Oprah Stepping Down From WeightWatchers Board of Directors

[crossbody]

This could be nothing really, but it could also mean some one other than Biden on democrat ticket.

Oprah Winfrey is leaving the WeightWatchers board. Here's what to know — and what she's said about using weight loss drugs.

The news comes after the media mogul spoke last year about using weight loss medications.

www.yahoo.com

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

This could be nothing really, but it could also mean some one other than Biden on democrat ticket.

Oprah Winfrey is leaving the WeightWatchers board. Here's what to know — and what she's said about using weight loss drugs.

The news comes after the media mogul spoke last year about using weight loss medications.

www.yahoo.com

What a fucking bigoted hypocrite.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Look at that phony Caucasian hair.
Hypocrite deluxe.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Look at that phony Caucasian hair.
Hypocrite deluxe.

Cultural appropriation

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

This could be nothing really, but it could also mean some one other than Biden on democrat ticket.

Oprah Winfrey is leaving the WeightWatchers board. Here's what to know — and what she's said about using weight loss drugs.

The news comes after the media mogul spoke last year about using weight loss medications.

www.yahoo.com

She had to leave, she ate 2 of the other board members.

 

[Calypso Jones]

She might be leaving the board but she owns a majority of the company.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

She might be leaving the board but she owns a majority of the company.

She owns about 0.5%.

 

[Calypso Jones]

WeightWatchers and other diet companies have struggled amid a shift toward so-called GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, which rely on hormones to control appetite and have helped people shed extra pounds.

The weight loss company, which was founded in the early 1960s, has seen its financial results deteriorate in recent years. Its revenue in 2023 tumbled almost 15% to $889.6 million from the previous year, while it lost $112 million.

Winfrey owns about 1.4% of the company's shares, or about 1.3 million shares, according to financial data provider FactSet. At today's stock price, that values her stake at about $4.1 million — a far cry from her initial investment of $43.2 million for 6.4 million share

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The media star's decision comes after she disclosed last year that she relies on these drugs to maintain her weight. Winfrey told People magazine in December that she "released my own shame about it" and went to a doctor to get a prescription, although she didn't disclose the name of the medication she relies on. Winfrey added, "I now use it as I feel I need it, as a tool to manage not yo-yoing."

WeightWatchers, officially named WW International, last year moved into the prescription weight-loss drug business by purchasing Sequence, a telehealth provider that offers users access to GLP-1 drugs. It also debuted WeightWatchers GLP-1, a subscription program for people using that class of drugs.


In her statement, Winfrey said she will continue "to advise and collaborate with WeightWatchers and CEO Sima Sistani in elevating the conversation around recognizing obesity as a chronic condition, working to reduce stigma and advocating for health equity."

Winfrey said she's donating her shares in WeightWatchers to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, a Smithsonian institution in Washington, D.C., as she's been a long-time supporter of the organization.

Oprah Winfrey says she's stepping down from WeightWatchers. Its shares are cratering.

Oprah Winfrey said that she's stepping back from her board seat at WeightWatchers after nine years, and will donate her WW stock.

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Now that is interesting. I'm going to have to think about that for a bit.

 

[Moonglow]

This could be nothing really, but it could also mean some one other than Biden on democrat ticket.

Oprah Winfrey is leaving the WeightWatchers board. Here's what to know — and what she's said about using weight loss drugs.

The news comes after the media mogul spoke last year about using weight loss medications.

www.yahoo.com

How long have you been on Oprah, er Weight Watchers?

 

[justoffal]

This could be nothing really, but it could also mean some one other than Biden on democrat ticket.

Oprah Winfrey is leaving the WeightWatchers board. Here's what to know — and what she's said about using weight loss drugs.

The news comes after the media mogul spoke last year about using weight loss medications.

www.yahoo.com

Yes and as she stepped down the enormous pressure placed on the floor by the concentration of mass on small area collapsed the floor board.

 

[drudge X]

She cut her loss and moved on probably anticipating a class action if the company goes kaput.

 

[1srelluc]

Hambeast leaves weight watchers....Stop the presses!

 

[skye]

Go home Oprah ....thank you for everything you did on TV.... goodbye now....it's enough.

Go home.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

The board will certainly be lighter when she steps down

Not a great look for a company focused on losing weight