Christopher Biggins is latest star to take Mounjaro as he shows off epic transformation

Actor Christopher Biggins has revealed he is using weight loss jabs as he needed to lose weight after having surgery on his knee.

Porridge star Biggins, 76, said he is taking Mounjaro, which is made by Eli Lilly, who have joined forces with the Government in a bid to tackle obesity. He told GB News: "I’m on Mounjaro… and I think it’s good. I mean, I had a new knee put in, and I needed to lose weight because of the pressure on the knee."

Biggins also claimed that “they’re now finding out that this drug can cure a lot of other things” and added that “we don’t know the side effects” of it yet. It comes after Stacey Solomon was forced to hit back as fans called her 'smug' after luxury £1,000 a night holiday.

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Weight loss jabs have been hailed as transformative by health leaders. The phased NHS roll-out of Lilly’s weight loss jab Mounjaro to patients in England started in June for people with a body mass index (BMI) over 40 and at least four co-morbidities.

Over the next three years, about 240,000 patients are expected to be eligible for the treatment. A number of celebrities have used medication in a bid to control their weight, including former X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne. Gemma Collins also recently said that she's feeling more confident than ever since she started taking diabetes drug Mounjaro earlier this year.

And now,having shed some pounds,the former TOWIE star claims she's 'saving the NHS' with her new weight.

“I've lost so much weight, you wouldn't believe it. It’s the only thing I’ve managed to lose weight on without putting myself on a stressful diet. It is a revolutionary, life changing drug for people that are overweight. Ifeel so much happier in myself, I feel a million dollars," says Gemma.

She continued: "I think I'm actually saving the NHS. I won’t be going to the NHS with an obesity related illness so I won’t be putting any strain on it. I’m loving life, honey.”

Admitting she feels like a whole new person, Gemma shared:, “It’s just a shame I had to wait until I was 44 for this life changing drug to come out because being overweight isn't good for your health, and it's just so lovely now that I have now been able to live like a normal person.

"There’s no food noise anymore. I feel so much better and free as a person to concentrate on other stuff because I'm not constantly thinking about food,” said the Romford-born star.

However, it could be bad news for Gemma and other who have been using the medication.

Eli Lilly is set to significantly hike the UK price of its weight-loss and diabetes medication Mounjaro, with some dosages expected to see a staggering 170 percent increase starting from September.

The pharmaceutical giant has justified the price surge as an effort to "address pricing inconsistencies compared with other developed countries, including in Europe" and to ensure equitable global contributions towards funding medical research.

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