The broadcaster took over 'The Bachelor' regular time slot to host her ABC special, 'Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution', where she spoke to a woman who used an undisclosed weight loss medication to lose 85 pounds.
- Mar 20, 2024
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Oprah Winfrey found herself being dragged online by "The Bachelor" fans. The broadcaster was slammed by many people after they found out that the dating show was pushed back an hour for her "Informercial for Ozempic".
"The Women Tell All" episode was supposed to air at 8 P.M. EST on Monday, March 18. However, it was not aired until 9 P.M. instead.
Fans were quick to express their disappointment on X (formerly Twitter). "I was excited to turn on the bachelor but instead Oprah is on my TV giving an infomercial for Ozempic … who asked for this !?!?" one user argued.
Another fumed, "Why is oprah on my tv right WHERE IS MARIA?!" referring to a beloved contestant from the reality show, Maria Georgas. A third added, "They could have made the [Women Tell All] 3 hours long if they hadn't decided a stupid Oprah ozempic special was more important." Someone else penned, "Trying to watch #TheBachelor and wondering why is Oprah on my tv right now."
Oprah took over "The Bachelor" regular time slot to host her ABC special, "Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution". On the special, she spoke to a woman who used an undisclosed weight loss medication to lose 85 pounds.
"There is now a sense of hope, and you no longer blame yourself," Oprah said. "When I tell you how many times I have blamed myself because you think, 'I'm smart enough to figure this out,' and then to hear all along it's you fighting your brain."
Oprah herself cut ties with WeightWatchers after nearly a decade of partnership. The entrepreneur recently told PEOPLE about using an undisclosed weight-loss drug to maintain her figure, "I now use it as I feel I need it, as a tool to manage not yo-yoing."
"The fact that there's 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. I'm absolutely done with the shaming from other people and particularly myself."
