{"id":2042864,"date":"2025-09-23T04:35:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T04:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2042864"},"modified":"2025-09-23T04:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T04:35:48","slug":"chrissy-teigen-shares-heartbreaking-reason-she-turned-to-ozempic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/chrissy-teigen-shares-heartbreaking-reason-she-turned-to-ozempic\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrissy Teigen shares heartbreaking reason she turned to Ozempic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"am_keywordfDrDUrWW97AP\">\n<p><em><strong>Trigger warning: This article discusses pregnancy loss.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chrissy Teigen has made a raw and emotional admission during a conversation with Johann Hari, author of <em>Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs, <\/em>during an episode of her podcast,<em> Self-Conscious.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The model and cookbook author, 39, revealed that she took Ozempic to lose her pregnancy belly after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nowtolove.com.au\/lifestyle\/parenting\/chrissy-teigen-miscarriage-65456\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her pregnancy loss<\/a> in September 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <em>(Credit: Instagram)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Teigen, who shares daughters Luna, 9, Esti, 2, and sons Miles, 7, and Wren, 2, with husband John Legend, lost her son, Jack, at 20 weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy body was completely stuck,\u201d she said. \u201cI really let myself indulge when I was pregnant. So, when I had lost that baby at 20 weeks, I had probably gained an extra 40 pounds that I wasn\u2019t comfortable with.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Seeing her \u201cpregnant belly with no baby in it\u201d caused her to go into a \u201cdeep depression,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1430\" src=\"https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-1-68d21c1c9a040.png?fit=859%2C1024&amp;resize=1200%2C1430\" alt=\"Chrissy Teigen and John legend. \" class=\"wp-image-1304920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-1-68d21c1c9a040.png?w=1288 1288w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-1-68d21c1c9a040.png?w=1718 1718w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-1-68d21c1c9a040.png?w=134 134w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-1-68d21c1c9a040.png?w=41 41w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-1-68d21c1c9a040.png?w=125 125w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-1-68d21c1c9a040.png?w=251 251w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-1-68d21c1c9a040.png?w=644 644w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-1-68d21c1c9a040.png?w=859 859w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-1-68d21c1c9a040.png?w=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <em>(Credit: Instagram)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The episode also saw Teigan discuss the drawbacks of taking Ozempic, an injectable GLP-1 medication which is normally prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes, admitting that she struggled to eat healthfully as she worked out her correct dosage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI realized I had woken up and I wasn\u2019t hungry,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was frustrating for me because I know that logically you need food to have energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1430\" src=\"https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-2-68d21c1bb0b85.png?fit=859%2C1024&amp;resize=1200%2C1430\" alt=\"Chrissy Teigan\" class=\"wp-image-1304919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-2-68d21c1bb0b85.png?w=1288 1288w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-2-68d21c1bb0b85.png?w=1718 1718w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-2-68d21c1bb0b85.png?w=134 134w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-2-68d21c1bb0b85.png?w=41 41w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-2-68d21c1bb0b85.png?w=125 125w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-2-68d21c1bb0b85.png?w=251 251w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-2-68d21c1bb0b85.png?w=644 644w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-2-68d21c1bb0b85.png?w=859 859w, https:\/\/api.photon.aremedia.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/chrissy-teigan-2-68d21c1bb0b85.png?w=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <em>(Credit: Instagram)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Teigan\u2019s admission came just days before she and Legend celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary, with the Grammy award-winning singer talking to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DOyyUJaDiPx\/\">People Magazine<\/a> about the evolution of their relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think being a parent forces you to grow and change your priorities, but also, despite the joy we\u2019ve experienced together, we\u2019ve been through tragedy and challenges together,\u201d he told the publication.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think all of that helps strengthen the bond and the relationship that you have because I know you can get through this together with your partner and I think that\u2019s really the story of our relationship. We\u2019ve grown together and we\u2019ve been through all the ups and downs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you or someone you know is affected by the topics in this article, you can call the Red Nose 24\/7 bereavement support line on 1300 308 307 or visit the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sands.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- .page-layout__footer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"article-related-stories__wrapper ccb-slider ccb-slider-no-border vertical-card slider\" data-spacebetweendesktop=\"80\" data-slidesperviewdesktop=\"2\">\n<\/section>\n<hr\/>\n<section class=\"article-linkby__wrapper\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nowtolove.com.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trigger warning: This article discusses pregnancy loss.\u00a0 Chrissy Teigen has made a raw and emotional admission during a conversation with Johann Hari, author of Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs, during an episode of her podcast, Self-Conscious. 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