “What I don’t want to get lost in this is that I want to be able to inspire people.”
“I stopped drinking almost seven months ago, I don’t eat bad, sugar, pizza, donuts, carbs … so I’d rather be inspiring than people making up stories about me,” she continued.
The reality star clarified that she slimmed down by working out “for two hours every day.”
Richards explained, “I’ve never tried Ozempic, none of those diet drugs and now hearing that diabetics can’t even get their hands on it, it would be extremely irresponsible to do that so it’s extra offensive to me.”
The actress first clapped back at rumors last month, telling an Instagram hater that she has “never” tried Ozempic.
“This is not from plastic surgery,” she added in the January commnet. “I’m honest about what I do. But if giving plastic surgery the credit makes you feel better then pop off.”
The following week, the “Little House on the Prairie” alum elaborated on her fit figure on Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge’s “Two Ts in a Pod” podcast.
“After gaining weight during the summer … I said, ‘That is it. I’m not having any sugar, any carbs, any alcohol,'” Richards told listeners on Jan. 23.
Except for enjoying “a bit of birthday cake” now and again, the “Halloween” star has stuck to her diet.
Richards dismissed allegations of Ozempic use at the time, noting that she hasn’t used Mounjaro, a similar medication, nor “any of the shots.”
While Khloé Kardashian and other stars have denied losing weight with the drug, Chelsea Handler admitted to trying Ozempic without realizing during a “Call Her Daddy” interview.
“I’m not on it anymore,” the comedian said in January. “I’m an irresponsible drug user, but I’m not gonna take a diabetic drug.”
