Oprah Winfrey was recently hospitalized due to a stomach problem that left her excreting from “both ends,” her best friend Gayle King revealed.
Gayle, 69, made the candid confession on Tuesday, adding that she hoped Oprah, 70, wouldn’t be upset by her indiscretion.
It comes five months after Winfrey admitted to using weight-loss drugs similar to Ozempic.
‘I had some kind of stomach problem…stomach flu with things coming out of both ends. “I’m not going to be too graphic,” Gayle said.
“But needless to say, she ended up in the hospital, dehydrated, they put her on an IV, so it was pretty serious,” the news anchor continued.
When asked about Oprah’s current state of health, Gayle said, “She’ll be fine.” She will be fine’, in CBS Mornings.
Oprah Winfrey was recently hospitalized due to a stomach problem that left her excreting from ‘both ends,’ her best friend Gayle King revealed; Oprah photographed in March
Gayle, 69, made the candid confession on Tuesday, adding that she hoped Oprah, 70, wouldn’t be upset by her indiscretion; Oprah and Gayle photographed in December
Gayle was interviewing novelist David Wroblewski, whose new release, Familiaris, was selected for Oprah’s book club.
Oprah usually presents her book club selections herself, but she was unable to appear on air Tuesday due to her illness, leaving the task to Gayle.
After vividly explaining the reason for Oprah’s absence, Gayle said, “I hope she’s not mad at me for sharing that detail.”
Oprah, whose size has fluctuated over the years, recently made headlines for her documentary about people who use weight loss medications.
“It’s a very personal topic for me,” Oprah said in a press release cited by BET: ‘and for the hundreds of millions of affected people around the world who have struggled with weight and obesity for years.’
Throughout her decades of stardom, Oprah has been honest with her fans about the various steps she has taken to lose weight.
Last year she was dogged by rumors that she was taking Ozempic, the diabetes drug that has become a Hollywood fad among those trying to lose weight.
As speculation mounted, Oprah confessed in December that she had given in and started taking weight-loss medication, after previously feeling like she had to rely on her own “willpower” to achieve the figure she wanted.
“But needless to say, she ended up in the hospital, dehydrated, they put her on an IV, so it was very serious,” Gayle revealed; Oprah photographed in March
After vividly explaining the reason for Oprah’s absence, Gayle said, “I hope she’s not mad at me for sharing that detail.”
His size “took up five decades of space in my brain, yo-yoing and feeling why I couldn’t just conquer this, believing that willpower was my failing,” he said. People.
When she underwent knee surgery in 2021, her physical rehabilitation helped her develop a series of healthy habits that helped her burn fat.
‘After knee surgery, I started walking and setting new distance goals every week. Eventually I could walk three to five miles every day and a 10-mile straight walk on the weekends. “I felt stronger, fitter and more alive than I had felt in years,” she gushed.
“I eat my last meal at four, drink a gallon of water a day, and use Weight Watchers principles to count points,” added the television icon, who at the time was still on the Weight Watchers board of directors. .
As for drugs, he said, “I was aware of drugs, but I felt I had to prove I had the willpower to do it.” “Now I don’t feel that way anymore.”