Karren Brady, 56, finally addresses Ozempic rumours after dramatic weight loss transformation and a 'lifetime of being called too fat, too thin and everything in between'

Her dramatic weight loss has commanded almost as much attention as The Apprentice - and prompted inevitable questions about weight loss jabs. 

But Baroness Karren Brady insists her physical transformation was achieved the old fashioned way - through a controlled diet and regular exercise - rather than quick fix weekly injections. 

She told The Sun: 'I’m not on Ozempic, but questions about women’s weight come up far more often than they should. I’d much prefer the conversation to be focused around my work.

'Anyone can do anything they want to their own body. I have no problem with it at all. But people think they know something they don’t know, or they just presume.

'And so what if I was? And what if I wasn’t? It would be my choice. I think the way people talk about women’s bodies is certainly an effort to belittle them or make them feel insecure.' 

She added: 'I’ve been called too fat, too thin and everything in between. I’ve had a lifetime of it. All I want is to feel strong, physically and mentally.' 

Karren Brady's dramatic weight loss has commanded almost as much attention as The Apprentice - and prompted inevitable questions about weight loss jabs

Brady, 56, previously admitted to losing as much as five kilograms before every Apprentice launch, 'so I look my normal weight and I don’t look huge next to Alan [Sugar] as he’s so fit and healthy.' 

A regular gym-goer, the mother-of-two insists she's worked hard to incorporate frequent exercise into her hectic lifestyle.

'You have to find the time to go, particularly as you get older,' she said. 'I have a very set routine that I do, but it’s mainly cardiovascular and weights, and I don’t mind the odd swim.

'I go three or four times a week. I never have set days, because I’ve got a full-time job, then I have to go to the House of Lords often to vote, so I fit it in where I can.' 

Away from The Apprentice, Brady is also a devoted grandmother to Leo, 22 months, and George, four months, through her daughter, Sophia Peschisolido.  

'I just love spending time with them,' she said. 'My Leo will be two in March and George is four months. So my daughter’s got her hands full, as you can imagine. But being a grandparent is a deeply rewarding role.

'Grandchildren bring an unfiltered happiness and laughter into your life. You can spoil them, treat them, pamper them. It’s hard work though – you do need a lot of energy, because you forget how kids don’t sit still for two minutes. 

'You need eyes in the back of your head. It’s wonderful, though.'

A regular gym-goer, the mother-of-two insists she's worked hard to incorporate frequent exercise into her hectic lifestyle

Brady previously admitted to losing five kilograms before every Apprentice launch, 'so I look my normal weight and I don’t look huge next to Alan [Sugar] as he’s so fit and healthy'

The businesswoman recently revealed that her recent weight loss was triggered by becoming a grandmother 

The businesswoman recently revealed that her recent weight loss was triggered by becoming a grandmother.

She said: 'I have been on a health kick, I became a grandma, and I wanted to be a fit, healthy grandma, so I started eating healthy and exercising.

'I haven't joined [the Ozempic Club] - bloody hard work. It is okay losing it, it is keeping it off.

'I have lost quite a bit - I don't know, though, as I don't weigh myself. I feel better for it. It is good because everything you put on fits.'