Caprice Bourret regrets trying fat jabs after it caused nightmare side effects
Media personality Caprice Bourret tried weight-loss injection Mounjaro for "just under two months" to turn from a size 12 to a size eight, but the drug ended up making her not feel good about herself.
Caprice Bourret regrets taking fat jabs because it caused her to have horrendous side effects.
The 54-year-old media personality had "constant nausea, dizziness and no appetite" after she tried Mounjaro - which is approved to treat type 2 diabetes in adults - for "just under two months" to drop from a size 12 to a size eight.
Even though the drug successfully made Caprice shed the weight - which she piled on after having lots of takeaways and more sugar - Mounjaro ended up making the star not feel good about herself, and later ruled that weight-loss injections are not for her.
Caprice told the new issue of Top Sante magazine: "I'd never used a weight-loss drug before, but I'd relaxed my usual routine and the weight crept on.
"I'd been having more takeaways, more sugar. I went from a size eight to a 12. But for me, it wasn't so much about how I looked, it was about how I felt: sluggish, tired and not my best.
"Being in the public eye comes with pressure, sure, but I'm human, so I tried the jab, Mounjaro, out of curiosity and a desire to get back on track
- but it was a mistake.
"I used it for just under two months, and the side effects were no joke. I had constant nausea, dizziness and no appetite. I didn't feel like me anymore.
"It was effective, sure, as the weight came off, but I didn't like how it made me feel. I couldn't think straight some days. That's when I knew it wasn't the right path for me."
Ultimately, Caprice - who believes the stress of "juggling family, work and travel" caused her to gain weight - says her wellbeing trumps size.
The star - who has 11-year-old sons Jett and Jax with her 59-year-old husband, financier Ty Comfort - added: "Health has to be about balance and feeling good, not just looking a certain way. You can't sacrifice your well-being for a number on the scales.
"And why are people wanting to erase the enjoyment of craving and eating food anyway? Surely that's one of life's pleasures? I love food, and I missed wanting to eat it.
"So, I stopped using the drug. I'd rather feel strong and healthy and do it the natural way by eating well and exercising."
The Ladies of London cast member also thinks weight-loss injections "have set us back decades in terms of body positivity".
Caprice explained: "Let's be real, they were designed for people with serious health issues, such as diabetes, not for women who are already a healthy weight but want to drop a few pounds.
"The psychological and physical implications are worrying, and we all know someone who's used them who absolutely didn't need to. The real concern is: can people stop? Are they becoming dependent? And what's the long-term effect on the body? We just don't know.
"Promoting them as a quick fix or miracle jab to be thin is incredibly damaging. It's pushed us back to that outdated, dangerous mindset from the 90s."
