Love Island Star Faces Ozempic Controversy Over Past

Love Island USA star Melanie Moreno is being accused of using the drug Ozempic after fans discovered she used to be a plus-size model.

The 24-year-old beauty is currently on season eight of the series, and flaunting a slim figure with a toned tummy. 

A TikTok video of her looking noticeably heavier while strutting in a Pretty Little Thing fashion show in 2022 has gone viral. 

One of Moreno's family members came to her defense, writing on an X thread this week, according to The Tab: 'Melanie is my little cousin and I can tell you it is her!! And no Ozempic.

'She worked hard to get her current body!!! She wasn’t insecure when she was plus-size, and she’s not insecure now. 

'People are allowed to change, grow, and become healthier without having to justify it. Her confidence didn’t come from her size, it came from knowing her worth.'

In addition to her cousin, the reality star’s sister Steph Moreno joined the discourse, commenting under a social media post.

She wrote, according to blogger Stephanie Tleiji: 'Mel’s sister here. Melanie has always had very high self-esteem, even when she was plus-size.'