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    Ashley Tisdale feels like "everyone's either on a GLP-1 drug or talking about starting it"

    The 40-year-old star finds it "exhausting" trying to keep track of changing beauty standards - but Ashley insists she won't judge anyone who uses weight-loss drugs like Ozempic


    She wrote in a blog post on ByAshleyFrench: "A few years ago, almost nobody in LA would admit to using Ozempic. I'd hear whispers about people doing "the jab," and then I learned that some people were using diabetes medicine off-label to lose weight. But it was all very mysterious and nobody was super-open about it.

    "Times have changed. Now it feels like everyone's either on a GLP-1 drug or talking about starting it. I'm all for transparency and openness, but I've had moments when I've wondered, Is everyone using Ozempic except me?

    "To be clear: I have absolutely ZERO judgment toward anyone using Ozempic or other similar medications. Zero. Just like with plastic surgery or any other personal decision about your body, I believe it's yours to make. If a shot helps you feel healthier and more comfortable in your body, I fully support that. These drugs can be life-changing, and for many people, they are truly transformative.

    "But when I see people who are already thin signing up for it, I can't help but think of how body trends keep shifting. (sic)"

    Ashley observed that beauty standards have changed markedly over recent decades. And Ashley suggested that online commentary is having a really unhealthy influence on some women.

    The actress explained: "In the 2000s it was big boobs, then suddenly flat chests were in. The 2010s brought body positivity, and now it's like we're back to chasing ultra-slim everything. We keep moving the goalposts and it's exhausting.

    "What makes it harder is the nonstop online commentary. People pick apart bodies on the internet in ways they'd never dare say to someone's face. Speculating ("is she pregnant?") and critiquing ("she looks gaunt!") is treated like it's normal, but it's not. All of it leaves people feeling like no matter what they do, they'll be judged. You really can't win. Which is why, at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is how you feel in your own body."

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