Oprah Winfrey Condemned for Crediting a ‘Good Workout’ for Losing Weight Instead of Ozempic: Celebrities: Enstarz

Oprah Winfrey is being called out by fans for putting her weight loss down to exercise and not Ozempic.

The media mogul shared a video online in honor of one of her favorite designers Gianfranco Ferré.

“I loved all his white shirts and I probably have 10 or 12 of them and he passed away in 2007,” Winfrey said. “I just kept all the white shirts, and this is one of those white shirts that I haven’t been able to wear in the last 10 years.”

According to Winfrey, she managed to fit into the shirt, saying, “This is what good training will do.”

“Every woman needs a great white button-down shirt. It’s an effortless essential! Tap the link in our bio for some recommendations that can become a staple in your closet this spring,” the caption closed.

The ‘OWN Network’ founder, who wore the white custom-made shirt in the clip, described the challenges of fitting into the shirt as her breasts had increased in size. The 70-year-old credited her workout routine with her slimmer frame, leaving some fans perplexed.

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Followers were quick to wonder if the former talk show host was actually working out and not taking a weight-loss drug like Ozempic instead.

“Semaglutide, sold under the brand names Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus, is a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and reduce obesity,” the Journal of Investigative Medicine wrote. The drug was approved for use in America in 2017 and in Europe five years later. Wegovy sales increased fivefold by 2023 and Ozempic became the world’s best-selling diabetes drug as a favorite for Hollywood starlets. People who received the weekly injection reported that their weight had fallen by an average of 12% after 68 weeks, the Manchester Evening News reported.

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The businesswoman hasn’t been shy about her weight loss journey.

After hosting a TV special in March about obesity and the growing popularity of weight-loss drugs, Winfrey shared some of the powerful lessons she learned on CNN’s “King Charles,” hosted by longtime best friends Gayle King and Charles Barkley.

“If you feel like you’re in a bigger body is great, and you don’t want to do anything about it, and you feel good, then that’s wonderful. I really admire people who really believe that,” she said, according to TODAY. “Whatever works for you. One of the reasons I wanted to do (the special) is to let people make their own choices for their health and well-being.”

“Let’s stop the shaming and blaming,” Winfrey continued. “The one thing I hope people come away with is knowing it’s a disease and it’s in the brain.”