RHONY’s Jessel Taank 'Hates Ozempic,' Says She 'Would Never Put Needles in Myself'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jessel Taank.Photo:Bryan Bedder/Getty

Bryan Bedder/Getty

Jessel Taankis shutting down claims she’s gotten work done on her body.

On Oct. 26, theReal Housewives of New York City, 45, attended Hayu FanFest in London and debunked the rumors she’s heard about herself, stressing that she’d never takeOzempic, an FDA-approved prescription medication for people with type 2 diabetes.

It’s one of the brand names for semaglutide — also known asWegovy— which works in the brain to impact satiety. Over the past year it has become very popular for weight loss in and out of Hollywood.

“I think it’s just the natural reaction to people who make positive change, physically or otherwise,” she continued.

Taank — Bravo’s first South Asian Housewife — admitted that it can be difficult in the spotlight and under so much scrutiny online.

“Obviously social media and that sort of wave of overwhelming feedback, it can be quite harsh at times,” the fashion publicist said. “I learned to block it out and I actually think these people are really funny because some of the stuff they say is so insane.”

Jessel Taank.Clifton Prescod/Bravo via Getty

Clifton Prescod/Bravo via Getty

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Taank isn’t the first Housewives star to discuss not being a fan of Ozempic.

Real Housewives of New JerseystarJackie Goldschneiderpreviously said she’s “horrified” how many people are taking the drug just “so that they can be thin and glamorous.” She also wrote on social media that Ozempic was “an eating disorder in a needle.”

Additionally,Real Housewives of Beverly HillsstarKyle Richardscontinuously denied hopping on theOzempicbandwagon while facing never-ending accusations about her slimmed-down appearance.

“I’m not on any weight loss drug,” she said. “If you know me, you know I have terrible anxiety so that would scare me to death. I have never, ever ever taken it.”

source: people.com