United Kingdom, Jan. 28 -- Josh Gad has turned to a "miracle drug" in a bid to lose weight.

The 43-year-old actor has admitted to taking a weight-loss drug because he wants to "be there for [his] kids".

Josh said on the 'Armchair Expert' podcast: "I'm on a GLP-1 . this is the first time I've opened up about this.

"It has suppressed, in a great way, that noise ... when I wake up, I feel hunger pains - and so much of that is psychological, right? - and what this does is it takes away that signal."

Josh actually managed to lose 40 pounds on another weight-loss drug. However, he was forced to switch medication after he developed diverticulitis, which causes abdominal pain.

The movie star - who has daughters Ava, 14, and Isabella, ten, wi...