{"id":188253,"date":"2025-08-21T17:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/serena-williams-confesses-to-using-zepbound-in-paid-partnership\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T17:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:19:17","slug":"serena-williams-confesses-to-using-zepbound-in-paid-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/serena-williams-confesses-to-using-zepbound-in-paid-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams Confesses to Using Zepbound in Paid Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Serena Williams is admitting to using Zepbound.<\/p>\n<p>Zepbound is a GLP-1 medication. It is the luxury weight loss branding for Mounjaro, which is a diabetes medication.<\/p>\n<p>Serena is one of the best athletes on the planet. <em>Ever<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to confessing to using this medication, she\u2019s explaining <em>why <\/em>she made this controversial choice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Serena Williams on the Today show in 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-533068 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_01-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_01-Cropped.png 1572w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_01-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On August 21, 2025, Serena Williams publicly confessed to using Zepbound for weight loss.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-serena-williams-isn-t-an-ozempic-girlie-but-a-zepbound-girlie\">Serena Williams isn\u2019t an Ozempic girlie, but a Zepbound girlie<\/h2>\n<p>On Thursday, August 21, <em>Vogue <\/em>unveiled Serena Williams\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/serena-williams-glp-1-interview?utm_brand=voguemagazine&amp;utm_campaign=aud_dev&amp;utm_content=instagram-bio-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_social_type=owned&amp;utm_source=instagram&amp;utm_term=voguemagazine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a> about using the GLP-1 medication, Zepbound.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that diet and exercise \u2014 despite her athletic prowess \u2014 did not allow her to drop weight after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/serena-williams-pregnant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">welcoming her second child<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy whole life is being in the gym, working out, running, training, HIIT training, dancing, every single thing you can think of,\u201d Serena described.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNnteAzttLw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cI would always get to a certain point on the scale, but I could never get below that,\u201d Serena lamented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s when I decided that it was time to try something different,\u201d she admitted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd,\u201d Serena continued, she \u201cgot on the GLP-1.\u201d She used an online pharmacy, one that happens to be doing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ro.co\/reel\/DNnxUpiuZVs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paid partnership<\/a> with her.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams in April 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-533072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams in April 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-533072 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Serena Williams attends the 2025 Time100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Cindy Ord\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-did-she-share-this-out-of-a-desire-for-transparency-she-says-that-she-did\">Did she share this out of a desire for transparency? She says that she did<\/h2>\n<p>Many might question why Serena Williams would publicly admit to using a dubious and deeply controversial weight loss medication. <\/p>\n<p>This might cause countless people to give in to the trend, on the grounds that if Serena is using it, they should too.<\/p>\n<p>However, she explained that she felt the need to confess. Why? Because people have observed her weight loss and speculated about it, and she wanted to be transparent. <\/p>\n<p>(And, it seems, to do this paid partnership)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams in March 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-533073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams in March 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-533073 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0821_serenawilliams_03-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Serena Williams attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 02, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Neilson Barnard\/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was putting in the work,\u201d Serena emphasized. <\/p>\n<p>She observed: \u201cI actually think it\u2019s a problem a lot of other women can relate to, that you are in the gym and eating healthy, but just can\u2019t get to the level you want or need to,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, Serena expressed: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel lighter mentally, I feel sexier, I feel more confident.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Serena Williams on Why She Chose to Use GLP-1 Medication\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-UNVIVFfjI8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-is-a-very-complex-topic\">This is a very complex topic<\/h2>\n<p>As you can see, Serena Williams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-UNVIVFfjI8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">also spoke<\/a> on the <em>Today <\/em>Show about her GLP-1 medication use. <\/p>\n<p>And, again, it all seems to tie into her paid promotion of the product and of the online pharmacy where she obtained it.<\/p>\n<p>Folks, for years, these kinds of medications were for diabetes patients. <\/p>\n<p>Though no one questions the ability of these shots to artificially suppress people\u2019s appetites to make it easy for them to starve themselves into being skinny, there are a lot of unknowns.<\/p>\n<p>Even were it not for documented shortages of diabetes medication for people who actually need it, many are hesitant to take this particular jab because of both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/12\/jennifer-fessler-is-still-on-ozempic-after-hospitalization-im-not-afraid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">known risks<\/a> and unknown potential side effects.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/serena-williams-admits-zepbound-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Serena Williams is admitting to using Zepbound. Zepbound is a GLP-1 medication. It is the luxury weight loss branding for Mounjaro, which is a diabetes medication. Serena is one of the best athletes on the planet. Ever. In addition to confessing to using this medication, she\u2019s explaining why she made this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":188255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-188253","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}