Love Island’s Shaughna Phillips left shaken and heartbroken after witnessing fatal motorway crash
LOVE Island favourite Shaughna Phillips has opened up on witnessing a harrowing motor accident which saw a man killed.
The ITV2 show star, 30, was particularly perturbed by the passing of the victim, as he was a similar age.
Mum of one Shaughna took to her Instagram Stories to post her sombre message on a white background.
She wrote in black text: “Have just seen that a man in his 30’s died at the scene of that crash.
“Have not stopped thinking about it all day, tomorrow really is not promised.
“Sending so much love to the poor family and anyone who witnessed that this morning.”
“Have not stopped thinking about it all day, tomorrow really is not promised
Shaughna Phillips
She followed the message up with a red Emoji love heart.
The star lives in Kent and although she didn’t specify the location of the harrowing incident, it could well be near her home, which is currently undergoing renovation.
Clap back
The star has faced a difficult time on social media of late, recently being forced to deny claims she has opted for a weight loss jab.
It came as The Sun’s exclusive images showed her slimmer physique as she strolled around Kent.
The Winter Love Island 2020 alumni looked blissfully happy as she pushed her pram in the sunshine.
She nattered away on her phone as she ran errands just days after fans had accused her of using the weight loss jab Ozempic.
Popular with Hollywood stars, Ozempic is actually medically used as a treatment for type 2 diabetes.
The jab also suppresses users’ appetite – mimicking a naturally occurring hormone which is called glucagon-like peptide-1, which is usually released after eating a meal.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS JABS
What are they?
Weight loss jabs are a hot media topic at the moment, with hundreds of success stories sharing how they helped them shed the pounds.
In March, the NHS announced it would make Wegovy, a drug made by Danish firm Novo Nordisk, available on prescription to thousands of obese Brits.
It contains the drug semaglutide, which is said to have helped reality star Kim Kardashian and Twitter boss Elon Musk lose weight.
Wegovy, which helped a third of people reduce their weight by 20 per cent in trials, will also be available from pharmacies like Boots.
Meanwhile, pharma company Eli Lilly last month announced results for its own weight loss drug tirzepatide.
The weekly injection helped overweight people drop more than two stone in 18 months.
How do they work?
The jabs work by suppressing your appetite, making you eat less calories and therefore lose weight.
To do this, an ingredient found in the fat-busting drug, known as Semaglutide, mimics the role of a natural hormone, called GLP-1.
GLP-1 is part of the signalling pathway that tells your body you have eaten, and prepares it to use the energy that comes from your food.
London GP and founder of wellgoodwellbeing.com, Dr Zoe Watson, said: “Your body naturally produces an appetite regulating hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1.
“These jabs work by regulating your appetite, which can lead to eating fewer calories and losing weight.”
Aren’t they diabetes drugs?
Both Wegovy and tirzepatide stem from drugs originally designed to treat diabetes.
Semaglutide, the active drug in Wegovy, was originally sold under the name Ozempic specifically for diabetes patients.
But they started noticing it helped suppress their appetites, stopping them eating as much and helping them shed the pounds.
So Novo Nordisk developed Wegovy, which contains the same chemical but at higher doses specifically to aid weight loss.
Wegovy is not prescribed for diabetes patients.
Tirzepatide is sold under the name Mounjaro for diabetes.
Can I get them?
Wegovy is offered on prescription to obese adults given specialist weight loss treatment.
The NHS currently also offers a similar drug called Saxenda, or liraglutide.
Both are only available on Tier 3 and Tier 4 weight management services, which means you have to be referred to weight management clinics led by experts.
GPs can’t prescribe them on their own either, Dr Watson said.
The jabs have to be taken as part of an overall programme to help with lifestyle changes and psychological support to get the best effect from the medication prescribed.
But despite being approved for use, supply of Wegovy on the NHS has been postponed indefinitely because of a surge in worldwide demand.
Supply was also halved in the US because of the skyrocketing demand.
Eli Lilly said it will apply for a UK licence for tirzepatide soon, which could make it available to the NHS.
Are there any risks?
Like all medicines, the jabs do not come without side effects.
Around half of people taking the drug experience gut issues, including sickness, bloating, acid reflux, constipation and diarrhoea.
Dr Sarah Jarvis, GP and clinical consultant at patient.info, said: “One of the more uncommon side effects is severe acute pancreatitis, which is extremely painful and happens to one in 500 people.”
Other uncommon side effects include altered taste, kidney problems, allergic reactions, thyroid tumours, gallbladder problems and hypoglycemia.
Shaughna stripped to her underwear for a saucy Instagram snap which sparked the slew of allegations.
One cruel follower was quick to insist on Instagram: “Of course it’s Ozempic. Awesome to finally find something that works. Just wish people on social media would be honest about it.”
Shaughna then replied: “I don’t take Ozempic but the only way I can prove that to you is probably a blood test, so I guess we’ll just have to leave it there lol.”
Medical crisis
Shaughna become a mum to daughter Lucia, one, in April 2023.
She recently opened up about being described as “clinically obese” by medical staff.
“I know I’m not the picture of health but I didn’t realise things were actually that bad and it’s kinda scary to hear it from, like, a medical professional
Shaughna Phillips
In a video message she told of their health analysis and said: “They told me that I was obese.
“It isn’t a shock but it’s never nice to hear and the following the checkups that I had done they said I had quite a lot of visceral fat around my organs.”
She added: “I’m a mum now and it shook me to my core.
“I know I’m not the picture of health but I didn’t realise things were actually that bad and it’s kinda scary to hear it from, like, a medical professional.”
“I need to do something, I’m going to get my thinking cap on because I only have one parent because my dad died and without getting too deep, I just never want that to happen to Lucia.”
Her comments came after she confessed she spent £25K on surgery after Love Island four years ago.