Brooks Nader Tried Ozempic But Had to Stop for ‘DWTS’ 

Brooks Nader was briefly among the celebrities to try the controversial weight loss medication Ozempic.

“I took, like, a little bit when it first came out, and everyone was doing it,” Nader, 27, exclusively told Us Weekly at the Bio.Me launch event on Tuesday, December 3. “It made me really nauseous. I liked it — I am not going to lie — and when I went on Dancing with the Stars, I could not do both.”

Nader found that she “lost a little bit of the motivation and the strength to work out” when she took Ozempic shots. (Ozempic, Wegovy and other similar semaglutides are commonly prescribed to individuals, who struggle with weight-related conditions. It is not advised for casual weight loss.)

“It was one or the other, and I picked dancing. I put the shot away,” Nader added.

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Nader competed on season 33 of DWTS alongside pro partner Gleb Savchenko, which aired its finale late last month. Nader and Savchenko, 41, were eliminated from the competition in October.

Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko

Nader’s Ozempic use was initially discussed in a recent TikTok video where Nader’s sisters called her out for dropping 20 pounds on Ozempic. The model succinctly replied, “Don’t, Don’t!” in the clip.

“Those little brats. I was like, ‘Are you enjoying this?’” Nader quipped to Us about the viral remark. “I can’t get away with anything around them. … They run around the house and they just rat me out on everything. If you want anything ask them, they will tell you all my secrets.”

After ditching Ozempic, Nader ended up losing weight via her DWTS training.

“I lost a lot of weight, like, especially towards the end,” Nader said. “I lost, like, 10 or 15 pounds. I kind of loved it, but also I would be like, ‘I wasn’t toned.’ It’s a thing and then I got really, really toned because … it’s, like, subconscious; you’re dancing six hours a day and then, when you finally get a moment to look in the mirror, you’re like, ‘Oh, wait a minute, OK. This is paying off in more ways than one, so I loved that aspect.’”

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After her elimination from the ballroom competition, Nader was worried about the toll it would take on her newly toned body.

“My first thought was ‘Oh s—. What is going to happen to my body?’” Nader told Us on Tuesday. “I was nervous if I was gaining weight or not even gaining weight [and] just, like, not being toned.”

Brooks Nader in the LDMA Winter 2025.

Nader did end up gaining a “little weight” back, which she notes “is fine.”

As a model, Nader is used to staying in tune with her physical health so a partnership with Bio.Me makes sense. The company recently released a new collection of Daily Prebiotic Fiber flavors (chocolate and chai). Nader uses them daily, putting them in iced coffee and morning smoothies.

“I’ve tried so many different probiotics and things that are supposed to help you with your gut health, being a model and traveling a lot and trying to stay in shape, I’ve tried it all — and this one actually works,” Nader told Us. “It also is tasty, and it’s not a hassle to take. You’re not taking a bunch of supplements. It’s really yummy and I love that about it.”

Brooks Nader celebrates the launch of bio.me’s new Daily Prebiotic Fiber flavors at Little Lunch in Venice on December 3rd.

She added, “I know it’s cute, it is so chic. It looks very medical, like, we’re doing something really good. … [It] helps keep you regulated, it is very good for cleansing and I really enjoy it.”

Nader also can appreciate that taking the Bio.Me supplements directly affects her mental health.

“I only learned recently that your gut health and mental health are directly related and correlated, which is crazy, and obviously, mental health is super important,” Nader explained to Us. “I feel, like, when we think of gut health, we just think of trying to look skinny or being in shape or whatever. It’s so much deeper than that because everything is rooted in your mental health.”

With reporting by Amanda Williams