Robbie - an unforeseen hero? Re: Ozempic madness and beauty standards cataclysm

Here’s something I never thought I’d be saying: I totally commend Robbie Williams — for his genuine transparency, re his Ozempic use. He’s back in the social zeitgeist right now, press touring for his new Interesting autobiographical movie. Incidentally, I’ve happened to catch a few of his recent interviews and quickly noticed a common thread: his openness talking about ozempic! Providing satire on himself before the media have the chance! He appears genuinely proud of this new lifestyle he’s adopted - a healthier one, sober from drugs and alcohol, revolving around ozempic, antidepressants and penis pills! As well as a small slew of supplements. As someone who also embraces a healthy lifestyle and sobriety, aided by a demure slew of prescriptions, I feel strangely represented by this man!

What’s even more admirable, is that he isn’t glamorising drugs by drawing attention, nor is he ashamed or being cagey with the truth. He’s just, honest. And honestly, we need way more of this in Hollywood! —Especially when it comes to the perverse lengths some people go to in order to exaggerate, improve or even just maintain their image.

For the record, if it isn’t already obvi —I have zero issue with people using ozempic, getting cosmetic surgery -minor or major- or doing whatever it takes to help you feel sexy! You do you, boo. The problem is the lying and deceit. When people’s faces or bodies suddenly transform overnight and they insist it’s “all natural,” it creates these unrealistic, totally fake beauty standards. That subsequently wreak havoc with everyone else’s body image and mental health! —Myself included. This culture of lies creates literally unattainable beauty standards that are mascarading as “all natural”.

And then there’s the rest of us, who don’t have stylists, makeup artists, pro-level Photoshop, or a pharmacist on speed dial. Who are left teary eyed while peering in the mirror, wondering why we don’t measure up. It’s exhausting.

When celebrities, like Robbie, speak about their Ozempic use with such sincerity, they not only foster a more earnest, unpretentious and likeable image. But stop speculation, that can easily get caught up into a gossip fuelled social media frenzy. Spawning millions of presumptive clips, where people and plastic surgeons alike put celebrities under the microscope, theorising what they’ve had done. —Content of this nature is undeniably toxic, for the celebrity under persecution and the viewers, whom learn this sort of magnified conjecture is at best entertaining and at worst normal.

I’m not holier than thou, I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t seen Ariana’s allegedly “new” face and did a little deep dive, trying to uncover what she’s had done. —Only to find that infamous clip of her rigged up to a lie detector, proudly claiming she’s never had a nose job!

And look, I realise ultimately it’s no one’s business if someone has had work done. But in a society where consumable hyper-reality is the new norm and people look up to celebs as if they’re our modern-day Greek gods. I believe they owe us some honesty.

And these body image standards really do affect everyone negatively, even those who can afford to keep up with the… Kardashians?

Kylie Jenner, — anironic, yet textbook example of how your own dishonesty will bite you in the bbl.

Famously known for her overnight voluminous lips, Kylie Jenner claimed to be natural, achievable, in fact, with her lip kit line. She cashed in, selling a solution to the very insecurity she fostered in her teenage fans, all the while overstating the real effectiveness of her product. Generating mass lip-related hysteria! I mean, do you remember 2016!!?

As her fame grew, so did speculation about her extensive use of facial injectables— thanks to her noticeably overfilled appearance. Naturally, the media called it out, and honestly… fair enough. Like, girl, what did happen to your face?

This situation climaxed during the latest season of The Kardashians, when Kylie broke down on camera about the impossible beauty standards, and pressure she is under. Confessing “ it’s a miracle I still have confidence”. And while I’m not one to laugh in the face of female insecurity, the frustration here is that Kylie is incapable of acknowledging the fact that she played a huge role in creating -and capitalising off- impossible beauty standards!!

Darling, you made your bed…