Oprah Winfrey Admits She Takes Weight-Loss Pills, Says ‘She Is Done With Body-Shaming’

American talk show host Oprah Winfrey has been making headlines, not for her professional work, but for news regarding her body, with her weight journey often reaching the top. In a conversation with PEOPLE magazine, the 69-year-old artist shared incorporating an unspecified weight-loss medication into her exercise routine. Speculations about Oprah's weight loss methods emerged following her improved physique on a recent press tour.

The media icon chose to put an end to the various speculations and rumors circulating about her body weight. Oprah said "It was public sport to make fun of me for 25 years, I have been blamed and shamed, and I blamed and shamed myself.”

'The Color Purple' actress revealed using weight-loss pills to maintain a healthy weight over the long run, especially now that she is approaching 70. According to Winfrey, a medically prescribed drug is a helpful instrument. Oprah says “The fact that there’s a medically approved prescription for managing weight and staying healthier, in my lifetime, feels like relief, like redemption, like a gift, and not something to hide behind and once again be ridiculed for.”

She also recalled the time from early years of her career when she was criticized by Mr. Blackwell, a fashion critic, who described her as "Dumpy, Frumpy, and Downright Lumpy" on the cover page of a magazine. Winfrey revealed, "I didn’t feel angry. I felt sad. I felt hurt. I swallowed the shame. I accepted that it was my fault."

Oprah Winfrey unveiled her secret of living a healthy lifestyle: finish eating by 4 PM, drink a gallon of water everyday, and follow WeightWatchers' point-counting instructions. “I realized I’d been blaming myself all these years for being overweight, and I have a predisposition that no amount of willpower is going to control.”

The talk show host outlined her new diet strategy, highlighting the integration of portion control and exercise while also acknowledging the fact that medication only plays a minor role in it. Oprah Winfrey had a shift in her mindset concerning weight management, expressing her newfound openness to using weight-loss medications. This change comes because she felt the need to prove her willpower.