American singer and actress Macy Gray was rushed to the hospital in a wheelchair after experiencing severe side effects from her Ozempic shot. The incident occurred during the latest episode of MTV’s “The Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets.” Macy had previously spoken about the weight-loss drug causing her a painful bout of constipation.
During the live broadcast, the 56-year-old singer encountered further complications, prompting the production team to rush her to the emergency room. Macy initially shared that she was struggling with shortness of breath and had difficulty moving around.
“It’s really hard to catch my breath. This sucks because I’m here all the way in Colombia and I really just want to give it my all, but I just feel awful and I just want it to go away,” she said. “This is not going well. I can’t even walk very much without losing my breath.”
Macy was promptly checked by the show’s medic and security personnel. “Last time I felt like this, I had to go to the hospital,” she added. “I’m just tired.” The medic noted, “You are taking some medicine that can affect your pancreas. Your pancreas can’t fight.”
Following the medic’s advice to get further evaluation, Macy was taken to the hospital in a wheelchair. Fellow cast member Chet Hanks informed the other celebrities at the villa about her hospital visit, stating, “She went to the hospital. She hasn’t been eating.”
X Factor alum Ally Brooke responded, “I know why. It’s the shot. That’s what happens; that’s literally what happened to my friends.” In her confessional, Ally continued, “I’m familiar with the Ozempic craze and I’ve definitely heard of the side effects that Macy is having… so I feel for her.”
Macy had previously disclosed her use of Ozempic and its side effects in the previous week’s episode of “The Surreal Life.” Speaking to costars Kim Zolciak and Johnny Weir, she shared her discomfort, saying, “Oh boy, my stomach hurts. I’ve just been really constipated. I took Ozempic. I can’t go to the bathroom, and I was up all night.”
Kim Zolciak, a former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star, responded, “Ozempic does that.” Macy added, “I go on tour after this, so I was trying to lose weight really fast.”
Macy explained that she sought out Ozempic to shed some weight before her tour. “Quietly, I’m kind of a vain person. I’ve gained a lot of weight over the past couple of years, and this is right about the time when everybody starts talking about this Ozempic. So, I thought, okay, I’m not taking it off the right way, let me see if I can get one of these Ozempic. I was actually trying to take it off [the weight] before the show because I didn’t want to be super fat on TV, but here we are.”
