Serena Williams defends her skinny appearance; says she feels pretty good

21.8.2025
US born world famous tennis legend, Serena Williams has defended her dramatic weight loss saying she feels pretty good with her new body.
Serena appeared looking skinnier than ever having lost 14kg and sparking concern among her fans. The 43-year-old mother of two speaking on the development admitted to having a helping hand from a weight loss drug, after countless methods of weight loss programmes failed to give her the body she wanted.
The 23-time Grand Slam winner said she has been using weight loss drug Zepbound, a GLP-1 medication. GLP-1 is a natural hormone that helps regulate blood sugar and appetite that is found in popular weight loss medication brands such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro as well as Zepbound.
“‘I never was able to get to the weight I needed to be no matter what I did, no matter how much I trained,” she told People.
“It was crazy because I’d never been in a place like that in my life where I worked so hard, ate so healthy and could never get down to where I needed to be at.’
“I had never taken shortcuts in my career and always worked really hard. I know what it takes to be the best,’ she added. ‘So it was very frustrating to do all the same things and never be able to change that number on the scale or the way my body looked.”