Jameela Jamil disses celebrities over Ozempic use
Jameela Jamil has advocated against harmful weightloss approaches before
Jameela Jamil is clear on her priorities for her physical wellbeing.
The actress, 38, shared her two cents on the new trend of “Ozempic heroin chic” in Hollywood— the modern version of “heroin chic” which was a trend from the 1990s.
“The amount of people in my industry just taking it [Ozempic] to go from slim to super skinny, to finally achieve the obedient waif physique to fit the obedient sample sizes…. has been hard to watch,” Jamil wrote in a recent Instagram post.
“Especially for those of us who have fought off eating disorders. Who are they really doing it for?” she went on.
The actress doubled down on the fragile outcome of the harmful weight loss trends, pointing out that she would never do so at the expense of her “brain, heart, bone density or metabolism.”
“I plan on sitting out this cycle. Curves will come back. They always do. Then they will go away again. Then come back. I’m not playing with my brain, my heart, my bone density, or my metabolism for a trend.”
The carousel also featured a strong message as the first picture in her post was from the “height” of her anorexia, showing her unwrapping chocolate.
“Pretending to be happy. Pretending not to be on the verge of fainting,” she wrote along the picture.
The second slide showed her in a bathing suit while the third was a video of her dancing in water while enjoying a slice of pizza.
“May I have the strength through this era of Ozempic heroin chic, in my industry to keep up this good work I did on my brain throughout 2025,” read the text written over the video. “I would rather leave this industry than get dragged back.”
Jameela has previously been candid about her own struggle with her eating disorder and its long impact.
She recalled developing anorexia and body dysmorphia at age 14 as a result when she made an appearance on Let’s Talk off Camera with Kelly Ripa earlier this year.
Jamil said she took “any pill or drink or diet that Oprah recommended,” which ultimately impacted her kidney, liver, digestive system, heart, and bone density.
“That’s why I’m so annoying publicly about eating disorders and diets because there’s so much talk about the dangers of being in a bigger body and there’s no talk almost about the dangers of not eating enough, only eating too much,” she said.