Melissa McCarthy doesn’t thoughts being requested about utilizing Ozempic — particularly when it’s by Barbra Streisand.
McCarthy, 53, took to Instagram on Tuesday, April 30, to publish a video of her studying a duplicate of Barbra: Celebrating an Icon.
“The takeaway, Barbra Streisand is aware of I exist. She reached out to me and she or he thought I seemed good!” McCarthy mentioned within the clip. “I win the day.”
The actress added a lighthearted caption to the social media add, writing, “@barbrastreisand fan membership members solely!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️.”
Kevin Mazur/Getty Photos for BSB Melissa McCarthy’s relationship with Barbra Streisand started years earlier than the singer made headlines for asking whether or not she took Ozempic. Streisand raised eyebrows in April 2024 when she commented on McCarthy’s Instagram publish and inquired in regards to the weight-loss drug. “Give him my regards did you are taking Ozempic?” Streisand wrote in a […]
McCarthy has made a number of makes an attempt to make clear that she wasn’t offended after Streisand, 82, left a stunning remark about McCarthy’s look in a latest photograph from the Middle Theatre Group gala.
“Pastels solely to honor the unbelievable @matthewbourne13 on the @ctgla gala final night time with this fella @adamshankman!!” McCarthy wrote through Instagram Monday, April 29. “Thiiiiis a lot nearer to my dream of dancing on stage 💃🏻💚.”
Streisand replied, “Give him my regards did you are taking Ozempic?” however later deleted the remark, which made some followers suppose she didn’t imply for it to be public.
Ozempic and comparable off-brand variations of semaglutide have sparked controversy as Hollywood stars have mentioned their experiences utilizing the diabetes medicine to slim down. The FDA-approved injections are meant to assist Kind 2 diabetes sufferers with weight administration.
Ozempic has develop into a scorching subject with regards to weight reduction — with some stars confirming they’ve used the drug whereas others denied it. Chelsea Handler admitted throughout a January 2023 episode of the “Name Her Daddy” podcast that she unknowingly took the Kind 2 diabetes medicine, which is historically used to enhance […]
Streisand has since supplied extra context to her remark after receiving backlash. “OMG — I went on Instagram to see the pictures we’d posted of the attractive flowers I’d acquired for my birthday!” Streisand wrote through Instagram Story on Tuesday. “Beneath them was a photograph of my buddy Melissa McCarthy who I sang with on my Encore album. She seemed implausible! I simply needed to pay her a praise. I forgot the world is studying.”
McCarthy, in the meantime, praised Streisand after being requested whether or not she thought the remark was “out of line.”
“Oh, please,” McCarthy famous. “I believe Barbra is a treasure and I really like her.”
The duo beforehand crossed paths in 2016 for a duet of “Something You Can Do” as a part of Streisand’s album Encore: Film Companions Sing Broadway.