Jeremy Clarkson Admits Weight Loss Drug Is ‘Eating My Muscles’ After Dramatic Transformation
Jeremy Clarkson has shared new concerns about his health after losing a large amount of weight with the help of a weight loss drug. He said the medication is now affecting his muscles, but he admitted he is not willing to do what doctors suggest to fix the problem.
Clarkson made the comments in a recent column for The Times. While writing about a new Mercedes-AMG CLE Coupé, he first turned his attention to New Year habits and why most people give up on them. He said trying to live clean and healthy is something many people talk about, but few truly follow through on.
In the column, Clarkson spoke openly about using the weight loss injection Mounjaro. He said research showed the drug was damaging his muscle mass and that exercise was needed to stop this from happening.
He wrote: “Science and painstaking research recently determined that Mounjaro is eating my muscles and that to counteract this I absolutely must do weights in the gym.”
However, Clarkson made it clear he does not plan to take that route. He added: “So what am I going to do about that? Come off Mounjaro probably. I really can’t abide being out of breath.”
He also reflected more broadly on human behavior, writing: “The human being is a flawed design. We have the intellectual capacity to work out what is good for us, but most of us can’t be bothered to do anything about it.”
Mounjaro, also known as Tirzepatide, is used to help people lose weight by reducing appetite and making them feel full for longer. The drug slows how fast the stomach empties, which can help people eat less.
Clarkson has said the medication helped him lose around three stone in just six months. He later told The Sun that the results were dramatic. Speaking to the paper’s Sun Club, he called the drug “astonishing.” He said: “The shoes I was wearing last year are falling off me as I’m walking around. I think I might be the first person in the world to lose weight on my feet.”
He also said his weight loss has now stopped. “I’ve plateaued now. I’m still on it, but not losing any more weight – but nor am I putting any on, because it keeps my appetite level down,” he told The Sun.
Clarkson also said he has avoided many of the common side effects linked to the drug. But he admitted there have been small changes noticed by people close to him. He told The Sun: “Constipation? No, I don’t have that. Diminished libido? I’m 65 – it’s hard to know what’s causing that.”
He added that he feels “just a little bit duller and not quite as sharp,” and said his girlfriend Lisa Hogan noticed he had become slightly more grumpy.
Clarkson’s comments have sparked discussion about the risks and rewards of weight loss drugs, especially for older users. While the results can be impressive, his experience shows they may come with trade-offs that are not always talked about openly. What do you think about using weight loss injections and the side effects that may come with them? Share your thoughts in the comments.
