{"id":950257,"date":"2026-05-10T10:43:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T10:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/950257\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T10:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T10:43:27","slug":"greg-davies-reveals-unexpected-side-effect-of-his-ozempic-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/950257\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Davies reveals unexpected side effect of his Ozempic use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sc-1uza6dc-1 eRQajs\">Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n<p>Taskmaster\u2019s Greg Davies has revealed he used the weight-loss drug Ozempic, and that it left him experiencing unexpected side effects.<\/p>\n<p>The 6 ft 6 inch comedian is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/features\/taskmaster-finale-alex-horne-greg-davies-b2553082.html\" title=\"How Taskmaster became a stratospheric, and very silly, success story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">famed for his imposing physique<\/a>, but admitted in a new interview that he attempted to shrink his size using Ozempic, one of the many brands of weight-loss drug currently flooding the market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree stone fell off me,\u201d Davies told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/tv-radio\/article\/greg-davies-interview-taskmaster-bafta-tv-awards-vr6xb6jn2\">The Times<\/a>. \u201cBut I didn\u2019t really like it, it made me a bit gaunt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that he came off the drug, only to put the lost weight back on. However, he also revealed an unexpected side effect to using it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy appetite\u2019s never gone back to the way it was,\u201d he said. \u201cI can\u2019t ram things in the way I used to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davies is today (Sunday 10 May) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/greg-davies-bafta-television-awards-b2943619.html\" title=\"Taskmaster star Greg Davies to host the Bafta Television Awards 2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presenting the annual Bafta Television Awards<\/a>, which will be broadcast on BBC One shortly after it takes place at the Southbank Centre\u2019s Royal Festival Hall in London.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see the whole event as an opportunity to wave a flag for this beloved medium and, with the exception of one commissioner, two execs and a co-star that I have personal beef with, I will do everything I can to ensure it\u2019s a night of warm celebration for all,\u201d Davies joked in a statement as his gig was announced.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2234728465.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The comedian Greg Davies, who has revealed he dabbled in Ozempic\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/>The comedian Greg Davies, who has revealed he dabbled in Ozempic (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The Netflix drama Adolescence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/stephen-graham-adolescence-jodie-whittaker-bbc-claudia-winkleman-b2973731.html\" title=\"Adolescence tipped to triumph at Bafta TV awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leads this year\u2019s nominations with 11 in total<\/a>, with star Stephen Graham widely expected to pick up the Best Actor gong. Other series nominated this year include Film Club, Trespasses and Celebrity Traitors, which has scored five nods including Best Reality Series and Best Entertainment Performance for host Claudia Winkleman.<\/p>\n<p>The Bafta Television Awards arrives three months after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/news\/bbc-bafta-tourettes-john-davidson-b2953717.html\" title=\"BBC breached editorial standards over racial slur incident at Baftas, investigation finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bafta Film Awards erupted in controversy<\/a> after the BBC failed to cut from the pre-recorded broadcast uncontrollable racist slurs made by Tourette Syndrome activist John Davidson in the direction of Sinners actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony\u2019s presenter Alan Cumming this week revealed that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/alan-cumming-bafta-john-davidson-b2972055.html\" title=\"Alan Cumming refused to speak to BAFTA after Tourette\u2019s incident: \u2018It was bad leadership\u2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refused to speak to Bafta leaders after the show<\/a>, describing the incident as the product of \u201cbad leadership\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In the same interview with The Times, Davies declined to talk specifically about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what happened there but I\u2019m sure they\u2019ve got it in hand [for the Bafta Television Awards] so that everybody has a nice time,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t anticipate there\u2019ll be any surprises but if there are, we\u2019ll be fine, we\u2019ll roll with it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":950258,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,77,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-950257","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116549872884295135","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=950257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/950258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=950257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=950257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=950257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}