Oprah Winfrey to Exit WeightWatchers Board After She Announced Use of Weight-Loss Drug

Oprah Winfrey is one of the most prominent stars speaking out about weight loss drugs.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Following her exit from the board of WeightWatchers, Oprah Winfrey has set an hour-long ABC primetime special about weight loss drugs. The special, titled “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution,” will air on ABC on Monday, Mar.

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Talk show host and actress Oprah Winfrey has been seen looking slimmer than ever while arriving at the Jimmy Kimmel Live Show.The 70-year-old was pictured at the TV studio, in Los Angeles, California, ahead of her appearance on the talk show. On the latest episode of Kimmy Kimmel, Oprah opened up about how she lost weight and why she resigned from her position on the board of WeightWatchers.

Oprah Winfrey is clearing the air regarding her Weight Watchers exit.

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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Entertainment mogul and TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey said she decided to exit the board of directors WeightWatchers — after nearly a decade — to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. Last month, Winfrey announced that she will not stand for reelection to the board of WeightWatchers at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in May 2024.

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trimmed from the WeightWatchers board of directors after admitting she uses a weight-loss drug, will tackle the controversial topic of prescription weight-loss injectables like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy in an upcoming ABC primetime special.“An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution” will air on March 18, featuring the billionaire, medical experts and patients discussing “the radical impact” of prescription weight-loss drugs in front of a live studio audience.“It is a very personal topic for me and for the hundreds of millions of people impacted around the globe who have for years struggled with weight and obesity,” Winfrey, who is also an executive producer on the project, said in a statement. “This special will bring together medical experts, leaders in the space and people in the day-to-day struggle to talk about health equity and obesity with the intention to ultimately release the shame, judgment and stigma surrounding weight,” she concluded.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Oprah Winfrey has set an hour-long ABC primetime special about weight loss drugs following her exit from the board of WeightWatchers after revealing her personal use of them. The special, titled “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution,” will air later this month. Oprah recorded the special in front of a live studio audience and gathers medial experts to discuss weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy.

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