Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager have weighed in on Kelly Clarkson’s recent admission on how she shed the pounds using an unspecified drug, and have called out people who feel that they are ‘owed an explanation’ from the singer.
During Monday’s episode of her own talk show, Kelly, 42, revealed how she had slimmed down during a candid conversation with Whoopi Goldberg, who recently confirmed she had used Mounjaro in the past to lose weight.
Today hosts Jenna, 42, and Hoda, 59, decided to comment on the news at the beginning of Tuesday’s show as the latter said: ‘It’s so interesting because Kelly is as transparent as they come and she is, to me, right now.’
‘Because I think it’s one of those things, like when a conversation gets going you’re like, “yeah I did have something like that,” and she gets to lose weight any way she wants to lose weight,’ the mother-of-two continued.
Hoda Kotb praised Kelly Clarkson for being ‘transparent’ with her recent admission about how she has lost weight
Jenna Bush Hager called out people who ‘feel like they are owed explanation’ when it comes to people’s bodies
During Monday’s episode of her own talk show, Kelly confirmed she has used a drug to lose weight but said it is not Ozempic
Jenna agreed and replied: ‘I just think it’s so interesting that people feel like they are owed explanations. She’s like, “everybody thinks this about me,” and I get the transparency of it because it’s a hard journey for a lot of women to talk about their bodies and their weight.’
Hoda then said: ‘I think the interesting thing is, Kelly pointed out, she said in the interview, “I’m 5’3″ and weighed 203 pounds,” and her doctor kept saying, “you need to do something because your blood work,” and all that stuff.
‘And I get being afraid of it. Like, “wait I’m not sure, I want to do it this way,” but there is also a point where she made that choice,’ Hoda added, as Jenna commented: ‘And look how healthy she is.’
Hoda then claimed: ‘Yeah, I don’t think she has ever been happier or healthier and we get to witness it right across the street every day.’
During her interview with 68-year-old Whoopi on May 13, Kelly – who’s been at the center of speculation about her rapid weight loss for months – said that doctors prescribed her with a weight-loss medication after a blood test.
She insisted she didn’t use Ozempic, but did not reveal which drug she used instead.
‘Mine is a different one than people assume, but I ended up having to do that too,’ the A Moment Like This songstress told the EGOT winner. ‘Everybody thinks it’s Ozempic, it’s not – it’s something else.’
She reportedly lost 60 pounds, according to Extra TV, although Kelly has not revealed the exact amount herself.
Kelly made the confession while interviewing Whoopi Goldberg, who has also used weight-loss medication
Kelly reportedly lost 60 pounds, although she has not revealed the exact amount (pictured left in March 2022 and right in February)
The popstar – who shares daughter River Rose, nine, and son Remington Alexander, seven – with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, 47, said on Monday that her physician insisted she took the medication after repeated efforts to get her on it.
‘My doctor chased me for like two years,’ she said. ‘And I was like, “No, I’m afraid of it. I already have thyroid problems, I was afraid.”‘
Kelly said the medication she took was ‘something that aids in helping break down the sugar,’ as her ‘body doesn’t do it right.’
The hitmaker, presumably speaking about how she didn’t notice that she had progressively gained weight, said that she was taken aback when watching herself on camera at one point and seeing her drastic transformation.
She added: ‘Seeing yourself, I didn’t see it… all of a sudden, I was like “Who the f*** is that?”‘
