Heidi Klum, 53, says she has no interest in Ozempic, credits Tom Kaulitz with body-image shift
LOS ANGELES, July 9. At 53, supermodel Heidi Klum has rejected the weight-loss drugs gaining traction in Hollywood, telling Us Weekly she has no interest in Ozempic or other GLP-1 medications. Klum credited husband Tom Kaulitz with prompting the shift, saying he was the first person in her life to tell her to eat more after years of industry pressure to stay thin. The model said she has put on weight over the years but now believes the change suits her.
Key takeaways
- At 53, Heidi Klum told Us Weekly she has no interest in Ozempic or other GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.
- Klum credited her husband, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, as the first person to tell her to eat more after years of industry pressure to stay thin.
- Klum said she has gained weight since her peak modeling years and believes she looks better bigger, stating people look better with age when not as skinny.
- Klum does not judge those who use weight-loss drugs, Botox, or facelifts, saying such choices could be a great thing for someone who has struggled with weight.
- Klum said confidence and self-worth, not body measurements, are what make a person sexy.
LOS ANGELES, July 9. At 53, supermodel Heidi Klum has rejected the weight-loss drugs gaining traction in Hollywood, telling Us Weekly she has no interest in Ozempic or other GLP-1 medications. Klum credited husband Tom Kaulitz with prompting the shift, saying he was the first person in her life to tell her to eat more after years of industry pressure to stay thin. The model said she has put on weight over the years but now believes the change suits her.
Klum on Ozempic
"I'm not interested at all," Klum told Us Weekly. She said she has gained weight since her peak modeling years and is no longer a size 24 jean, but views that as an improvement. "I think with age, we look better when we're not as skinny," she said.
Her position marks a break from what she described as a consistent message inside the modeling industry. The business has always pushed toward thinner, Klum said, making Kaulitz's advice unlike anything she had heard professionally. The guitarist told her she should eat more and would "look better if you had more meat on your bones." Her reaction: "What? This is not something you're told in the industry, ever, because you're always supposed to be skinnier than you are."
Kaulitz's influence
Reviewing old photographs convinced Klum her husband was correct. "Proportion-wise, I look better bigger," she said. Kaulitz, a German guitarist, secretly married Klum in February 2019. The couple later held a ceremony aboard the super yacht Christina O. off Capri, Italy. Klum currently serves as a judge on "America's Got Talent."
Her view on those who use weight-loss drugs
Klum said she does not criticize those who choose Ozempic. She told Us Weekly that for someone who has struggled with weight for 40 years, the drug may represent "a great thing to try." "That has never been part of my life, so it's hard for me to judge," she added. The same tolerance extended to Botox and facelifts.
She said confidence matters more than physical measurements. "What makes a person sexy is knowing their self-worth and knowing who they are," Klum told Us Weekly. She said worrying about body measurements or cellulite misses the point. "It's about feeling great in your skin and knowing what you can do," she said.