Kathy Bates has defiant response to critics claiming weight loss is all down to Ozempic Kathy Bates insists while she has used Ozempic as part of her weight loss journey, it took her "years to do this" as she lost around 100lbs over a few years. 11 September 2025 Kathy Bates has fired back at critics claiming her weight loss was all down to Ozempic.