New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- Former US First Lady Michelle Obama has become the centre of an online storm after a new photoshoot with photographer Annie Leibovitz revealed a visibly slimmer silhouette. The candid behind-the-scenes footage, shared on Instagram, showed her clad in a grey T-shirt, jeans and suede boots - part of her campaign for the Women project.

Rather than focusing on the project's message or her long-standing advocacy around healthy living, social media commentary swiftly pivoted to a different theory: many users speculated that Michelle Obama has used the popular weight-loss drug Ozempic. Despite the mounting chatter, there is no evidence supporting these claims.

Speculation exploded across Instagram and X, with users postin...