Meghan Trainor defends Mounjaro use amid scrutiny

Meghan Trainor has used a recent TikTok moment to emphasize the health-focused path behind her weight loss, while also addressing the online scrutiny that followed. The 31-year-old singer posted a video performing the Nicki Minaj Challenge, balancing on the tip of her toes in a weight room and dressed in athleisure. Soon after, comments surfaced inquiring about her appearance and questioning how she had changed. Trainor responded the next day with a playful clip, lip-syncing Megan Thee Stallion’s “Her,” captioning it with gratitude for the Glam team and a message that she doesn’t care what critics say about her look.

The exchange highlights a broader conversation surrounding Trainor’s weight loss journey, which has been publicly unfolding over several months. In March, she revealed that she had started using Mounjaro, a GLP-1 medication originally developed to treat Type 2 diabetes but increasingly used off label to aid weight loss. She explained that the decision came after welcoming her second child and that it was part of a comprehensive plan that also included working with a dietician, adopting substantial lifestyle changes, and training with a coach. Trainor has said she...