--- title: "RHOSLC’s Heather Gay Opens Up About Being ‘Shamed’ After Weight Loss" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2024/10/04/rhoslc-heather-gay-shamed-weight/ type: post date: 2024-10-04 modified: 2024-10-04 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2024/10/04/rhoslc-heather-gay-shamed-weight.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # RHOSLC’s Heather Gay Opens Up About Being ‘Shamed’ After Weight Loss ## RHOSLC star Heather Gay is opening up about her weight loss journey and being "shamed" after losing 25 pounds.  ***“I’ve been shamed for just about everything and anything,”*** the RHOSLC star, who lost weight after using Ozempic, told *[E! News](https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/heather-gay-weight-loss-ozempic-shaming-details)*. ***“I got shamed for being overweight, and I got shamed for being on medication. So, you can’t win.” *** ***“I feel the same. I feel like I liked myself then, I like myself now. It’s just Ozempic became available, and it worked for me,”*** Heather Gay explained, noting that she felt ***"pressure"*** to lose weight. However, Heather admits that she was disappointed in the reaction she received from others about her weight loss.  ***“I was being valued by my castmates, by the public, in a way that I had never been valued before,”*** she shared. ***“And that felt, to me, sad.”*** ![RHOSLC seson 5 cast photo featuring Meredith Marks](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/rhoslc-season-5-cast-photo-scaled.jpg) Earlier this year, [Heather Gay admitted](https://allabouttrh.com/2024/03/11/heather-gay-body-positivity-lie/) that her previous ***"body positive"*** attitude was ***[“a big lie”](https://allabouttrh.com/2024/02/21/rhoslc-heather-gay-450k-lawsuit/)*** and that she is happier being thinner since taking Ozempic to lose weight. ***“I’ve sold out, I’ve given up the banner of you know, accept yourself. And it’s disappointing and sad to know that body positivity was all a big lie,”*** [Heather Gay](https://allabouttrh.com/category/real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city/heather-gay/) said while speaking on [ABC’s Impact x Nightline](https://abcnews.go.com/US/ozempic-mounjaro-users-talk-family-life-after-weight/story?id=107634587) in March. ***“It is better not to be overweight.”*** The RHOSLC star noted how ***“everyone”*** she knew was taking Ozempic or something similar to lose weight and that they were ***“bragging” ***about ***“how great it was and magical.”*** The Bravo star detailed how she has been [body-shamed by RHOSLC fans and co-stars ](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/10/12/rhoslc-mary-cosby-body-heather-gay/)for her size. [Mary Cosby](https://allabouttrh.com/category/real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city/mary-cosby/) infamously questioned if Heather’s Gucci corset from season 4 of RHOSLC was authentic because she didn’t think Gucci made clothes in ***“a size 14.”*** ![Mary Cosby body shames RHOSLC co-star Heather Gay](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screen-Shot-2023-10-12-at-9.24.33-AM-1200x621.png) ***“I didn’t want to show up at another party and see all of my friends 20 pounds thinner and just be resentful,”*** Heather confessed before admitting that she felt ***“pressured” ***to take Ozempic as her ***“last hope.”*** The reality star also claimed that she’s been treated better by costars and fans since losing more than 20 pounds. ***“I started to feel seen for the first time — even after being on television, writing a New York Times bestselling book. For the first time, I was being valued by my castmates, by the public, in a way that I had never been valued before. And that felt to me … sad.”*** *[The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City](https://allabouttrh.com/category/real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city/)* airs on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo. ## Thoughts on this all? Sound off in the comments!