Boy George, lead singer of the '80s band Culture Club, has admitted to taking weight loss drugs and also undergoing a tummy tuck — a cosmetic procedure he has described as "the most painful thing" he has ever done.
In his new memoir "Karma," an excerpt of which was published by People, the 62-year-old pop icon recalled having the procedure done after getting hair transplants.
"It's time to confess I had three hair transplants around 2015-2018 – two in Ireland and a final one in LA – and the weird thing is no one remembers I was bald as a shaved badger," he wrote. "I had a tummy tuck not long after, which was the most painful thing I’ve ever done because I went on tour straight after with Cyndi Lauper with the blood bag attached."
Boy George explained that he previously had lost 98 pounds while following a "metabolic balance diet" and needed to remove excess skin.
"When anyone asks about my scar I say I had twins by Cesarean," he said. "I’ve never had Botox, though, and I might be the only person in show business with my own face. I'm not frightened of getting old and I think I’ve grown into myself. It might seem weird to say I feel sexier but I actually do. I used to joke over the years, 'Sexy at 60.' That was my ambition."
Additionally, Boy George shared that he experimented with taking the Type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic to keep up with his new slim figure but later switched to Mounjaro. The singer explained that he had struggled to maintain his weight and being under public scrutiny didn't help.
"I have struggled with my weight most of my life and being under public and media scrutiny doesn’t help." he wrote. "We are all guilty of saying, ‘Hasn’t so and so got big,’ even when we are carrying extra pounds ourselves.
"I love food and I can’t control my appetite, but I think I have finally got it under control. Well, I’m on Mounjaro. Isn’t everyone? Trust me anyone who was fat last year and is now skinny is on the wonder drug."
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