Ozempic drives second-hand clothes sales on Vinted, as people using weight-loss drugs sell on 'now too big' items

Unless you've been prescribed a weight loss drug - such as Mounjaro or Ozempic - by an NHS doctor, it can be an expensive business, with costs from around £150 a month.

So, it's no wonder that some of those who've lost pounds with semaglutides are keen to recoup a little extra cash - by selling off the clothes that no longer fit them.

The use of Ozempic and Mounajaro are being used to explain 'reasons for sale' on pre-loved site Vinted, with sellers saying their items - including dresses, coats and trousers - are simply being offloaded because of weight loss.

A floral size 22 shirt dress by In The Style is currently on sale for £15 plus postage, with the seller saying of the potential sale: 'Lovely dress! Too big now thanks to Mounjaro! Worn twice.'

A Nike Pro Thermafit Fleece Lined Tracksuit is being offfered for £68.95 in Birmingham in a size large, with the owner's description reading: 'Bought about a year ago but jumped on Ozempic and lost loads of weight so this is too big for me.

'Probably worn about 4-5 times last winter and has been sat in the cupboard since.'

Elsewhere, a size 14 Next petite fleece jacket is on offer at £37.45 in Cardiff; its description reads: 'Bought for £80, but I'm on Ozempic and it's been in the attic since I moved house and it's just too big!'

And one seller is even offering a skincare solution for those suffering with what's been dubbed 'Ozempic neck', the term being used to described the loose skin left behind after rapid weight loss.

The canny owner is offering skincare product Dr Irena Eris Y Lifting, which retails at around £79 for £40, saying: 'A god send product for crepey, saggy skin - especially post fast weight loss.'

Changes in body shape is often a big reason behind why people turn to pre-loved sites such as Vinted and DePop.

This week, Married At First Sight's Polly Sellman revealed she's selling her wedding dress on Vinted following a two stone weight loss - which she has achieved without weight loss drugs.

The careers advisor - who married barber Adam Nightingale, 35, as part of the E4 experiment - is selling clothes ranging from a UK large to sizes 14 and 16.

Originally posting the dress for £1,800 she has now reduced the price to £1,130 and it still hasn't sold.

Polly described the dress on Vinted, saying: 'Absolutely gorgeous wedding dress. Brand new Justin Alexander 2024. UK 16 but has been altered to size and can be altered again. Can include veil. Collection only.'

Also available to purchase is a size 16 beige dress from Primark for £5, pink and green size 14 oversized shirts also from the fast fashion retailer for £5 each.

The impact of more people turning to weight loss drugs' to keep trim has also been seen at the couture end of the fashion industry too.

This week, the editorial director of British Vogue said the rise of Ozempic could be behind a 'concerning' return to skinny models on catwalks,

Speaking to Emma Barnett on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Wednesday, Chioma Nnadi said the fashion industry was witnessing 'the pendulum sort of swing back to skinny being "in"'.

The latest round of Fashion Weeks, unveiling 2025 collections, saw much less physical diversity amongst catwalk models, with the body positive movement that has been embraced in recent years less prominent.

Nnadi, who took over at British Vogue from Edward Enninful in October 2023 , said the sight of so many thin models - echoing the 'Heroin Chic' of the 90s - should be a 'wake-up call' to the industry.

She told Barnett: 'I do think maybe perhaps Ozempic has something to do with it.

'We're in this moment where we're seeing the pendulum sort of swing back to skinny being 'in' and often these things are treated like a trend and we don't want them to be.'

When pressed by the programme on whether the blame for an increase in the use of thinner models by fashion houses could be directly attributed to weight loss jabs, she said the sight of famous faces slimming down using it was highly likely to impact the way people view their bodies.

She said: 'I don't think we can pin it on any one thing. I do think that Ozempic has something to do with it because we're seeing a lot of celebrities who are using it, and I think there's this shift in the culture around how we think about our bodies and how we address our bodies.'

Nnadi added that she 'didn't think there was enough representation as far as body diversity. And it felt almost like, at certain shows, the models were especially thin.

'Hopefully the season will be a wake-up call and it won't be that we see that kind of negative trend [and] that we see that progress.'

At Berlin Fashion Week earlier this year, Namilia, a 'provocative gender-neutral clubwear' brand beloved by celebrities like Rihanna, Cardi B, Megan Fox, and Paris Hilton, sparked severe criticism online after one its models wore a white tank top that had the words 'I heart Ozempic' sprawled across the front .

After Namilia shared a snap of a model wearing the clothing item on Instagram, it was quickly flooded with angry comments from people who branded the brand as 'cringe' and 'distasteful' for promoting the Type-2 diabetes drug-turned-popular weight loss aid.