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Oprah Winfrey Teams With WeightWatchers for Live-Streaming Event to Help ‘Dismantle the Current Diet Culture’


Oprah Winfrey, who quit the WeightWatchers board, will host a live-streamed event with the company discussing cultural conversations about weight.

Speakers at the event are set to include Rebel Wilson, Amber Riley, Katie Sturino, Marisa Meltzer, Jamie Kern Lima, Tressie McMillan Cottom, and science and medical experts. Winfrey said in a statement, “As we reconcile the shame stories we have all experienced, I’m on a mission to keep this conversation going and help us better understand the complexity of weight health and how we can use the science and what we know now to enhance our lives.” “With the support of Oprah and our core founding principles of community and science, our intention is to invite people to a conversation to better understand the harsh realities that have led to our complicated relationship with weight.

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