I admired Serena Williams’ body – her weight loss jab admission is saddening
She had lost 31lbs (just over 14kg) using a GLP-1 type of medication (Picture: XNY/Star Max/GC Images) Since retiring from professional tennis in 2022, Serena Williams has certainly had her hands full. From starting a makeup brand to welcoming her second child in 2023, the 23-time Grand Slam champion has kept herself busy with several new ventures. On Thursday, she announced her latest – being the ambassador of an injectable weight-loss drug. Serena, 43, appeared on US breakfast programme The Today Show to share that she had lost 31lbs (just over 14kg) using a GLP-1 type of medication with the help of healthcare company Ro. ‘I thought it was really important just to come out and say it,’ she told the hosts, adding that she aimed to take away the stigma of some perceiving drugs to be a ‘lazy’ method of weight loss. Shortly after, a collaborative ad between the former athlete and the medical brand, which her husband Alexis Ohanian has invested in and serves on the board of, went live on their social media channels. I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of sadness (Picture: Serena Williams) In it, Serena simulates injecting the drug into her stomach, saying in a voiceover ‘after kids, it’s the medicine my body needed,’ before she smiles at a graph showing her declining weight. As much as I know that what other people do with their bodies is completely their choice, I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of sadness upon seeing my forever favourite sportsperson becoming another public figure marketing being smaller as being better.
Since retiring from professional tennis in 2022, Serena Williams has certainly had her hands full.
From starting a makeup brand to welcoming her second child in 2023, the 23-time Grand Slam champion has kept herself busy with several new ventures. On Thursday, she announced her latest – being the ambassador of an injectable weight-loss drug.
Serena, 43, appeared on US breakfast programme The Today Show to share that she had lost 31lbs (just over 14kg) using a GLP-1 type of medication with the help of healthcare company Ro.
‘I thought it was really important just to come out and say it,’ she told the hosts, adding that she aimed to take away the stigma of some perceiving drugs to be a ‘lazy’ method of weight loss.
Shortly after, a collaborative ad between the former athlete and the medical brand, which her husband Alexis Ohanian has invested in and serves on the board of, went live on their social media channels.
I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of sadness (Picture: Serena Williams)In it, Serena simulates injecting the drug into her stomach, saying in a voiceover ‘after kids, it’s the medicine my body needed,’ before she smiles at a graph showing her declining weight.
As much as I know that what other people do with their bodies is completely their choice, I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of sadness upon seeing my forever favourite sportsperson becoming another public figure marketing being smaller as being better.
