Oprah Winfrey is opening up about the ridicule and shame she experienced amid her long-standing weight-loss journey. During her new ABC special, “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution,” the talk show host reminisced on one particularly painful moment that took place live on her own show.
“In an effort to combat all the shame, I starved myself for nearly five months and then wheeled out that wagon of fat that the internet will never forget,” Winfrey said of the moment which occurred back in 1988. “After losing 67 pounds on [a] liquid diet, the next day, the very next day, I started to gain it back. Feeling the shame of fighting a losing battle with weight, is a story all too familiar.”
