Oprah Winfrey is condemning her previous methods for weight loss. During WeightWatchers' three-hour "Making the Shift" live event on Thursday, the former television host admitted she was "a steadfast participant in this diet culture" over the past few decades. "Through my platforms, through the magazine, through the talk show for 25 years and online," she continued. "I’ve been a major contributor to it.
During the live event, Winfrey recalled a moment on her famed talk show that bothers her to this day — when she wheeled out a red Radio Flyer wagon filled with 67 pounds of fat. The presentation was meant for her viewers to visualize how much weight she had lost since "starving" herself for months during a liquid-only fast. "I’ve shared how that famous wagon of fat moment on the ‘Oprah’ show is one of my biggest regrets," she explained.
Jillian Michaels slammed Winfrey for having a "financial incentive with Ozempic." During an interview with Page Six in January, the fitness guru said, "Oprah, I believe, is one of the biggest shareholders of WeightWatchers, and WeightWatchers is now in the Ozempic business." She continued, "I believe bought a company that provides access to these drugs, now there is a financial interest in these drugs. I think it’s important to put that out there right off the bat.
Winfrey revealed to Jimmy Kimmel in March that she donated all of her shares to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.