Oprah Winfrey, 70, debuts impressive 40-lb weight loss in leggings at gym after star admits to using ‘miracle drug’

OPRAH Winfrey has flaunted her thinner frame in new photos of her sporting workout gear at the gym.

Photos captured the former Oprah Winfrey Show host making a rare appearance during a sweat session with her friend, Today show anchor Maria Shriver, 68.

In them, Oprah, 70, kept her head down while walking outside the facility in skintight green leggings, a loosely-fitted green long-sleeved top, and black sneakers.

Maria matched in athleisure wear, rocking black leggings, a baggy white t-shirt, and gray sneakers.

After leaving the gym, the ladies were spotted at a commercial construction project in Santa Barbra and spent some time speaking with contractors.

They then stopped for coffee before returning to Oprah's Montecito mansion in Maria's Range Rover.

Oprah is seldom seen out and about in casual attire, but she's proven she's sticking to her healthy habits after dropping 40 pounds.

Earlier this month, the TV icon looked happier than ever in photos at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Idaho with Van Jones, 55, and Gayle King, 69.

Oprah wore an all-white ensemble with a white and beige crossbody bag, tucking her shirt into her cargo pants to highlight her smaller waistline.

In December, Oprah opened up to People about her weight loss journey and how she changed her unhealthy ways after undergoing knee surgery in 2021.

"It was public sport to make fun of me for 25 years," she said about the media scrutiny over her voluptuous figure.

"I have been blamed and shamed, and I blamed and shamed myself," the Mississippi native added.

Oprah recalled a headline that further damaged her self-esteem: "I was on the cover of some magazine, and it said, 'Dumpy, Frumpy and Downright Lumpy.'

"I didn’t feel angry. I felt sad. I felt hurt. I swallowed the shame. I accepted that it was my fault."

She later turned to exercise for rehab on her knee, which helped kick off her fitness journey.

Oprah's business empire

Oprah is reportedly has a net worth of over $3 billion.

Take a look at Oprah's many businesses.

• Host of The Oprah Winfrey Show from 1986 to 2011
• Chairwoman and CEO of Harpo Productions (a multimedia company)
• Chairwoman, CEO, and CCO of Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) - founded in 2011 and replaced the Discovery Health Channel
• Founder of O, The Oprah Magazine (final issue printed in December 2020)
• Founder and editorial director of OprahDaily.com
• Former Board Member of WeightWatchers as she acquired a 10 percent stake in the company in 2015. In 2024, she announced she was no longer a board member
• Co-founder of Oxygen Media - a cable channel designed for women
• Founder of The Oprah Winfrey Foundation - founded in 1987 that helps women, children, and families
• Founder of Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls - a school built in Africa that features computers, science labs, a library, a theater, and a beauty salon,

"After [the surgery], I started hiking and setting new distance goals each week. I could eventually hike three to five miles every day and a 10-mile straight-up hike on weekends.

"I felt stronger, more fit, and more alive than I'd felt in years," Oprah admitted.

Oprah revealed some of her weight loss techniques and confessed to using a "miracle drug" to shed the pounds.

Earlier this year, the famed journalist released a TV documentary titled An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution, which clapped back at those who've criticized others for turning to weight loss drugs.

She reflected on once being body-shamed by Joan Rivers on The Tonight Show, which Johnny Carson hosted at the time.

The Oscar-nominated actress also remembered her fears about potentially getting passed up for a part in The Color Purple due to her weight.

Oprah eventually landed the role of Sofia in the 1985 Steven Spielberg film and received high praise for her performance.