Oprah Winfrey Announces She’s Leaving WeightWatchers’ Board, Company Stock Plummets

Oprah Winfrey’s very public and decades-long weight loss (and gain) journey has been televised and followed closely by fans and the media alike. In 2015, she even became WeightWatcher’s majority stakeholder.

But now, on Wednesday, it was announced that the 70-year-old self-made billionaire would be leaving the Board of Directors of the weight loss program after nearly a decade.

The decision comes just months after Winfrey shared with People magazine that she was using a weight-loss medication to aid her in her weight maintenance in addition to regular exercise and lifestyle changes.

Related: WeightWatchers Buys Telehealth Startup to Prescribe Ozempic

“The fact that there’s a medically approved prescription for managing weight and

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