Amy Tapper, known for her appearances on Gogglebox, found herself in a heated dispute with a disgruntled fan who accused her of misleading about her weight loss of 7.5 stone. The 26-year-old responded to the accusations after being called a liar by a fan who expressed feeling “cheated” upon learning that she utilized the ‘skinny jab’ Mounjaro to shed the pounds.
Having previously endorsed Muscle Food on her Instagram account, Amy appeared on Good Morning Britain, where she openly discussed her choice to use the controversial weight loss medication. Despite her explanation, one fan criticized her for allegedly deceiving her followers.
The fan aired their grievances on social media, stating, “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.”
In response to the backlash, Amy, who departed from the Channel 4 show in 2017, defended herself by clarifying, “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.”
Despite Amy’s assertions of honesty, the fan persisted in accusing her of misleading supporters who had been rooting for her. The fan pointed out, “But you didn’t say you were taking the injection. I know it is nobody’s business if you are, and I do think well done on losing it.”
During her interview on GMB, Amy disclosed, “That is what I’ve been advised by my doctor. Because I think a lot of the way that people look at the injection is as a quick fix. And it is, it’s very quick, but it’s not fixing you forever. The minute you come off of it, my body is going to start doing what it was doing before which means, yeah, I will be on it for life.”
ITV Daytime personality Dr. Amir Khan, who was present during the conversation, acknowledged the compelling nature of Amy’s health journey but emphasized that two years should be the maximum duration for individuals to take the injection in general.
Dr. Khan added, “That two years gives an ample time to make those changes perhaps, with movement, the sleep, the stress that all contribute to weight. In my opinion, I think that if you don’t have more than about three stone to lose, I just don’t think you need to be on it because a lot of that will be excess weight.”
