Ashley Graham slams GLP-1 trend as 'a smack in the face' after body positivity movement

Wesley StenzelFri, May 1, 2026 at 9:40 PM UTC

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Ashley Graham in New York City on April 20, 2026Credit: Taylor Hill/WireImageKey points -

Ashley Graham finds the rise of GLP-1s "really disheartening" after the body positivity movement.

"It's going back this whole opposite way that feels like a smack in the face to the women who have felt like they've had a voice," she added.

However, she noted that she thinks weight loss drugs are just a trend: "It goes with the times — and GLP-1s are a time."

Ashley Graham isn't enthusiastic about weight loss drugs.

The model shared her candid perspective on the proliferation of GLP-1s during a new interview with Marie Claire.

"It's really disheartening," Graham opined, noting how differently society views bodies now after the body positivity movement began to wane. "There was a pendulum that swung that was so body acceptance, positivity, everybody be who they want to be. And now it's going back this whole opposite way that feels like a smack in the face to the women who have felt like they've had a voice."

However, Graham believes that weight loss drugs like Ozempic will ultimately prove to be a trend rather than a permanent fixture in medicine. "It goes with the times — and GLP-1s are a time," she speculated. "I know that there are and there's gonna still be women who are considered plus size forever. This drug isn't going to wipe out a whole statistic of women."

Ashley Graham in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 22, 2026Credit: JC Olivera/Variety via Getty

The American Beauty Star host noted that she has "seen more movement for plus-size women than some people give the whole industry credit for" in recent years. "There's so many [plus size influencers and creators]…they're all over the place with their sizes and their proportions and how they look and how they're relatable," she said.

"And to me, that's the coolest part about all of this," she continued. "Seeing that these girls, who were raised on social media at such a young age are now coming in and they have a platform to say to the younger generation, 'Be yourself, be who you want to be. If you have cellulite, who cares?'"

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Graham committed to continuing her work advocating for body diversity. "Why would I stop now and why would I get angry about the work I've done?" she asked. "I put my head down and I focus on the women we've built the community with."

Ashley Graham in Los Angeles on March 15, 2026Credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty

The model reflected on why she views her work as vital. "It's incredibly important to continue to advocate for women of all shapes, all sizes, and all backgrounds to have clothes that fit…to have people who don't have confidence, have confidence in themselves," she said. "I also don't think that my community is just curvy women. I think it's all kinds of women because, really, confidence at the end of the day, it doesn't discriminate."

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Graham has had three children in the last decade, and she said that she's still adjusting to how her own body has changed after three pregnancies.

"I'm living in a different body and it's been hard to get to know her," she said. "I can't say that I can look in the mirror and be like, 'I love you.' It's not that for me. It's that, Wow, I made some children. I was as fit as I could be in 2019 when I got pregnant…I'm still trying to get to that, but I've had to get over it in my head that I'll look like I did in my late 20s, early 30s. She's gone. Let's focus on the new girl. That has been like the last four years of my conversation in my head."

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