Esther McCarthy: A comfortable pair of pants – surely it’s not too much to ask for?

The only thing I’ve ever risked to be thin is a third helping of sticky toffee pudding

Esther McCarthy. Picture: Emily Quinn

As Serena Williams hops on the shortcut-to-weight-loss drug bandwagon, I reckon it’s my turn. Not to lose weight, silly — imagine! — but to endorse the hell out of some shizzle so a company might pay me to be their brand ambassador.

You may have heard that tennis ledge Serena is the face of Ro, a company selling brands such as Zepbound (another name for Mounjaro). Some eyebrows have been raised about a sporting icon like Serena fronting these drugs.