{"id":287723,"date":"2026-02-17T04:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T04:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/287723\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T04:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T04:21:16","slug":"jelly-roll-wife-bunnie-xo-opens-up-about-harrowing-glp-1-side-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/287723\/","title":{"rendered":"Jelly Roll wife Bunnie Xo opens up about harrowing GLP 1 side effect"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jelly<\/p>\n

Jelly Roll\u2019s wife, Bunnie Xo, shared a deeply personal health struggle. <\/p>\n

In a new interview with People, the Dumb Blonde podcast host revealed that she experienced \u201chorrific\u201d suicidal ideation while taking semaglutide, a GLP 1 medication, in December 2025.<\/p>\n

The 46-year-old explained that she had always dealt with anxiety but never depression, until the medication triggered frightening thoughts. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat was one of the darkest times of my life and it was scary,\u201d she said, adding that she wants more people to talk openly about these side effects.<\/p>\n

Despite the ordeal, Bunnie shared an empowering message.<\/p>\n

She said, \u201cEverybody goes through ups and downs and you are worth staying here. Please stay\u2026 do not make a permanent decision based on a temporary emotion because it will go away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bunnie noted that she began using semaglutide because of serious insulin issues, with both of her parents having diabetes.<\/p>\n

She admitted she wished she could be part of the \u201ccool crowd\u201d who lose weight easily, but her health challenges made the drug seem necessary.<\/p>\n

Her husband, Jelly Roll, has undergone a dramatic weight loss transformation in recent years, shedding 275 pounds through lifestyle changes rather than medication. <\/p>\n

He has spoken about walking 10,000 steps a day, eating a high protein diet and working with a therapist to build a healthier relationship with food.<\/p>\n

Married since 2016, Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo have weathered challenges together, even renewing their vows seven years later in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jelly Roll\u2019s wife, Bunnie Xo, shared a deeply personal health struggle. In a new interview with People, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287724,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[134,554,555,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-287723","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mental-health","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-mental-health","10":"tag-mentalhealth","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}