Wegovy pill? No thanks – I wouldn’t take it if you paid me

Wegovy pills are on sale in the UK for the first time this week – but this needle-free solution to weight loss isn’t for Charlotte Cripps - (Charlotte Cripps)

The new daily Wegovy pill went on sale in the UK for the first time last week through pharmacies and online platforms, priced from £79 for new patients. Like the injections, the pills contain semaglutide and suppress appetite, but the tablets are being heralded as a game-changer and far more convenient than the injections, which are currently being used by more than 1.6m people in the UK – with adverts proclaiming “needle-free weight loss has arrived” as if we are coming out of the Dark Ages.

I just don’t understand the attraction. It might be cheaper than my jabs on paper - they cost £169 - but I wouldn’t take the pills if you paid me.