Oprah Winfrey Recalls Offensive “Downright Lumpy” Title On TV Guide Cover ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

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Oprah Winfrey, who recently confessed to taking weight loss medication to moderate her weight, continued to speak about the toxicity of diet culture. On the inaugural episode of the podcast The Jamie Kern Lima Show, Oprah revealed she was publicly mocked for her weight and hasn’t forgotten being mistreated in the industry.

During the podcast, talk show legend Oprah Winfrey, 70, recalled the most offensive remark about her weight, written by late critic Richard Blackwell, on a TV Guide cover. Oprah said that late critic Richard Blackwell gave her the title “bumpy, frumpy and downright lumpy” on the cover. Oprah noted she swallowed the insult “like it was a pill designed just for my body, and I took in all the shame.”

The talk show host revealed for years, she believed the insults from the media, adding, “I accepted that this thing that people have labelled me with–being fat, being overweight, being unable to control my willpower, not having any willpower–that’s my shame. That’s it. They’re right, they’re right.”

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