Caroline Stanbury Recalls ‘Projectile Vomiting’ After Drinking Alcohol on Ozempic

Mar. 15, 2025

‘Real Housewives of Dubai’ star Caroline Stanbury.Photo:Charles Sykes/Bravo/Getty

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Real Housewives of Dubaistar Caroline Stanbury said that she “projectile vomited” after drinking at West Hollywood gay bar The Abbey because she was taking OzempicThe reality star shared that she used to “party like a rock star,” but she’s cut back on drinking as she gets older because she doesn’t like how she feels the next dayStanbury said she’ll still drink from time to time, saying she’ll do a shot of tequila “with the girls"Caroline Stanburyshared that she once vomited at iconic West Hollywood gay barThe Abbeyafter only drinking “half a glass” — and she says it’s because she was taking Ozempic for weight loss.TheReal Housewives of Dubaistar, 48, was discussing her decision to cut back on alcohol withPage Six’s Virtual Reali-Teahosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real, when the latter shared, “I stopped drinking, like, two months ago because I was on Ozempic, and I had a terrible reaction with alcohol when I was on Ozempic.”“I’ve had it,” Stanbury exclaimed. “Was it projectile vomiting?”“Yeah, it was disgusting,” he replied.Stock image of The Abbey bar in West Hollywood.VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty“Me too. I did it in the Abbey,” she said, prompting the hosts to approve her choice of venue.“That’s iconic,” Murphy said.“That’s the place to do it, though,” added Real. “Ozempic vomiting at the Abbey?”“And of course, they’re so excited to see me and I had had — it’s nothing. You drink half a glass and you’re like, literally—” Stanbury added, sweeping her hand in front to mimic throwing up. “There’s no way to run to the bathroom.”The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Stanbury’s husband, Sergio Carrallo, chimed in, saying, “It was terrible. I was trying to cover her.”“If you haven’t projectile vomited on Ozempic, you haven’t lived yet,” Stanbury quipped.The reality star has shared thatshe turned to Ozempic— the type 2 diabetes drug that’s become atrendy weight-loss aid— after gaining 18 lbs. during her IVF journey, calling the drug “an incredible tool” after she struggled to lose weight with diet and exercise alone.“Why do you need to be miserable if you can get yourself back to where you were?” she said.Caroline Stanbury with husband Sergio Carrallo.Charles Sykes/Bravo/GettyEarlier in the interview, Stanbury shared that she’d recently cut back on alcohol — but her Abbey experience wasn’t a factor.“Not for any other reason other than, honestly, it just doesn’t react that well with me,” she shared. “I like to have a drink. I just don’t drink to the point — like, I used to party like a rock star. And I realized at my age, it just takes me so long to recover and I lose all those days, and you end up chatting rubbish with people you don’t like, and then you have a horrible hangover in the morning.”“And then my tummy, it’s so acidic. I just don’t feel good,” she said.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Stanbury then threw a pointed comment to herReal Housewives of Dubaicostars, adding, “And I think probably watching my castmates is enough. I don’t want to feel like that. They know how to party.”She isn’t a totalteetotaler, however; Stanbury said, “When I do decide I want to have a good shot of tequila with the girls, it’s really fun.”She referenced a recent trip to Bali with her Bravo costars, saying, “We went nuts, although the tequila wasn’t that great. It was likeGirls Gone Wild,” she said, a reference to thenow-defunctvideo series that largely focused on coeds during Spring Break.“I hadn’t done that in ages.”

Caroline Stanburyshared that she once vomited at iconic West Hollywood gay barThe Abbeyafter only drinking “half a glass” — and she says it’s because she was taking Ozempic for weight loss.

TheReal Housewives of Dubaistar, 48, was discussing her decision to cut back on alcohol withPage Six’s Virtual Reali-Teahosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real, when the latter shared, “I stopped drinking, like, two months ago because I was on Ozempic, and I had a terrible reaction with alcohol when I was on Ozempic.”

“I’ve had it,” Stanbury exclaimed. “Was it projectile vomiting?”

“Yeah, it was disgusting,” he replied.

Stock image of The Abbey bar in West Hollywood.VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty

VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty

“Me too. I did it in the Abbey,” she said, prompting the hosts to approve her choice of venue.

“That’s iconic,” Murphy said.

“That’s the place to do it, though,” added Real. “Ozempic vomiting at the Abbey?”

“And of course, they’re so excited to see me and I had had — it’s nothing. You drink half a glass and you’re like, literally—” Stanbury added, sweeping her hand in front to mimic throwing up. “There’s no way to run to the bathroom.”

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Stanbury’s husband, Sergio Carrallo, chimed in, saying, “It was terrible. I was trying to cover her.”

“If you haven’t projectile vomited on Ozempic, you haven’t lived yet,” Stanbury quipped.

The reality star has shared thatshe turned to Ozempic— the type 2 diabetes drug that’s become atrendy weight-loss aid— after gaining 18 lbs. during her IVF journey, calling the drug “an incredible tool” after she struggled to lose weight with diet and exercise alone.

“Why do you need to be miserable if you can get yourself back to where you were?” she said.

Caroline Stanbury with husband Sergio Carrallo.Charles Sykes/Bravo/Getty

Earlier in the interview, Stanbury shared that she’d recently cut back on alcohol — but her Abbey experience wasn’t a factor.

“Not for any other reason other than, honestly, it just doesn’t react that well with me,” she shared. “I like to have a drink. I just don’t drink to the point — like, I used to party like a rock star. And I realized at my age, it just takes me so long to recover and I lose all those days, and you end up chatting rubbish with people you don’t like, and then you have a horrible hangover in the morning.”

“And then my tummy, it’s so acidic. I just don’t feel good,” she said.

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Stanbury then threw a pointed comment to herReal Housewives of Dubaicostars, adding, “And I think probably watching my castmates is enough. I don’t want to feel like that. They know how to party.”

She isn’t a totalteetotaler, however; Stanbury said, “When I do decide I want to have a good shot of tequila with the girls, it’s really fun.”

She referenced a recent trip to Bali with her Bravo costars, saying, “We went nuts, although the tequila wasn’t that great. It was likeGirls Gone Wild,” she said, a reference to thenow-defunctvideo series that largely focused on coeds during Spring Break.

“I hadn’t done that in ages.”

source: people.com