Brooks Nader admits her struggle with ‘self-confidence’ led her to use weight loss drugs

Brooks Nader admitted that her struggle with “self-confidence” led her to use weight loss drugs.

“I’m still working on my self-confidence and just my journey with that every day. It’s different now,” she told Us Weekly Wednesday.

When asked if she’ll ever stop using GLP-1 medications, the model replied, “I mean, I think it’s a learn as you go situation and trial and error.”

“I fluctuate like everyone else. So it just depends,” she added.

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Viewers watched Nader, 28, struggle with her dependency on weight loss drugs on her reality show, “Love Thy Nader.”

Brooks’ three younger sisters — Sarah Jane Nader, Grace Ann Nader and Mary Holland Nader — even staged an intervention because they were so “worried” over her “concerning” amount of GLP-1 use.

In episode 7, the siblings sat Brooks down after Grace Ann and Mary Holland found an excessive pile of needles and bottles of the GLP-1 drug in their apartment.

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“Just seeing all of the needles piled up in one place makes me realize the gravity of how deep she’s gone in it. This is different doctors, clearly. This is different pharmacies,” Mary Holland claimed.

“That’s dangerous. She’s overprescribed. This amount is so concerning,” she added.

Sarah Jane, who confessed to also taking a weight loss drug in the past, said she believes “something deeper is going on” with Brooks.

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The “Dancing With the Stars” alum immediately got defensive.

“Why do you think I’m on GLP-1? Because every job I do, it’s like you have to fit into a certain standard and a certain measurement, and they’re straight up measuring my hips for all these new fashion jobs I’m getting into in Paris and Milan,” the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model pointed out.

“There’s requirements I don’t meet. And I know how vapid this industry is and if I say no to it, they’re just going to pick someone else.”

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Earlier in the episode, Brooks’ sisters found her nearly unconscious in the bathtub after an exercise class with Grace Ann claiming the model “didn’t eat last night and she didn’t eat anything today.”

“There is an enormous amount of pressure in the modeling industry in order to be a working model. I’ve felt it, everyone’s felt it. But Brooks puts an unrealistic amount of pressure on herself in order to maintain her appearance,” Grace Ann heartbreakingly revealed.

In a confessional, Brooks confessed that she has “an unhealthy relationship with weight and food because of the industry” she is in, but insisted that she doesn’t have an eating disorder.

If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call 988 or continue to contact Crisis Text Line by texting “NEDA” to 741741.