If you logged into X (formerly Twitter) this past Christmas and did a double take at a man in a Santa suit looking surprisingly lean and… well, kind of shredded, you’re not alone. That festive figure was none other than Elon Musk, the billionaire tech mogul and Tesla CEO, showing off his brand-new body — and he had a nickname to match: “Ozempic Santa.”
Yes, really. That’s what he called himself in a holiday post that immediately sent the internet into a frenzy.
So, what happened? How did Elon Musk’s weight loss go from internet rumor to a full-blown, 45-pound transformation? And was it all thanks to some injectable miracle — or did the world’s most talked-about entrepreneur also make lifestyle changes behind the scenes?
Let’s dig into the story behind the selfies.