Millionaire Sacha's fat jab jibe is a kick in the abs to normal people struggling with obesity

The Sun

2 days ago

SACHA Baron Cohen admits he paid a personal trainer 'a lot of money' to get the kind of body that your regular middle-aged man could only dream of.
And why wouldn't he? He is already a multi-millionaire and he is even being paid to get fit for his new Marvel role — nice work if you can get it.
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Which is why his comment about skinny jabs seemed so cheap and sneering.
Alongside an Instagram post of his new ripped, oiled, hairless torso he wrote: 'Some celebs use Ozempic and some use private chefs, others use personal trainers. I did all three.'
Within hours his aides admitted he was joking about the Ozempic.
Presumably before the personal trainer sued for reputational damage — and mainly because it is just not funny.
By laughing at celebrities who use Ozempic he has also looked down his nose at all those who have turned to the jabs to lose weight.
We don't all have the means to enjoy a private chef or personal trainer, Sacha.
Fat-shaming jokes hurt, no ­matter what their form.
And skinny jabs are no laughing matter for those who have ­struggled with obesity for years.
Their choice shouldn't be made fun of. Mocking them isn't big or clever.
Sacha's smug comments insinuate that they are somehow cheating too.
But who cares? If it works, it works.
Skinny jabs such as Mounjaro and Ozempic have transformed lives.
Yes, some people have cheated the system to buy the medication privately without a prescription but, mostly, people use it as a last resort to tackle health problems associated with obesity.
There is now a guessing game of 'who has and hasn't' used it when people lose weight because often they are too embarrassed or ashamed to admit it because of people like Sacha.
He was trying to be funny, but his Ozempic comment was unnecessary.
There was no guessing game in his transformation — the magazine detailed exactly how he got in shape — and this is a man who has clearly never struggled with his weight either.
Sacha is right, though, when he says 'some celebs use Ozempic'.
Oprah Winfrey says skinny jabs not only helped transform her weight but her mental health too after years of suffering because comedians would poke fun at her figure.
Deliberate dig
Now comedian Sacha is poking fun at countless others for how they deal with their weight problems, too.
Robbie Williams said that the skinny drugs are like a 'miracle' for him and helped his mental health, while Whoopi Goldberg may have saved her life with them after peaking at a deadly 21st.
I admire them all for speaking out and telling the truth.
And there is actress Rebel Wilson, who admitted she used Ozempic as part of an overhaul for her health.
Her public spat with Sacha is so well documented, and I can't help wondering if his barbed comment was actually a deliberate dig aimed specifically at her.
As well as the Ozempic comment, he said of the photo: 'This is not AI.
'I really am egotistical enough to do this.'
Yes Sacha, you are egotistical. But also very much out of touch with reality, too.
Skechers may need to give Myleene the boot
SO Myleene Klass has a juicy deal to promote Skechers trainers.
And in this promo shoot she looks amazing, toned, fit and defying her 47 years of age.
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The problem is her footwear is probably the last thing any of us are looking at.
Shame on Jay idiots
THE tragic death of Jay Slater was a horrible accident that could have happened to any one of the thousands of teenagers who holiday abroad every year.
My heart goes out to his parents.
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I hope they got some closure on Friday when the inquest into his death finally ruled it had been an accident, that he had died from a fall and, thankfully, would not have been in pain.
I also hope this verdict puts a stop to the absolute idiots who were part of the online super-sleuthing surrounding his death and now makes them realise how utterly stupid and insensitive they were to Jay and his traumatised family.
The groundless, false theories that circulated on the internet after Jay went missing included him being kidnapped after crossing 'Moroccan drugs gangs', his disappearance being faked to scam money in donations from the public, and the Mafia having somehow played a role.
When somebody disappears now, a ghoulish fascination emerges, with unqualified glory hunters turning detective and believing or adding to the ridiculous conspiracies they read online.
It has to stop.
They are causing more harm than good.
And they are making a mockery of themselves while they're at it.
PERKY gym bunny Georgia Toomey was fuming at being asked to zip up her top in Wetherspoons to cover up her sports bra because it was a 'family-friendly pub'.
What she should have felt is a bit daft for flashing a sports bra in a pub in the first place.
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It is a bra – designed to be worn under clothes unless you're in your own home, posing in a ­lap-dancing bar or working out without a top on at the gym.
Underwear is not for prancing around your local boozer, or nipping into Tesco. You'd give someone a heart attack.
Face it, joke is wrong
ON his daughter's last day at school, Chris Napthine decided to put on an ape costume and mask because he says: 'I was just trying to embarrass her'.
Which he has now well and truly achieved because the school has kicked off, saying it's a safeguarding issue because they can't see who is picking up kids when the person's face is covered – which is a very valid point.
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And no parent would like a call from the school office saying that a giant gorilla had nabbed little Johnny and they no longer know his whereabouts.
Maybe Chris should try to remember it's the kids who are the ones that are supposed to be monkeying around, not the adults.
IF you want some light entertainment, I can highly recommend the car crash interview on Monday's Lorraine show between Christine Lampard and Helen Lederer, who is appearing in the new Fawlty Towers stage show.
It was as hilariously chaotic as an old episode of the vintage sitcom.
Helen kicked off the chat by asking Christine if she watched the original series when she was 'at school'.
Despite the fact Christine was born the same year the final episode aired, she managed to keep her composure.
Then actress Helen admitted she wasn't even sure how to pronounce Manuel and hadn't bothered watching the old episodes for research.
Basil would have lots to say.
Rayn in excess
WOMAN of the people Angela Rayner has splashed out on not one but two new beds for her grace-and-favour government flat, costing £7,000.
Which, unless they're gold-plated, is sheer madness.
While the rest of us are tightening our belts, the Deputy PM actually ordered them not long after a public visit to an Ikea store in Warrington.
Surely Ange could have found a minion to assemble a bit of flat pack and save the taxpayer about £6,500.
AS I was scrolling through Instagram (again!) and had a nosey at Nicola Peltz Beckham's pictures, my six-year-old had a look over my shoulder and asked: 'Eurgh! Mummy, why is there a photo of her naked in the bath?'
The only real explanation I could think of was: 'To get up her in-laws' noses.'
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Instead, I just shrugged and replied: 'To show off.'
He didn't question it – but I did. What was she thinking?