AMY Tapper has been caught up in a furious clash with a fan who accused her of lying about her 7.5 stone weight loss.
Gogglebox star Amy, 26, has been proudly showing off the results of her impressive body overhaul and last month revealed she’s been using fat jabs.
The Gogglebox star has lost an incredible 7.5 stone[/caption]
This week she appeared on Good Morning Britain to open up about her decision to turn to Mounjaro to lose weight.
But one fan has slammed Amy and accused her of not being transparent about how she dropped the pounds.
They wrote on social media: “I feel cheated by this as all those times when she showed her Muscle Food being delivered and exercising on her Instagram page like she was doing this naturally.
“There is no problem with her using the injection but don’t come on TV and say this when people have been giving her moral support thinking she had done this naturally.”
But Amy was quick to respond, firing back: “If you watch the whole interview you’ll hear that I started the injections last June, I haven’t done the diet you are talking about since 2023 so there’s been no lying here.”
However the fan was not convinced and continued to accuse Amy of being untruthful.
They said: “But you didn’t say you were taking the injection. I know it is nobodies’ business if you are and I do think well done on losing it.
“But when you put up those before and after pics the other day someone [commented that you’d been using] injections.
“There were a couple of us who were like ‘no she has been doing it the natural way’ because that’s what we thought but were oblivious that you had been taking it.”
During her appearance on GMB, Amy revealed she plans to use fat jabs long-term.
She said: “I will be on it for life. I mean, obviously, we will look through it and we’ll see as we go along.
“We don’t know what can happen. But the plan is, I’m on the highest dose at the moment.”
Everything you need to know about fat jabs
Weight loss jabs are all the rage as studies and patient stories reveal they help people shed flab at almost unbelievable rates, as well as appearing to reduce the risk of serious diseases.
Wegovy – a modified version of type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic – and Mounjaro are the leading weight loss injections used in the UK.
Wegovy, real name semaglutide, has been used on the NHS for years while Mounjaro (tirzepatide) is a newer and more powerful addition to the market.
Mounjaro accounts for most private prescriptions for weight loss and is set to join Wegovy as an NHS staple this year.
How do they work?
The jabs work by suppressing your appetite, making you eat less so your body burns fat for energy instead and you lose weight.
They do this my mimicking a hormone called GLP-1, which signals to the brain when the stomach is full, so the drugs are officially called GLP-1 receptor agonists.
They slow down digestion and increase insulin production, lowering blood sugar, which is why they were first developed to treat type 2 diabetes in which patients’ sugar levels are too high.
Can I get them?
NHS prescriptions of weight loss drugs, mainly Wegovy and an older version called Saxenda (chemical name liraglutide), are controlled through specialist weight loss clinics.
Typically a patient will have to have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, classifying them as medically obese, and also have a weight-related health condition such as high blood pressure.
GPs generally do not prescribe the drugs for weight loss.
Private prescribers offer the jabs, most commonly Mounjaro, to anyone who is obese (BMI of 30+) or overweight (BMI 25-30) with a weight-related health risk.
Private pharmacies have been rapped for handing them out too easily and video calls or face-to-face appointments are now mandatory to check a patient is being truthful about their size and health.
Are there any risks?
Yes – side effects are common but most are relatively mild.
Around half of people taking the drug experience gut issues, including sickness, bloating, acid reflux, constipation and diarrhoea.
Dr Sarah Jarvis, GP and clinical consultant at patient.info, said: “One of the more uncommon side effects is severe acute pancreatitis, which is extremely painful and happens to one in 500 people.”
Other uncommon side effects include altered taste, kidney problems, allergic reactions, gallbladder problems and hypoglycemia.
Evidence has so far been inconclusive about whether the injections are damaging to patients’ mental health.
Figures obtained by The Sun show that, up to January 2025, 85 patient deaths in the UK were suspected to be linked to the medicines.
