Andy Cohen called out for praising Bravo stars Ozempic weight loss

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Ozempic and the related drugs are everywhere and seem to be firmly at the forefront of the pop culture and general public consciousness. I’ve even been getting unsolicited emails about it from healthcare providers. So far it’s mostly reality star and influencer types that have copped to using it, including the Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Dolores Catania. She appeared on Watch What Happens Live recently and host Andy Cohen asked about her weight loss. Turns out it was due to Ozempic and a viewer later called him out for praising her and other Bravo stars.

Andy Cohen’s comments about Ozempic are leaving a bad taste in the audience’s mouth.

The reality king, 54, was forced to respond to fans who accused him of “praising” celebrities who lost weight with the diabetes drug, which has been increasingly popular in recent months.

Cohen addressed the issue on his Sirius XM show “Radio Andy,” sharing a DM from one viewer who wondered why Ozempic has become a hot topic.

“Tonight was the third ‘Watch What Happens Live’ guest who I’ve heard you praise for losing weight and inquiring about Ozempic,” they wrote, calling out the host’s most recent interview with “Real Housewives of New Jersey” castmate Dolores Catania.

During last Thursday’s “WWHL,” Catania admitted to jumping on the Ozempic “bandwagon” after Cohen asked about her new look. “I wasn’t going to come to the [‘RHONJ’] reunion looking any bigger than anyone else,” she reasoned.

The Bravo ringleader actually ended up agreeing with his critic, telling listeners, “Well, you know what? This woman… she’s right.” He later acknowledged how weight loss talk can be a “slippery slope.”

Cohen did offer a minor defense, claiming he never complimented Catania’s weight loss, but merely noticed that she was “thin.”

“I’m trying to deliver the goods for my audience watching,” he explained. “I mean, if Dolores shows up looking 15 pounds lighter, I gotta find out how it happened.”

[From Huff Post]

I mean, first of all, it’s Andy Cohen. Does anyone who actually watches his offerings expect him to have a sensitive view of weight and appearance (or anything, really) and expect him to do/be better? No. Andy deserves to be called out for a lot, but I don’t think this even ranks top 10, honestly. Maybe he ended up agreeing with his critic to keep the peace, but I actually think they’re both right. He maybe didn’t need to lavish such praise, but I don’t think he was wrong to ask about it. And one benefit of Andy asking is in this case it got us to the truth — Dolores admitted she used the drug to lose weight and didn’t instead claim it was diet and exercise. So Andy delivered the goods for his audience, like he said. And he’s right that it is a slippery slope when acknowledging weight loss because I think the vast majority of people actually do want their weight loss noticed and commented upon. Especially when those people are reality stars! Talking about their weight and appearance and techniques for maintaining are truly their bread and butter. How did I end up agreeing with and defending Andy Cohen here? But I really don’t think his actions are any more harmful than the many people who are taking diabetes drugs to lose an unnecessary 15 pounds and then lying about it.

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