Roxy Jancenko is set to appear in a special episode of Seven’s Spotlight that takes a hard look at Hollywood’s slimming drug Ozempic.
And a new trailer for the show reveals that the PR queen, 43, overdosed after taking the controversial medication.
‘I genuinely thought I was going die,’ Roxy admits in the preview.
Scheduled to air on Sunday April 14, the Spotlight program will feature experts who will discuss whether Ozempic, originally issued as medication for diabetics, could be the answer to obesity.
Also interviewed in the program is former star of The Biggest Loser Ajay Rochester.
Roxy Jancenko is set to appear in a special episode of Seven’s Spotlight that takes a hard look at Hollywood’s slimming drug Ozempic. Pictured: The PR Queen in a scene from the preview.
The 54-year-old can be seen in the trailer making a tearful admission about how she has struggled with her weight her ‘entire life’.
‘I have been blamed, I have been shamed, it has not been fun,’ Rochester said in the preview.
It comes after Jacenko previously discussed her health scare with Ozempic last year.
The Spotlight program will feature experts who will discuss whether Ozempic, originally issued as medication for diabetics, could be the answer to obesity. Pictured: Former Biggest Loser star Ajay Rochester in the trailer.
Using the drug in an effort to lose weight after after gaining 15kg while treating her breast cancer with the hormone therapy Tamoxifen she took four times the amount prescribed to her by a doctor, reported The Saturday Telegraph in September.
After taking one milligram Roxy revealed she then suffered from severe vomiting and non-stop ‘epilepsy type’ shaking which landed her in a drug overdose clinic for three days.
‘I called an ambulance. An ambulance was going to be an hour away but I thought I was going to die. I went to St Vincent’s,’ she said.
Ozempic is known to be used as a ‘slimming’ drug.
Roxy has since put out a warning to all who are tempted to use Hollywood’s latest quick-fix weight loss drug.
Since then Roxy has been documenting life style changes that have led to her weight loss journey amidst her lavish lifestyle and relocation to Singapore.
She recently said she has reached her goal weight after shedding 15 kilograms.
Roxy took to her Instagram Stories to share the good news and to reveal what she would be doing to celebrate.
According to Spotlight’s report obesity is now a problem ‘bigger than world hunger’.
In one Story, the former Sweaty Betty owner showed a picture of her scales revealing her current weight of 51.9kg.
A subsequent post showed a picture of a bag of Krispy Kreme doughnuts, along with a claim she would be eating them as a treat for reaching her goal.
Roxy revealed she had set herself a time frame and described the lifestyle changes she had adopted to achieve her enviable figure.
She has also uploaded tips and tricks for weight loss to her social media.
Roxy also gave her fans an update on her alcohol consumption, revealing she had finally ditched the booze altogether.
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