{"id":202383,"date":"2025-10-31T06:59:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T06:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/jonathan-van-ness-addresses-weight-loss-drug-backlash\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T06:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T06:59:38","slug":"jonathan-van-ness-addresses-weight-loss-drug-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/jonathan-van-ness-addresses-weight-loss-drug-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Van Ness Addresses Weight Loss Drug Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Jonathan Van Ness<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0hit back after receiving backlash for dropping 70 pounds using weight loss drug GLP-1.<\/p>\n

Posting via his TikTok<\/a> on Thursday, October 30, the Queer Eye<\/em> star, 38, explained his decision to choose to use the medication amid accusations from fans that he was no longer \u201cbody positive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you mean? I\u2019m all about body neutrality,\u201d Van Ness responded via the TikTok video. \u201cThe way that you look does not define your worth, doesn\u2019t define your lovableness. You are worth love and worth celebration, no matter what your body looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the video, Van Ness also described having a \u201cmedical issue\u201d in 2023 and said he opted to use GLP-1 because he \u201cjust didn\u2019t feel good.\u201d He added that he was also incorporating exercise into his routine, including Pilates.<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Wellness Influencer Janelle Rohner Responds to Weight Loss Drug Backlash<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tHealth and wellness influencer Janelle Rohner has been using a GLP-1 medication to lose weight. \u201cThis isn\u2019t easy to say, but I owe it to you to be honest. Janelle Rohner is microdosing a GLP-1,\u201d Rohner, 37, wrote in a YouTube description for a Wednesday, April 23, video. \u201cI\u2019ve quietly been working on my mental [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cMy body\u2019s never in my whole life [looked like this] \u2014 I\u2019ve always wanted to have an ab,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve never had abs. And I feel really good, so I\u2019m taking my shirt off a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cI was always really cute, and I always felt cute. But I just didn\u2019t feel good, and now I feel good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Van Ness said he felt \u201clike a f***ing minx right now\u201d and added that he wanted to look back fondly at what his body looked like in his 30s when he was an elderly man.<\/p>\n

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In January, Van Ness spoke about using GLP-1, a category of medication that includes Ozempic and is used to treat diabetes and aid in weight loss, to help him deal with a binge eating disorder.<\/p>\n

At the time, Van Ness shared before-and-after photos side by side via his Instagram Story<\/a> to show the progress of his weight loss journey. He shared that he had lost 66 pounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlright, I have a confession to make. Yes, I am on a GLP-1 or a weight-loss medication,\u201d Van Ness wrote via the post. \u201cIf you have been following me for a long time, you\u2019ll know that I gained and lost weight several times very publicly. And this time in my life, I knew that I needed a little bit of extra help.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tJosh Gad is opening up about the weight loss success he\u2019s had with GLP-1 medication \u2014 and sharing some of the conflicted feelings he\u2019s had along the way. \u201cI\u2019m on a GLP-1 \u2026 this is the first time I\u2019ve opened up about this,\u201d the actor, 43, revealed during the Monday, January 27, episode of Dax [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In the post, Van Ness added that he started the GLP-1 injections<\/a> in September 2024, saying he \u201cfelt immediately better\u201d after his binge eating disorder sprialed \u201cout of control.\u201d<\/p>\n

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