Joy Behar’s GLP-1 Reveal Shows How Normal Weight Drugs Feel

The Moment

Joy Behar just said the quiet part out loud about weight-loss meds.

On Wednesday’s episode of The View, the 83-year-old co-host shared that she’s lost 25 pounds with the help of a GLP-1 medication, according to a Feb. 19, 2026, report in Page Six that recapped the show.

The conversation started as the co-hosts, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and guest co-host Savannah Chrisley, were talking about the boom in GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro.

Savannah Chrisley said she takes a GLP-1 because she’s pre-diabetic and has lost about 40 pounds. Whoopi, 70, chimed in that she used Mounjaro after her weight neared 300 pounds and proudly said she’s looking good now.

Then Joy dropped her line: I lost 25 pounds. We all did it!

‘The View’ star Joy Behar reveals 25-pound weight loss with the use of GLP-1 https://t.co/LXy0Mkg4NZ pic.twitter.com/hDBSeBmlGk

— Page Six (@PageSix) February 19, 2026

She didn’t say which specific drug she’s on, just that she’s in the GLP-1 club with her fellow hosts.

Sunny Hostin also shared that she used Mounjaro after finding out her cholesterol was at a high level (around 200), saying her number is now 140 and that she both feels and thinks she looks better.

To underline that not everyone has a smooth ride on these meds, the segment (as summarized by Page Six) also nods to a serious warning: Jelly Roll’s wife, Bunnie Xo, has spoken about being slammed with suicidal ideation and visions while on semaglutide in late 2025, telling People it was one of the darkest times of her life.

The Take

I’ll say it: daytime TV is now basically your aunt’s group text about Ozempic, just with better lighting and more Spanx.

Joy Behar casually announcing, We all did it! about GLP-1s is a huge culture shift. For decades, celebrity weight loss was sold as I just cut carbs and chased my kids around. Now three women in their 50s, 60s, and 80s are saying, on national TV, Yes, we used prescription meds.

On one hand, that honesty is refreshing. These are older women talking very plainly about aging, shame, cholesterol, surgery, and how their bodies changed. That’s real life, not a magic lemon water cleanse.

On the other hand, it shows how normalized and casual these very powerful drugs have become in celebrity culture. When Joy tosses off We all did it! Like she’s talking about trying a new salad place, you can feel just how mainstream GLP-1s are now, especially among people with the money, doctors, and access to get them.

We’re watching menopause, metabolism, and modern pharma crash into each other at one hot-topic table.

The tricky part? Viewers at home hear this, and some will think, Oh, so this is just what you do now if you want to lose 20 or 40 pounds. But there’s a huge difference between a doctor-guided plan for diabetes or serious health risks and a celebrity glow-up that happens off-screen and then gets a neat reveal.

And that’s before you get to what Bunnie Xo described: terrifying mental health side effects. GLP-1s aren t face cream; they’re medications that act on your brain and appetite. Some people feel relief and control; others feel their darkest thoughts dialed up to ten.

If anything, Joy’s moment underlines where we really are with weight in 2026: nobody wants to lie anymore, but we still haven’t figured out how to talk about these drugs with the same energy we use to hype them. Imagine if every celeb GLP-1 confession came with a little disclaimer: This helped me; it’s not for everyone; talk to your doctor; there are real risks.

Until then, we’re stuck in a weird middle ground where GLP-1s are treated like both miracle and punchline, depending on who’s talking.

Receipts

• Confirmed: Joy Behar said on a Wednesday episode of The View that she’s lost 25 pounds with the help of a GLP-1 medication, as recapped by Page Six on Feb. 19, 2026.
• Confirmed: Whoopi Goldberg has publicly discussed taking Mounjaro, including on The View in March 2024, saying it helped restart her metabolism after weight gain and back surgery, according to both on-air comments and Page Six’s reporting.
• Confirmed: Sunny Hostin said she used Mounjaro to address high cholesterol and feels healthier and happier with her appearance, per the same episode recap.
• Confirmed: Bunnie Xo told People magazine that she experienced suicidal thoughts and disturbing visions while on semaglutide in late 2025, a quote that Page Six references in its coverage.
• Unverified / Not disclosed: Which specific GLP-1 medication Joy Behar is taking; any long-term outcomes for Behar, Goldberg, or Hostin; and how much of their weight loss is due to medication versus lifestyle changes. None of that has been detailed publicly.

Backstory (For Casual Readers)

If you’ve heard the word Ozempic more than your own name lately, here’s the quick explainer. GLP-1 drugs were originally created to treat Type 2 diabetes; they work by mimicking a hormone that helps control blood sugar and appetite. Versions of these meds (like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro) are now being prescribed off-label or in weight-loss specific forms, and Hollywood has jumped on them hard.

Over the past few years, everyone from reality stars to A-listers has been rumored to be using GLP-1s. Some, like Whoopi Goldberg and now Joy Behar, have gone on record about it. Others stay vague and blame wellness. At the same time, doctors are warning that these meds are not cosmetic toys: they can cause nausea, digestive issues, and, in rare but serious cases, mental health changes or more severe complications. Cost and access are also major issues for everyday patients who need them for diabetes.

What’s Next

Now that Joy has openly joined the GLP-1 conversation, expect this to keep coming up on The View. The show loves a hot-button health topic, and a panel of women over 50 navigating aging bodies is exactly the kind of space where this debate gets real.

Things to watch for: whether Joy eventually shares which medication she’s on; whether the show brings in medical experts to dig into side effects, long-term use, and who should and shouldn’t be on these drugs; and how viewers respond as more celebrities talk about both positive and negative experiences.

Outside of daytime TV, the GLP-1 wave isn t slowing down. More stars will likely come forward about using these meds,  especially if being honest starts to feel less risky than being caught hiding it. At the same time, stories like Bunnie Xo’s will (and should) keep pulling us back to the serious side of the trend.

Because underneath the jokes and the “I lost 25 pounds!” applause breaks, we’re talking about real people, real health issues, and real risks, not just a new red-carpet body type.

Your turn: When celebrities like Joy Behar openly credit GLP-1s for their weight loss, does it feel helpfully honest to you, or does it risk making powerful prescription drugs sound a little too casual?

Sources

• Page Six, The View star Joy Behar reveals 25-pound weight loss with the use of GLP-1, published Feb. 19, 2026.
• The View (ABC), on-air discussions about GLP-1 medications and weight loss, including episodes in March 2024 and February 2026, as referenced in later coverage.
• People magazine, Bunnie Xo interview discussing semaglutide side effects, December 2025 (as quoted in subsequent entertainment reporting).