Andy Cohen Reacts to Backlash for ‘Congratulating’ Real Housewives on Ozempic Weight Loss

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Considering his options. Andy Cohen responded to a fan who questioned his “praising” of Bravolebrities who’ve used Ozempic to slim down — and admitted he’s not always sure how to address weight loss.The Bravo exec, 54, read a DM from a viewer during the Wednesday, April 5, episode of his SiriusXM Radio Andy show.

The fan asked him to “stop congratulating” guests on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen for “looking so thin and asking if they’re taking Ozempic.”According to the Superficial author, the message read: “Tonight was the third Watch What Happens Live guest who I’ve heard you praise for losing weight and inquiring about Ozempic.”The Missouri native didn’t deny the accusation, however. “Well, you know what?

This woman — she’s right,” Cohen told listeners. During the Tuesday, April 4, episode of the Bravo talk show, Dolores Catania revealed that she has been taking semaglutide for weight loss for the past is weeks.“I wasn’t going to come to the reunion looking any bigger than anyone else, so I got on the bandwagon,” the Real Housewives of New Jersey star, 52, said, referring to the upcoming season 13 taping. “The reunion is in two weeks.

I do have a trainer.”Cohen, for his part, explained on Wednesday that he was the person who broached the topic of Ozempic with Catania. “I said to [Dolores], ‘You look great,’ and she said, ‘Yeah, I lost weight.’ I go ‘Ozempy?’ She said, ‘Yep, you better believe it!’” the Most Talkative author recalled. “I was happy that she told the truth about it, by the way, because there are so many people who aren’t.”The producer didn’t actually congratulate the reality star, but he did tell her that she looked “thin” at one point.