Sharon Osbourne looked nearly unrecognizable as she stepped out in Los Angeles on Wednesday, following her admission that Ozempic has had an adverse effect on her health.

The former X Factor judge was among the first celebrities to publicly confirm using the diabetes drug, after her dramatically slimmed-down appearance sparked widespread concern.

Though she was initially pleased with the results after starting the medication in December 2022, Osbourne later admitted she feared she had taken it too far—despite revealing last November that she had been off the drug for ‘a while.’

‘I can’t put on weight now, and I don’t know what it’s done to my metabolism, but I just can’t seem to put any on, because I think I went too far,’ she shared on Howie Mandel’s podcast.

Earlier, in February, she told The Guardian she had lost ‘three stone [42 pounds] in four months. Too much.’

Now, her latest outing in Hollywood seems to confirm her concerns, with the 72-year-old looking noticeably frail. 

Sharon Osbourne looked nearly unrecognizable as she stepped out in Los Angeles on Wednesday, following her admission that Ozempic has had an adverse effect on her health

The former X Factor judge was among the first celebrities to publicly confirm using the diabetes drug, after her dramatically slimmed-down appearance sparked widespread concern

The TV host was spotted in a baggy white sweatshirt and cream pants as she carried shopping bags across a tree-lined sidewalk.

Despite the oversized outfit, her noticeably petite frame was still apparent—though fans instantly recognized her signature giant pouf of red hair.

Sharon recently told DailyMail.com that she hasn’t regained any of the weight she lost while taking the drug and admitted she’s been left feeling ‘frustrated’ by the lingering effects.

‘Now, I weigh just over 7st. I need to put on 10lb, but however much I eat, I stay the same weight,’ she said. 

‘I’ve had enough. I’ve given up on all interventions. I couldn’t have much more facial surgery — there’s not that much skin left to stretch, pull or cut. And I won’t have any more fillers or Botox.

‘I don’t think I’ll ever be happy with the way I look. But I’m now satisfied. It’s taken years for me to say this but I’ve learned my lesson. This is me. It’s finally time to leave well alone.

After living much of her life in the spotlight, the TV personality has undergone a range of procedures over the years including a gastric band, full facelift, tummy tuck, an eyelift, breast implants, abdominoplasty and Botox.

In March 2024, Sharon shocked the public after she made her return to UK reality TV on Celebrity Big Brother, where she was reunited with former X Factor colleague Louis Walsh. 

Sharon in February (lefty) and pictured in December 2017 (right) five years before starting her weight-loss journey with Ozempic 

‘I can’t put on weight now, and I don’t know what it’s done to my metabolism, but I just can’t seem to put any on, because I think I went too far,’ she shared on Howie Mandel’s podcast; (seen in February) 

The star couldn’t hide her weight loss on the show as she revealed doctors ‘can’t figure out’ why she hasn’t been able to gain weight back after she stopped using Ozempic months ago.

‘The doctors can’t figure it out,’ she said. ‘But I think it’s just because I’m getting older and as you get older you lose weight anyway and shrink and shrivel off.’

As to why she turned to Ozempic, Sharon said ‘everyone was doing it’. 

Sharon previously discussed her weight loss journey with actor Colson Smithwhile appearing on Celebrity Big Brother in 2024. 

The X Factor legend, who has faced criticism over her slimmed down look after using the drug which is meant for diabetes, described her difficulty in losing weight using more conventional methods. 

She said: ‘People who don’t have to worry about weight have no idea what it’s like. At one point I was 230lb. It’s a killer’. 

Sharon in June 2024, almost two years after turning to Ozempic in a bid to lose weight 

The star – who has openly discussed her plastic surgery – is pictured with husband Ozzy Osbourne in 2002 

Appearing on Loose Women earlier that year, Sharon admitted she was struggling to regain a healthy body weight since giving up the drug. 

She said: ‘I don’t regret it. Everything with weight with me was, ‘I want it now.’ The injections that I was on worked, but it just seems that now I can’t put anything on really.    

‘I lost over 40lbs, If I could I would put back another 10. I’m just an ordinary person who got lucky and I didn’t take advantage of that. 

‘I never want to forget I am blessed and been really lucky in my life.’