India, July 13 -- Oprah Winfrey has long faced public scrutiny over her body. In a 2023 interview with People, she said, "It was public sport to make fun of me for 25 years. I have been blamed and shamed, and I blamed and shamed myself."

After undergoing knee surgery in 2021, Winfrey says she found a new relationship with her body. What started with physical therapy turned into daily hikes. "I could eventually hike three to five miles every day. I felt stronger, more fit, and more alive than I'd felt in years," she told People.

Winfrey confirmed she now uses a doctor-prescribed GLP-1 medication. She did not name the drug but said it helped her stop blaming herself for her weight struggles. "I have a predisposition that no amount of will...