Goldberg starred in the 2022 filmTill, about the murder of Emmett Till.
(Mounjaro is a prescription weight loss medication similar to Ozempic.)
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Goldberg later said she hadnt previously noticed her weight gain.
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Hostin then said that she herself had dropped 40 pounds after being prescribed Mounjaro.
During Covid I gained 40 pounds, the co-host said.
All I did was eat.
I love to cook and I found out I love to eat.
And I was horrified by the fact that I would have to come out on air.
So I took Mounjaro.
Hostin said the public reaction to her weight loss was surprisingly unpleasant.
So there is shame when youve gained weight and I had never experienced that kind of shame before.
How is it a disease when you were just eating everything?
Hostin explained, I didnt have the disease, I wasnt clinically obese.
I was, Goldberg said.
