Al Roker defends Kelly Clarkson amid criticism of her weight-loss drug use

Al Roker has a message for Kelly Clarkson’s critics who criticized her for saying she is taking weight loss medication.

“They’re judging each other too much,” Roker, 69, said Tuesday on the “Today” show while discussing Clarkson’s recent revelation.

“People, as long as they work with their doctors and stay healthy, should just back off and let them live their lives,” the famous meteorologist added.

Roker, who has spoken about his own battle against obesityHe recalled that “it was not easy” to lose weight afterwards gastric band surgery in 2002.

“Listen, I took a lot of things when I had bypass surgery. It’s not easy whatever you do, so get off people’s backs,” she said.

On Monday’s episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” the singer told her guest Whoopi Goldberg that she lost weight with the support of an undisclosed medication after her “blood work got so bad.”

“My doctor hounded me for two years and I was like, ‘No, I’m scared,’” Clarkson recalled. “I already have thyroid problems. Everyone thinks it’s Ozempic, but it’s not. It’s something else.”

Ozempic, a treatment for type 2 diabetes which helps lower blood sugar levels, has gained popularity as many celebrities, including Amy Schumer and Sharon Osbornehave said they take the injectable medication for off-label use for weight loss.

The Food and Drug Administration has not approved Ozempic for weight loss. However, medications similar to Ozempic have been approved for patients with weight management issues along with other chronic weight-related conditions.

Talking with People magazine in JanuaryClarkson also attributed her slimmer figure to walking a lot after recently moving with her family to New York City.

“Walking around the city is quite a workout,” he told People. “And right now I really like infrared saunas. And it hit me hard because everyone exhausted me.”