RHONJ’s Jackie Goldschneider Claps Back at ‘Plump’ Body Shaming Amid Refusal to Go on Ozempic

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jackie Goldschneider clapped back at body shamers who criticized her figure after she shared photos in a silver gown while attending the Z100 and iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball.

“I got a lot of comments that were really quite shocking,” Jackie, 48, began in a Monday, December 16, TikTok video. “People calling me plump, juicy, full-figured, big. All sorts of comments like that.”

“First of all, not helpful,” she continued. “You can compliment me without commenting on how much weight you think I’ve gained or what you think of the size of my body.”

Jackie then offered advice for those who thought her body was “full-figured,” stating, “I suggest that you sign off of TikTok and OnlyFans and Instagram and you look around the real world and see what a real woman’s body looks like because real women are not skin and bones.”

The New Jersey native said she could “lose every f–king ounce” of her weight by the new year “if I went on Ozempic tomorrow, but I choose not to do that,” referring to the semaglutide originally developed for diabetes patients.

“If you’re on [Ozempic] — fine. But I choose not to do that because I strongly feel that humans are meant to feel hunger and they’re meant to eat food and they are not meant to be skin and bones,” Jackie defiantly added.

“Guys, if someone’s gained weight, I guarantee you they know it,” Jackie explained to body shamers while saying she’s happy with her figure after years of battling an eating disorder.

“If your intention was not to compliment me but to passive-aggressively insult me and to throw me off my game, that will never f–king happen,” she said.

“I recovered from 20 years of anorexia, and I am so proud of myself, and I also happen to think that my body is strong and beautiful and, frankly, it’s a work of f–king art. So, enjoy looking at it. And yeah, that’s it — good talk, guys,” Jackie concluded in her video.

Jackie posed for photos on the red carpet of the Jingle Ball with RHONJ costar Jennifer Fessler. She wore a figure-hugging silver sleeveless gown with a thigh-high slit to the December 13 event at Madison Square Garden.

Several of the Weight of Beautiful author’s RHONJ castmates have been open about their Ozempic use.

“I feel good on it. I’ve done the research, spoke to so many doctors and I haven’t had one doctor personally say to me, ‘It’s bad for you,’” Dolores Catania told Page Six at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards in September

“I am taking my shot tomorrow. I’m actually overdue and no, I’m not off it,” the Bravolebrity, 53, said after admitting she was “probably 20 pounds heavier” following a summer vacation in Europe.

Margaret Josephs confessed to turning to Ozempic after struggling to lose weight she gained during menopause.

“After menopause, it’s so hard to lose weight. And then you’re shamed for it if you’re heavy,” Margaret, 57, explained during a May appearance on Sherri Shepherd‘s daytime talk show.

“It shuts off that food noise. My blood work is great,” she said of taking the weight loss drug. “[Before Ozempic] I couldn’t do anything. It doesn’t matter if I was eating right or exercising so I don’t know why there’s any shame in it if it’s helpful to people.”