Jackie ‘O’ Henderson shuts down rumour she’s used Ozempic to lose weight

The popular radio host has shut down speculation she’s used an in-demand diabetes drug to aid her recent weight loss.

Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has shut down rumours she’s using an in-demand diabetes drug to lose weight.

The radio host and WW (also known as Weight Watchers) ambassador has lost 18kg over the last five months, prompting speculation she’s taking Ozempic – an injectable semaglutide that helps to increase insulin production while inhibiting the user’s appetite.

The drug is being sought by everyone from celebrities to social media influencers, leading to lack of supply for those who actually need it.

Henderson’s co-host Kyle Sandilands mentioned this morning he’d been asked by several guests at his wedding on Saturday whether the she was one of the people prescribed the drug to aid her weight loss.

To which the 48-year-old responded: “That diabetic medication people talk about taking, I don’t take that.”

Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has shut down speculation she’s using an in-demand diabetes drug to lose weight. Picture: Matrix Pictures

“Honestly, you can do it, guys,” the mum-of-one added.

“But I will say, I reckon [cutting out] alcohol and [frequent] exercise was a big thing. I’ve never done [that] before so that was kind of the kicker for me.”

Sandilands and Henderson, pictured at his wedding on Saturday. Picture: Instagram

The 48-year-old shared that she didn’t drink alcohol at the festivities. Picture: Instagram

Sandilands noted that Henderson isn’t “big on needles” – so probably wouldn’t be comfortable taking a drug that required injecting herself.

He went on to credit her transformation with “putting the wine bottle away” – Henderson didn’t even drink at his wedding – and ditching “the biscuits and cheese”.

In an April chat on their KIIS FM show, Henderson shared she’d been sticking to smoothies, high protein and vegetables to get in shape, and avoiding carbs.

She also added she’d been curbing sugar cravings by snacking on cooked steak.

“I cook steak and slice it, and then I’ll just have a little sliver of steak if I’m hungry,” she said.

Sandilands, in typical Sandilands fashion, was horrified by the admission, telling her: “A dog would eat more … You are starving yourself like you’re on that Survivor television show! No wonder you’ve lost all that weight.”

But Henderson denied depriving herself, explaining that she still indulges.

‘I just got really lazy,’ she told Woman’s Day earlier this year. Picture: Instagram

Henderson admitted she ‘wasn’t looking after’ herself. Picture: Instagram

She was motivated to make a change, she told Woman’s Day earlier this year, because she “wasn’t looking after” herself.

“You get really tired and you have no energy. So the last thing you want to do is cook or exercise, but it’s a vicious cycle,” she said.

“I was eating a lot of food that I could get in a hurry. You know, pizza and sandwiches and just takeaway, I wasn’t cooking myself. And I think it’s always best when you know what you’re putting into your body.

“I just got really lazy … I was taking the easy option. I’d stop into a service station, I’d pick up a sausage roll, or grab one of those microwave meals.”