The eureka moment that drove Oprah to reframe weight loss and banish shame involved a Post-It

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Oprah Winfrey at the American Ballet Theatre Gala on October 22, 2025.

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Oprah has endured as a weight-loss icon. Not even GLP-1s can change that.

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Oprah Winfrey has massively influenced wellness and diet culture for decades, now taking the spotlight to share her experience with GLP-1s.

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Oprah Winfrey, 71, says she regrets not using GLP-1s sooner because of the 'wasted sadness and shame'

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A month from Election Day, Hollywood's who's who is lining up to endorse Kamala Harris

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"Donald Trump is the most dangerous candidate for President in my lifetime," Bruce Springsteen said in a video published on Instagram on Thursday.

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Oprah Winfrey says she doesn't worry about getting older despite knowing that 'there isn't as much time left'

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Oprah Winfrey is embracing aging.

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I worked for Oprah for 3 years. Here's what she was like as a boss and what I learned from her.

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I worked for Oprah for 3 years. Here's how a thank-you note after my interview helped me land the job.

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Boodie worked for Oprah for three years.

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Gen Z doesn't trust Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos — but Oprah and Bill Gates garnered more confidence

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Mark Zuckerberg (R) was deemed the least trustworthy of 10 businesses icons among Gen Z respondents in a Business Insider survey, while Oprah Winfrey (L) won over more people.

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Tyler Perry is one of the world's highest-paid entertainers. Here's how the Hollywood mogul makes and spends his $1 billion fortune.

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FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2017, file photo, actor-filmmaker and author Tyler Perry poses for a portrait in New York. Perry is looking to reopen his 330-acre Atlanta-based mega studio soon, but other studios in Georgia are anxiously waiting for Hollywood's green light to return back to work.
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