AMY Tapper looked incredible as she showed off her seven stone weight loss in a sparkly fitted dress after walking in a charity fashion show.
The 26-year-old took to the stage to give an inspiring talk after strutting her stuff on the catwalk, opening up about her decision to use Mounjaro to overhaul her body.
Gogglebox star Amy said: “I’ve been overweight for as long as I can remember – since about six or seven-years-old – and trust me, I’ve tried every diet under the sun. If it exists, I’ve probably tried it.
“But nothing ever really worked for me because my body just doesn’t work like most people’s.
“It wasn’t until I was 24 that I finally found something that changed my life – Mounjaro. It’s been truly life changing, I can say that with my whole heart. But I also believe it’s not for everyone.”
Amy recently told how she plans to stay on weight-management medication long-term and, during her speech, told how using the jabs has changed her life.
She continued: “Finding my solution gave me more than just a physical change, it gave me freedom.
“Freedom to get on a plane without asking for a seatbelt extender, freedom to shop in normal clothes shops, freedom to wake up and feel light – not just in body but in my mind.”
She added: “Life isn’t about fixing ourselves, it’s not about changing every single insecurity – it’s about making choices for the right reasons, from a place of self love and not self loathing and learning to embrace every part along the way.”
Amy was recently forced to hit back after fans 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.”
Speaking about her plans to use Mounjaro long-term during a recent appearance on GMB, 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.
