It was only three years ago that James Corden signed a multi million pound deal to be the face of Weight Watchers, praising them for helping him shed two stone.
But after parting ways with the company last year, the Gavin and Stacey star has turned to the latest celebrity staple in an effort to trim his waistline: Ozempic.
The actor, who first found fame on slimming club comedy Fat Friends, has not had the same success with the hugely popular jab and has stopped taking it claiming it didn’t work for him.
Instead, he said he ‘really resonates’ with those who argue that battling with mental health troubles can lead to food addiction, revealing he binge eats giant chocolate bars in his car.
The 46-year-old said: ‘I tried Ozempic, and it won’t be surprising to you when you look at me now, that it didn’t really work.’
James Corden has admitted to using Ozempic in a bid to lose weight, but was unimpressed with the results
The actor has not had the same success with the hugely popular jab and has stopped taking it claiming it didn’t work for him
‘I tried it for a bit and then what I realized was I was like, “Oh no, nothing about my eating has anything to do with being hungry.”
‘All it does is make you feel not hungry. But I am very rarely eating [just because I’m hungry].’
Ozempic is a diabetes medicine, which costs around £200 a month, that has become a Hollywood favourite among those attempting to slim down, and works by suppressing the appetite.
But James thinks his tendency to binge eat is more deep-rooted and said that he ‘really resonates’ with friends like TV presenter Richard Osman, who have recently spoken about how his own food addiction was triggered by childhood trauma and mental health struggles.
The former chat show host said: ‘You are looking at someone who’s eaten a king size, and when I say king size Dairy Milk – one you give someone for Christmas – in a carwash.’
‘None of that was like, oh, I’m so hungry. It is not that, it’s something else.’
James, who made the comments on his Sirius XM show, acknowledged how his food issues are tough to beat given he is a person ‘with an addictive personality’.
The former chat show host, who has boasted about heavy partying during his early years of fame, also revealed that he is poised to quit drinking alcohol too for health benefits after reviewing his boozing habits.
Instead, he said he ‘really resonates’ with those who argue that battling with mental health troubles can lead to food addiction, revealing he binge eats giant chocolate bars in his car
