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Ozempic backlash continues: Sophie Turner slams drug ads in subway after revealing her own struggle

Sophie Turner reshared a photo from Twitter with the caption, 'WTF'

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Sophie Turner took to social media to slam the Ozempic advertisements for weight loss plastered all over the subways in New York City. The 'Game of Thrones' actress reshared a post that showed the advertisements near Times Square subway station on Instagram. Turner had revealed her struggles with an eating disorder in 2019.

The caption on the image from the Twitter user who originally uploaded the post read, "The ozempic ads plastered across the Times Square subway station can f**k all the way off." Turner captioned her photo on Hollywood's preferred weight-loss pill, which was promoted as "a shot weekly to lose weight," with the phrase, "WTF," reports Page Six.

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What is Ozempic?

The drug was first developed for diabetics, but studies revealed it also reduced appetite, helping in losing weight. Ozempic, which was designed specifically for obesity, is a weaker variation of Wegovy. The weight loss drugs, which cost $1,000 a month and are administered as weekly injections, work by simulating a hunger hormone in the body to deceive users into believing they were full.

Elon Musk and Remi Bader, among other famous people, admitted to using the drug to help them lose weight. There are rumors that they were used by several other well-known individuals who recently appeared slim. This comes 11 months after Turner disclosed that she had a live-in therapist at the peak of her eating disorder.

Sophie Turner's eating disorder

Turner, 27, opened up to Elle in May 2022 about her history with an eating disorder, which was so severe that she needed a live-in therapist to "ensure I wasn’t doing anything unhealthy with my eating habits." The actress acknowledged using social media and the strain of being a star of the popular HBO series "completely consumed" her.

In 2019, Turner first admitted to having an eating disorder, saying that her problems started when she was a teenager. She stopped menstruating as a result of them getting so acute, that she eventually contemplated suicide. She admitted that she had stopped accessing Instagram because comments there would make her feel "fat" and "undesirable."

'THAT is ridiculous!'

Internet users were also offended by the Ozempic ads. A user commented on the original Twitter post saying, "Ok, now THAT is ridiculous! And I normally defend it. The only way to combat Type 2 diabetes is to lose weight and you don’t have to be enormous to suffer from it. Thus I’m not one to judge anyone for using the drug that’s meant to help. But this one step too far." A second user commented, "This Ro company is so problematic. They offer telehealth prescriptions for SO MANY drugs that people should be under Dr care to take. It seems like they’re a company that just passes off whatever drug you want without much scrutiny. Don’t understand how they’re legal."

Another Twitter user exclaimed, "This is SO bizarre. Like the brazen profiteering is so disgusting. Women can’t get access to birth control but people can just **checks notes** order weight loss shots that are actually diabetes medication. SO F*****G WEIRD." Someone else commented, "Meanwhile, my diabetic mother-in-law who needs Ozempic to survive can't find Ozempic anywhere because people are getting it so they can look good in a swimsuit this summer."

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