Chanel West Coast explains why she chose liposuction over Ozempic to lose pregnancy weight

Although most of Hollywood has gotten on the Ozempic train, Chanel West Coast went to some more extreme lengths.

The West Coast Hustle star, 35, got candid about undergoing a ‘very serious’ liposuction procedure to lose her baby weight after welcoming daughter Bowie Breeze, 20 months, in 2022.  

‘I’m really weird about … medications and stuff. I’ve heard all these things like, if you stop taking the Ozempic, you could possibly gain more weight. And I’m like, “That’s definitely not what I want,”‘ she said on Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea podcast.

‘I don’t want to be stuck having to take something like that for the rest of my life, you know what I mean?’ added Chanel. ‘So I was just never a fan.’

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro have become popular among celebs in recent years, each with ingredients that mimic hormones in the brain that regulate appetite.   

‘I’m really weird about … medications and stuff. I’ve heard all these things like, if you stop taking the Ozempic, you could possibly gain more weight. And I’m like, “That’s definitely not what I want,”‘ she said

‘For everybody [Ozempic] works for, more power to you, dude,’ said Chanel. ‘If it’s working for you and you feel great and it’s not effecting your health, then I’m happy for you.

‘But I’m kind of scared of stuff like that. I think it’s funny that I wasn’t scared for lipo and then scared of that. But lipo’s like a one-time thing and it’s over,’ she added.

Chanel and partner Dom Fenison welcomed their first child in late 2022, and she wanted to get her pre-pregnancy figure back before filming their upcoming MTV reality series The West Coast Hustle.

‘I have been a skinny person my whole life,’ she explained. ‘I’m one of those people that, you know, I can kind of get away with eating my Taco Bell and In ‘N Out and I was just always skinny.

‘But after having a baby, my body just completely changed and I could tell,’ added Chanel.

‘I knew I had this show coming out, I knew I was about to be back in the spotlight, I was about to be working hard on my music again.’

The Ridiculousness alum said she ‘wanted to be open’ about her decision to get the ‘very serious procedure.’ 

‘Honestly, it was literally more rough than getting a C-section and giving birth,’ she explained. ‘And a lot of people aren’t open about it. I’m like, “Dude, if more women were open about it, I might have not got it if I knew how rough it was going to be.”

Chanel and partner Dom Fenison welcomed their first child in late 2022, and she wanted to get her pre-pregnancy figure back before filming their upcoming MTV reality series The West Coast Hustle

‘After having a baby, my body just completely changed and I could tell,’ said Chanel

The Ridiculousness alum said she ‘wanted to be open’ about her decision to get the ‘very serious procedure’

‘But I wanted to be open about that and show people that yes, I’m getting this procedure and it’s going to help me be skinny faster. But it’s also rough and a lot to deal with,’ added Chanel.

Since the Ozempic craze has taken off, some have reported experiencing diarrhea and other side effects. 

The West Coast Hustle premieres Thursday, July 18 at 9pm ET on MTV, also streaming on Hulu.