The comedian who became famous for jokes about Hot Pockets opens up about his reformed outlook on food in his new Hulu special “The Skinny.”
to the appetite suppressant drug Mounjaro, which has totally reshaped his relationship to food.
“I’ve still got my fat clothes, I’m not a fool,” Gaffigan says in this clip—obtained exclusively by the Daily Beast—fromHe jokes that he sees them in his closet “taunting” him with threats that he’ll be wearing them again soon.and non-celebrities alike in recent years. “I now view McDonald’s like some weird crush I had. Like, ‘I can’t believe I was so into you.’”
Gaffigan also acknowledges that appetite suppression was not the intended use for Mounjaro. “The drug was created to help people with diabetes or something stupid,” he jokes.“I had very low expectations because I did know someone that had tried it and they were like, ‘Oh no, I was just nauseous for a week,’” he told the magazine. “And then I thought my true joy of eating would overpower anything.”
But ultimately, the drug helped him drop 50 pounds, he divulged, adding, “I feel good. I’m just grateful because it’s such a better life.”
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