By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-03-26 17:57:57 | Updated at 2025-04-05 02:50:45
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The View co-host Sunny Hostin has opened up about using the weight-loss drug Mounjaro to help her shed 40 pounds she gained during the Covid pandemic.
In an episode that aired a year ago on The View, the 56-year-old revealed to her co-hosts - Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar and Alyssa Farah Griffin - that she turned to Mounjaro, an injectable medicine for adults with type 2 diabetes, after feeling 'shame' for gaining 40 pounds during Covid.
'All I did was eat... I love to cook, and I found out, I love to eat. And I was horrified about the fact that I would have to come out on air. So I also took Mounjaro,' she said.
After dropping the weight, she revealed in a new interview with DailyMail.com the 'different experience' she's had after stopping the medication that's similar to Ozempic.
'I feel really great,' she revealed at Othello's opening night on Broadway on March 23 where she showed off her slimmer figure in an all-white dress suit.
'I don't know what everyone else's experience with it is, but I never gained any weight back.'
Sunny Hostin, 56, spoke exclusively to DailyMail.com as she walked the red carpet for the opening night of Othello on Broadway on March 23
The View co-host showed off her slimmer figure on the red carpet in an all-white dress suit, which she paired with silver sneakers
Sunny said that she lost 40 pounds from Mounjaro after gaining weight during Covid. Pictured here at the Dance Theater of Harlem Annual Vision Gala in April 2022
She continued: 'So, that was kind of weird. Hopefully, nothing bad will happen to me.'
Studies have shown that many people who stop using Mounjaro or similar GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, experience increased hunger and food cravings due to the medication's effects of shifting hormonal signals.
Studies have also shown that many people regain a significant amount of weight back - some gaining two-thirds of the weight lost - after stopping the weight-loss drug.
Sunny told DailyMail.com that she has no abnormal cravings and her body is functioning the same as it was prior to her starting Mounjaro.
'I was never a big eater, so I just sort of eat to live. I don't live to eat,' she reasoned.
She also said she 'never stopped working out,' which is another healthy habit she lives by to maintain her weight loss.
'Yeah, I'm just living life and feeling pretty good,' she added.
Although she was only on the Tirzepatide medication for four months, she claims she has had 'a very different experience' than most people who stop the drug.
Last year, Sunny made the admission to her co-hosts that she used Mounjaro to lose 40 pounds during an episode of The View
Sunny, pictured at the 2024 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, said that she had a 'different experience' after stopping Mounjaro - something she was on for four months
Sunny told DailyMail.com that using the weight-loss drugs is 'about body positivity' and 'whatever makes you feel good, just do it' (pictured with Alyssa Farah Griffin in June 2024)
When asked if she would would ever go back on Mounjaro, she responded, 'If I needed to, sure. Why not?'
While many stars like Amy Schumer and Kelly Clarkson have admitted to using the weight-loss drug, other stars, such as Jessica Simpson, have denied it, even as fans have questioned their shrinking figures.
Sunny told DailyMail.com that she believes some celebrities are scared of speaking out.
'I think that's unfortunate. Why? I don't know. I think it's kind of, to date, it's a free world,' she said. 'So if that's what you want to do, then just do it.'
She went on to say that using the weight-loss drugs is 'about body positivity' and 'whatever makes you feel good, just do it.'
Sunny's co-host Whoopi Goldberg, 69, has been open about her personal journey also using Mounjaro, which helped her lose the weight of 'almost two people.'
In a December 2024 episode of The View, the Sister Act star defended Ozempic use after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s message against the medication, in which he urged people to practice a healthy lifestyle and 'eat well' instead of relying on weight-loss aids.
She accused the politician of 'setting folks up for shame' with his claims that anyone dealing with obesity-related issues can solve them with physical activity and diet.
Sunny's co-host Whoopi Goldberg, 69, has been open about her personal journey using Mounjaro after she said that her weight was nearly 300 pounds (pictured in October 2022)
Whoopi said that she lost the weight of 'almost two people.' 'Without the Mounjaro, this would not have happened,' she said (pictured in February 2025)
'This isn’t just about food. Sometimes people are born genetically larger,' she said.
'I weighed close to 300 [pounds] less than two years ago. And without the Mounjaro, this would not have happened.'
The TV personality emphasized that GLP-1 drugs aren't guaranteed to work for everyone, but, 'you cannot take it out of peoples’ hands if it can help. Because if we can keep people healthy, if we can get rid of diabetes, if we can get rid of all the things, cardiovascular [disease], what’s wrong with trying to do that?'
Other stars who have admitted to using Ozempic or a similar drug include Kelly Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Elon Musk, Oprah Winfrey, James Corden, Rebel Wilson and Chelsea Handler.
