Melissa Gorga claims she is the only RHONJ star not using Ozempic (2024)

Melissa Gorga claimed all of her co-stars on the Real Housewives of New Jersey are using Ozempicfor weight loss except for her.

The reality TV personality, 45,recently revealed she was the 'only one on the cast that does not take Ozempic.'

During an appearance on Wednesday's episode of Sherri, she said that she instead chooses to focus on her fitness regime to shed pounds.

'I work out really, really hard,' she told talk show host Sherri Shepherd. 'To each their own for everything, but no, I don't take it.'

However, the Bravo star — who confirmed she is still feuding with her sister-in-lawand co-star Teresa Giudice — said she wasn't judging her castmates for using Ozempic.

She added that she is 'happy' her co-stars are taking the diabetes drug, popularly used among Hollywood elites for weight loss, to 'feel good' and 'look good.'

This comes shortly after Shepherd brought up how Dolores Catania, 53, and Margaret Josephs, 57, made an appearance on her talk show in early May and telling her that 'most of the cast' have used the diabetes drug.

On the topic of how most people choose to keep their Ozempic usage a secret, Catania said: 'I don't know why, because there's no shame in it.'

She previously revealed she lost 20 pounds using the Ozempic alternative, Mounjaro.

'If a doctor gives it to you, if you're doing things right, you're becoming healthier by losing weight,' she shared.

'It's a bunch of great things that come along with this,' she said on the May 2 episode of Sherri.

After admitting she uses Ozempic herself, she said she had finally reached her 'high school weight.'

'I'm gonna be honest because it's right,' she said after making her confession.

Josephs also chimed in about using Ozempic herself and her positive experience with the medication.

'After menopause, it's so hard to lose weight,' she said. 'And then you're shamed for it if you're heavy.'

She continued: 'It shuts off that food noise, my blood work is great.'

In comparison, she said before she started taking the diabetes medication she 'couldn't do anything.'

'It doesn't matter if I was eating right, exercising, so I don't know why there's any shame in it if it's helpful to people.'

The cast of the current 14th season consists of Gorga, Catania, Josephs, Giudice as well as Jennifer Aydin, Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda.

Former housewive Jackie Goldschneider and Jennifer Fessler will be making appearances in 'friends of' capacities.

Late last year, Fessler revealed she was hospitalized after suffering a scary side effect but hasn't stopped using Ozempic.

Earlier that year, Goldschneider slammed Ozempic as 'an eating disorder in a needle' after previously opening up about her secret battle with anorexia for 18 years.

Also in 2023, RHONJ alum Lauren Manzo, the daughter of Caroline Manzo, revealed she lost 80 poundsusing the alternative diabetes drug Mounjaro.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey's current and 14th season premiered on May 5.

Episodes air on Bravo every Sunday and are available to stream on Peaco*ck on the following day.