Jeremy Clarkson says his feet have shrunk after losing 19kg using the weight-loss jab Mounjaro. Photo / Getty Images
Jeremy Clarkson says his feet have shrunk after losing 19kg using the weight-loss jab Mounjaro. Photo / Getty Images
Jeremy Clarkson says his feet have shrunk after losing 19kg while taking the weight-loss jab Mounjaro.
The TV presenter, 65, called the medication an “astonishing drug” and said he had experienced no side effects.
“The shoes I was wearing last year are falling off me as I’m walking around. Ithink I might be the first person in the world to lose weight on my feet,” he told the Sun.
At Britain’s National Television Awards in September, he hitched up his belt and joked his trousers were falling down because of the weight loss.
But viewers of his new quiz show Millionaire Hot Seat, a spin-off of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, will not be subjected to the same sartorial malfunctions when it airs next week.
That’s because Clarkson has obtained a new wardrobe to match his trimmer physique.
“I’ve had to have completely new outfits, because even my feet have shrunk,” he said.
Jeremy Clarkson, 65, says the medication is "astonishing" and he has needed new clothes since slimming down. Photo / Getty Images
Foot shrinkage can occur in people taking weight-loss medications, with users reporting on social media they have dropped down one or even two shoe sizes.
This could be a result of the feet themselves losing fat, but could also be the result of reduced swelling and water retention.
It has been colloquially dubbed “Ozempic feet” and can also lead to people developing sagging or wrinkled skin on their feet as fat and muscle loss diminishes the padding on a person’s foot.
Clarkson has previously said he took Ozempic for six months more than two years ago in a bid to lose weight, but found the medication ineffective.
In a Times column from March last year, he said the medication did not shut down food cravings but stopped his body from being able to deal with a normal intake, which led to regular vomiting.
“After I had vomited, I figured I was empty and could have another bottle and maybe another bar of chocolate too,” he said at the time.
“Ozempic turned me into a bulimic version of Henry VIII and, after six months, having put on half a stone [3kg], I gave up.”
He stated he began using Mounjaro around the start of 2025, which he found more agreeable as it turned off his desire to snack and gorge himself.
The ex-Top Gear presenter told the Sun the money he earned from the ITV quiz show will help prop up his Oxfordshire farm, Diddly Squat, which is featured in his Amazon Prime show Clarkson’s Farm.
“I’m doing Millionaire to subsidise the farming. I just take the money from this, put it into the farm and then give it to Rachel Reeves. It’s really very simple,” he said.
“But seriously, I would not be able to afford to do farming if I wasn’t doing this.”
About 2.5 million Britons are thought to be taking weight-loss jabs, with the majority obtaining them privately as they are rarely prescribed by the NHS.
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