Lifestyle Health Kelly Osbourne Calls Ozempic 'Amazing,' Says Critics Are 'Secretly Doing It or Pissed They Can't Afford It' The reality TV alum defended the medication even though her mom Sharon Osbourne warned to 'keep this stuff away" from younger people By Cara Lynn Shultz Cara Lynn Shultz Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard, Forbes, and Reader's Digest. People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 16, 2024 10:51AM EST Kelly Osbourne. Photo: AFF-USA/Shutterstock Kelly Osbourne praised Ozempic as "amazing" saying critics "are secretly doing it or pissed off that they can't afford it”Mom Sharon Osbourne has shared her negative experiences with the popular weight-loss drug, saying she's lost too much weight on itKelly defended Ozempic, saying it isn't "as boring as working out" Kelly Osbourne thinks Ozempic is “amazing” — even though her mom Sharon Osbourne publicly disagrees. "The people who hate on it the most are the people who are secretly doing it or pissed off that they can't afford it," Kelly, 39, told E! Online. “Unfortunately, right now it's something that is very expensive but it eventually won't be because it actually works." However, the Osbournes matriarch, 71, recently said that “you have to keep this stuff away from younger people” after sharing that she’d lost too much weight on the popular diabetes drug. Sharon Osbourne. Katja Ogrin/Getty “I didn’t want to go this thin,” The Talk UK host said. “It just happened.” Ozempic is an FDA-approved prescription medication for people with type 2 diabetes. It's one of the brand names for semaglutide — also known as Wegovy — which works in the brain to impact satiety, and is the latest weight loss trend. Kelly Osbourne Says She Wants Plastic Surgery for Christmas: 'I Just Think It's My Time' Kelly, who had gestational diabetes while pregnant with son Sidney, now 14 months, defended the medication, saying, "People hate on it because they want to do it." “There are a million ways to lose weight, why not do it through something that's isn't as boring as working out?" Kelly Osbourne with son Sidney. Kelly Osbourne/Instagram Kelly didn’t say whether she’s taken the drug, but she has perviously shared with fans details of her 85-lb. weight loss due to gastric sleeve surgery. Kelly Osbourne and Slipknot's Sid Wilson Make Red Carpet Debut at 2024 Grammys “I had surgery; I don’t give a f--- what anyone has to say,” Osbourne told hosts Dax Holt and Adam Glyn on their Hollywood Raw podcast, in response to rumors about plastic surgery. “I will never ever ever lie about it ever. It is the best thing I have ever done.” But mom Sharon isn’t holding back from criticizing popular weight-loss methods; She recently told The Guardian that swearing off Ozempic and surgery has allowed her to “finally” be happy with her appearance. Sharon Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne in 2017. Michael Kovac/Getty “I’m through with the weight loss and all that cosmetic stuff,” she told the outlet. “I was injecting myself with Ozempic and I lost three stone [about 42 lbs.] in four months. Too much. I now weigh seven stone [98 lbs.] and can’t put on weight.” “I’m shaping up fine," she said. “I’ve finally become more accepting of my body, my looks.”