Kate Winslet says Ozempic ‘sounds terrible’ as she opens up about her eating disorder battle and reveals she doesn’t ‘let people talk about weight’: ‘Let’s eat some more things!’

Kate Winslet has criticized the use of diet drug Ozempic, saying it ‘sounds terrible’ as she reflected on her own weight loss battle.

The 48-year-old actress admitted she didn’t really know what the jab was and advised people to ‘eat a few more things’.

Ozempic was first developed to treat type 2 diabetes, but has surged in popularity recently after being used off-label to treat obesity in both the US and the UK.

It has become especially popular among the rich and famous and is reportedly used by a slew of A-listers such as Sharon Osborne, Oprah Winfrey and Elon Musk.

But Kate was shocked to hear about the drug, especially after facing huge public criticism about her body in the early days of her career.

The actress, 48, admitted she didn’t really know what the jab was and advised people should ‘eat some more stuff’ (pictured last month)

Speak with The New York Times Magazine, she said, “I don’t actually know what Ozempic is. All I know is that it’s a pill that people take or something like that. But what is it?’

The publication explained that the drug was injected to dampen people’s appetites so they could lose weight.

A shocked Kate replied: ‘Oh, my God. This sounds terrible. Let’s eat something!’ before it was noticed that she was making a show of putting it in her pastry.

She also opened up about the harsh criticism she received for her weight and admitted that she previously struggled with an eating disorder.

Kate added that as a result, she now stops people talking about weight and calls them out when they do.

She said: ‘I never told anyone about it. Because guess what: people in the world around you are saying, “Hey, you look great! You lost weight!”

‘So even the compliment that you look good has to do with weight. And that’s something I don’t let people talk about. If they do, I’ll pull them up right away.”

Last month, Kate said she was happy to see young stars standing up to fat-shaming and having a voice in the industry.

Kate was shocked to hear about the drug, especially after facing huge public criticism about her body in the early days of her career (pictured in 1997’s Titanic)

She also spoke about the harsh criticism she received about her weight, admitting that she previously struggled with an eating disorder and as a result now stops people talking about her weight (pictured in 2015)

During a performance op The Today ShowHost Hoda Kotb called Kate a “champion for women,” but added, “But you didn’t run your career that way all the time because you looked like a lot of young actresses.”

Kate replied: ‘It’s really interesting how much has changed. And I think about the moments where I had to say, “Look, I’m going to be me. And I’m curvy. And this is who I am.”

On fat-shaming in the industry, she said: “That has changed. And it has changed because young women are now born with a voice.

‘They have a voice, they learn to hold it, they stand up for themselves. They know they matter. They count for something. They are great together.

“I think it’s an exciting time for younger actresses to be coming into an industry like this, which is huge. But to feel held, supported and cherished, it has changed so much. It’s fantastic.’

It comes after Kate revealed in an interview with Sunday Times that she faced harsh criticism at the start of her career.

The actress recalled being told while in college that she would be cast in the role of a “fat girl.”

“It can be extremely negative,” she told the outlet. ‘People are subjected to scrutiny that is more than a young, vulnerable person can handle.’

Last month, Kate said she was happy to see young stars standing up against fat-shaming and having a voice in the industry during an appearance on The Today Show

Kate previously spoke openly about the body criticism she experienced around the time she starred in Titanic at the age of 21, calling it ‘borderline abuse’

Kate, who shot to fame after playing Rose in 1997’s Titanic, says the tides are now changing.

She noted, “But things are really changing in the film industry. When I was younger, my agent would get calls asking, “How’s her weight?” I’m not joking. It is therefore heart-warming that this is starting to change.’

In 2021, Kate spoke openly about the body criticism she experienced around the time she starred in Titanic, when she was just 21.

Kate has slammed the ‘borderline abuse’ body shaming she has suffered from obsessive fans of the blockbuster Titanic.

The star became a household name after starring as the lovelorn Rose DeWitt Bukater in 1997 alongside Leonardo DiCaprio as impoverished artist Jack Dawson in James Cameron’s portrayal of the early 20th century disaster.

Kate has since had to deal with cruel trolls who claimed her weight was the reason Leo’s character couldn’t get on the floating door with Rose to ensure they both survive the catastrophe.

Jack was instead forced to grimly accept his inevitable death under icy waters, while his loved one remained safely afloat.

During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Kate said of the pivotal scene: ‘Apparently I was too fat. Why were they so mean to me? They were so mean. I wasn’t even fucking fat.’

Kate also reflected on how she would have liked to handle the mean comments at the time.

She added: “I would have responded, I would have said, ‘Don’t you dare treat me like that. I’m a young woman, my body is changing, I’m figuring it out, I’m very insecure, I’m terrified, don’t make it any more difficult than it already is.

She continued, “That’s bullying, you know, and actually borderline offensive, I would say.”