Oprah Winfrey celebrates 70th birthday running on the beach after using Ozempic to lose weight
Oprah Winfrey says that the best gift sheâs received for her 70th birthday is good health.
The TV legend celebrated the major milestone by going for a run on the beach to the tune of Jill Scottâs song âGolden.â
âCelebrating 70 with a run on the beach. #healthisthebestgift. Thank you for all the birthday love đ„ł,â she captioned the video via Instagram Monday.
In the clip, a slimmed-down Winfrey jogged along the golden sand in a purple activewear set while her dog ran beside her.
The post came one month after she reflected on the emotional turmoil sheâs faced throughout her life, and the decision to start taking a weight loss drug.
âIt was a public sport to make fun of me for 25 years,â Winfrey told People last month, noting that she was often âblamed and shamedâ for her weight.
Oprah Winfrey is 70! Oprah Winfrey/Instagram
She celebrated the milestone birthday by running on the beach. Oprah Winfrey/Instagram
âThe things that were said about me, said to me, around me, the jokes that were made. You could not get away with it in the slightest sense today.â
The âOprah Winfrey Showâ alum, who didnât specify whether she was taking Ozempic or another similar drug, said the medication sheâs been using has helped with maintaining her figure.
âThe fact that thereâs 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,â she told the outlet.
The TV legend previously revealed she has been taking a weight loss drug. Getty Images for Critics Choice Association
âIt was a public sport to make fun of me for 25 years,â she said last month. Getty Images
âIâm absolutely done with the shaming from other people and particularly myself.â
Elsewhere, Winfrey confessed that she âblamedâ herself for âbeing overweightâ until she realized she had a âpredisposition that no amount of willpowerâ was going to control.
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âIt was a second shot for me to live a more vital and vibrant life,â she said of the FDA-approved weight loss drug, adding that her goal weight is 160 pounds.
The âColor Purpleâ producer also revealed she was particularly crushed after landing on fashion critic Mr. Blackwellâs worst-dressed list at the beginning of her career.
Winfrey said she âblamedâ herself for âbeing overweightâ for many years. Getty Images
âI was on the cover of some magazine, and it said, âDumpy, Frumpy and Downright Lumpy,ââ she recalled.
âI just accepted that as thatâs what it is, and I didnât feel angry. I felt sad. I felt hurt. I felt shame, but it didnât occur to me that I could even feel angry,â she continued.
âI swallowed the shame, and I accepted that it was my fault.â
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