Claudia Oshry cries as she admits to using Ozempic during her podcast
The IndependentSign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The reason I’m nervous about sharing is because I’m ashamed of myself that I got to a place where I had 70 pounds to lose,” the podcast host confessed. The 29-year-old comedian broke down as she continued: “I could cry I’m so mad at myself.” Oshry explained that she never thought she needed to shed the weight because, according to her, she never thought her body was “that big”. I feel like I handled it as good as I could have and I’m proud of the fact I was able to have a full life.” As Oshry talked with her sister Jackie on the podcast, she condemned some of the negative remarks from celebrities, such as Andy Cohen, who consider the FDA-approved weight loss drug to be “fat-phobic and harmful”. “I think the way influencers, podcasters, Andy Cohen, the way they talk about it is so fat-phobic and so harmful because it’s created this layer of shame,” Oshry noted.