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Chrissy Metz Says GLP-1 Treatment Quieted “Food Noise”

8/17/2026

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Chrissy Metz announced she is using a GLP-1 medication for weight loss and has partnered with Ro.
She said on The Tamsen Show podcast that she faces body criticism from haters.
Metz explained that her father’s death from obesity complications motivated her to take the GLP-1 drug, which quieted the “food noise” in her mind.
She described continuing her career, including starring in “& Juliet,” as an act of rebellion.

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Chrissy Metz announced she is using a GLP-1 medication for weight loss and has partnered with Ro.
She said on The Tamsen Show podcast that she faces body criticism from haters.
Metz explained that her father’s death from obesity complications motivated her to take the GLP-1 drug, which quieted the “food noise” in her mind.
She described continuing her career, including starring in “& Juliet,” as an act of rebellion.