Jameela Jamil Says She Won’t Succumb to ‘This Era of Ozempic Heroin Chic’: ‘Curves Will Come Back’

Jameela Jamil is speaking out against harmful eating and weight loss trends.

The actress, 38, shared a candid post on Instagram on Thursday, Dec. 26, denouncing “Ozempic heroin chic,” the modern version of “heroin chic” — a beauty trend from the 1990s that glorified extreme weight loss and unhealthy habits. In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.

“The amount of people in my industry just taking it [Ozempic] to go from slim to super skinny, to finally achieve the obedient waif physique to fit the obedient sample sizes…. has been hard to watch,” Jamil wrote. “Especially for those of us who have fought off eating disorders. Who are they really doing it for?”

She continued, “I plan on sitting out this cycle. Curves will come back. They always do. Then they will go away again. Then come back. I’m not playing with my brain, my heart, my bone density, or my metabolism for a trend.”

The first slide in Jamil’s post depicted her at what she described as the “height” of her anorexia. Although she is seen unwrapping chocolate in the photo, she was pretending to eat it, she said, as well as “pretending to be happy. Pretending not to be on the verge of fainting.”

The remaining two slides show the actress in recovery from her eating disorder. In the second photo, she poses in a bathing suit, appearing happy and healthy. The third slide, a video, shows Jamil dancing in water, enjoying herself while eating a slice of pizza.

“May I have the strength through this era of Ozempic heroin chic, in my industry to keep up this good work I did on my brain throughout 2025,” read the text written over the video. “I would rather leave this industry than get dragged back.”

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Earlier this year, Jamil opened up about the long-term impact of her eating disorder. She developed anorexia and body dysmorphia at age 14, and still struggles with the effects of taking laxatives to lose weight.

On Let’s Talk off Camera with Kelly Ripa, Jamil said she took “any pill or drink or diet that Oprah recommended,” which ultimately impacted her kidney, liver, digestive system, heart and bone density.

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“That’s why I’m so annoying publicly about eating disorders and diets because there’s so much talk about the dangers of being in a bigger body and there’s no talk almost about the dangers of not eating enough, only eating too much,” she said.

If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, please go to NationalEatingDisorders.org.