James Packer reveals addiction thwarting his Ozempic weight loss bid

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James Packer reveals addiction thwarting his Ozempic weight loss bid
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Australian billionaire James Packer has revealed he battles with a sugar addiction that prevents him from shedding kilos while on the weight-loss drug Ozempic.

'Truckloads of sugar': Aussie billionaire James Packer fears his debilitating sweets addiction is stopping him from losing weight on Ozempic

Packer admitted he is proudly sober after a a sour break up with American singer Mariah Carey in 2016, but said he believes he merely traded the booze for surgery food. “The drugs that they prescribed me, frankly, were maybe even worse than whatever I was suffering,” he said. “So, I lost the weight. But mentally I wasn't great.”

“I'm on something and I'm really embarrassed I have a nurse that travels with me,' he told Bartlett,” he said.

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