Oprah reveals why she resigned from WeightWatchers
Ahead of her upcoming TV special shining a light on weight-loss medication, Oprah Winfrey revealed the real reason for her exit from WeightWatchers last month, after sitting on the board of directors for nearly a decade.
The 70-yearold media mogul said she parted ways with the company — where she served since 2015 — to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Last year, WeightWatchers acquired a telehealth subscription service, providing access to prescription weight-loss drugs, for $106 million.
The former talk show queen has struggled with her weight for much of her
life. She revealed in a People magazine cover story in December that she recently began using an unnamed weight-loss medication, saying she’d “released [her] shame about it.”