Amy Schumer surprised fans on November 30 when she posted new photos to Instagram revealing a noticeably slimmer figure — and the apparent absence of her wedding ring.
Two days later, on December 2, the comedian shared a follow-up video offering more context behind her transformation.
“I never wear jewelry. I didn’t get Botox or filler. I didn’t lose 30 pounds, I lost 50,” she wrote over the clip. “Not to look hot, which does feel fun and temporary. I did it to survive.”
Schumer went on to reference her Cushing syndrome diagnosis, explaining, “I have a disease that makes your face extremely puffy that can kill you. But the internet caught it, and that disease has cleared.”
She elaborated further during a January 22 appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast, telling host Alex Cooper that online criticism over her suddenly swollen face initially seemed like just more trolling. “A year ago, the internet really came for me,” she said. “I was like, ‘Okay, everybody, like, relax.’ ”
But when physicians began commenting with possible diagnoses based solely on her appearance, she realized something was truly wrong. “Doctors were chiming in in the comments and they were, like, ‘No, no … something’s really up. Your face looks so crazy.’ ”
In her December 2 post, Schumer also addressed ongoing conversations about her appearance. “Sorry for whatever feeling it’s giving you that I lost that weight. I’ve had plastic surgery over the years and use Mounjaro.”
She additionally shut down speculation about her marriage, writing, “Whatever ends up happening with Chris has nothing to do with weight loss or autism,” referring to her husband Chris Fischer’s autism diagnosis. “Fingers crossed we can make it through. He’s the best.”
In a January appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Schumer revealed she had tried Ozempic three years earlier and lost 30 pounds, but the medication left her “bedridden” due to a genetic predisposition to severe nausea.
“I was vomiting — and then you have no energy,” she said. “Other people take it, and they’re all good. God bless them. I couldn’t lift my head off the pillow, so what’s the point?”
