During his Oscars monologue, Jimmy Kimmel makes an Ozempic weight loss joke: ‘Perfect.’
Jimmy Kimmel amused Oscars viewers by joking about the rumoured widespread use of the diabetes drug Ozempic among Hollywood A-listers.
Kimmel, who is hosting the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 12, took the stage to deliver an opening monologue filled with jokes about everything from Nicole Kidman’s AMC ads to Steven Spielberg.
Kimmel then joked about the use of the injectable prescription drug to lose weight during his monologue, telling the audience, “Everybody looks so great. I can’t help but wonder, as I look around this room, ‘Is Ozempic right for me?'”
The joke elicited laughter from the audience, and viewers shared their amusement on social media.
One person tweeted, “Can’t believe Jimmy Kimmel made an open reference to Ozempic in front of all of Hollywood,” while another said, “Not Jimmy Kimmel making fun of the Ozempic craze in Hollywood.”
“Jimmy Kimmel isn’t wasting any time with the Olympic jokes,” another user tweeted.
Kimmel’s decision to make an Olympic joke within the first two minutes of the Academy Awards was “so incredibly perfect,” according to another viewer.
“BINGO TICKET! It took Jimmy Kimmel less than two minutes to make an Olympic quip!” one viewer joked.
The diabetes drug’s popularity as a weight loss method has grown in recent years, owing to reports of widespread use in Hollywood and social media.
Despite the increased use, plastic surgeons and dermatologists have warned of an increase in “Ozempic face,” or premature facial ageing caused by weight loss.
