Harvey Fierstein lost 120 pounds after taking it Weight loss medication.
The “Mrs. Doubtfire” star weighed 310 pounds at his heaviest before making the decision to start taking “Zepbound.”
After losing 120 pounds, Fairstein said Page six He “brought 15 back, which is kind of where I stayed.”
Tracy Morgan claims he “got off OZEMPIC” and gained 40 pounds from the weight loss drug
Harvey Fierstein has claimed that the weight loss medication he takes makes him feel like a “normal person” rather than someone on a diet. (Getty Images)
Fierstein was stuck in a cycle of Gain and lose weight For years.
“I was skinny before, and that's the sad part,” the 70-year-old actor said. “I've been skinny, I've been fat, I've been skinny, I've been fat.”
For Fairstein, this time he feels like a “normal person” and not someone on a diet.
Harvey Fierstein lost 120 pounds by taking a weight-loss medication. (Getty Images)
“What's different is what the medication does for you, which is that I don't feel like I'm on a diet,” the playwright explained. “I feel like a normal person. I can go to dinner with friends and not have to eat every piece of bread on the table and then not go get ice cream after I'm done eating dinner.”
“I know what it's like to be as full as a normal person.”
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“Hairspray” actor Harvey Fierstein revealed that he weighed 310 pounds at his heaviest before taking weight-loss medication. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for The New Yorker)
The “Mulan” actor claimed that “people don't understand that obesity is not a choice.”
“It's something that throws your body out of control, and that puts your body in chaos,” Fairstein explained.
“I'm a big believer in it,” he added of the drug.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Fierstein for additional comment.
Harvey Fierstein (photographed in 2012) admitted that he has gained and lost weight over the years. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images)
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Many celebrities have taken the weight-loss drug route since Ozempic — including Oprah Winfrey, Kelly Clarkson And Sharon Osbourne.
However, the drug that was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2017 to treat type 2 diabetes isn't always right for everyone. “30 Rock” star Tracy Morgan revealed that he “ate out” on Ozempic and actually gained weight while taking the medication.
Tracy Morgan has revealed that he will take Ozempic in 2023. (The Love of Rock in New York City/The Love of God We Serve)
“I've learned to eat out of Ozempic,” the comedian said during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in March. “I outplayed Ozempic. I gained 40 pounds. I'm like Magic Johnson. I gained 40 pounds.”
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