{"id":258629,"date":"2025-12-30T20:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T20:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/258629\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T20:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T20:22:10","slug":"oprah-winfrey-71-is-finally-having-fun-with-fashion-after-decades-of-feeling-insecure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/258629\/","title":{"rendered":"Oprah Winfrey, 71, Is Finally \u201cHaving Fun With Fashion\u201d After Decades of Feeling Insecure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gist<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Oprah Winfrey recently wrapped up a 10-day speaking tour of both Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She previously would have worried about her tour wardrobe, but called dressing for her recent visit \u201ca delight.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her longtime hairstylist said that Oprah is finally \u201chaving fun with fashion\u201d as she prepares to turn 72 in January.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/oprah-sequin-menswear-oscars-look-2025-11689376\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oprah Winfrey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Oprah Winfrey<\/a> wrapped up a fashion-forward 10-day visit to Australia and New Zealand earlier this month, where she was for a speaking tour (and her first visit Down Under in a decade).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The tour marked a shift for Oprah, who has been candid about using weight loss medications to help her live a healthier life. In a new cover story for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/oprah-opens-up-about-obesity-glp-1s-and-her-new-life-exclusive-11877105\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a>, Oprah opened up about her journey to self-acceptance just ahead of her 72nd birthday on January 29, and her longtime hairstylist Nicole Mangrum told the outlet of her Australia and New Zealand tour that Oprah was able to enjoy \u201chaving fun with fashion\u201d\u2014which wasn\u2019t always the case.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Getty Oprah Winfrey\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/c176f2c85f4f236a6d67205b9749c72d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhen she goes shopping, she\u2019ll come back and do a little fashion show,\u201d Mangrum said. After Oprah\u2019s stylist suggested she wear only Australian designers while Down Under, \u201cThe thought of that would have sent me into a shame spiral 10 years ago,\u201d Winfrey said. \u201cNothing could fit, and I would have to get myself measured. I would not be able to pull clothes off the rack and wear them.\u201d For her recent trip, though, she said dressing was \u201ca delight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cShe\u2019s looking better than she\u2019s ever looked and more confident,\u201d Mangrum said. \u201cIt\u2019s magnetic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Getty Oprah Winfrey at New York Fashion Week on September 10, 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/b354f220f8eeff5f43f650cf34c21197.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p> Oprah Winfrey at New York Fashion Week on September 10, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Oprah is opening up about her journey in a new book with Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff called <a href=\"https:\/\/simonandschusterpublishing.com\/enough\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Enough: Your Health, Your Weight, and What It\u2019s Like to Be Free;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Enough: Your Health, Your Weight, and What It\u2019s Like to Be Free<\/a>, which is out January 13. \u201cI feel more alive and more vibrant than I\u2019ve ever been,\u201d Oprah said.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Getty Oprah Winfrey in Venice, Italy on June 26, 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/76e7cf6be241c4dafd1af5ccd1590966.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p> Oprah Winfrey in Venice, Italy on June 26, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to quieting food noise with GLP-1s, she\u2019s also stopped drinking, admitting that at one point, \u201cI could outdrink everyone at the table.\u201d The lack of desire to consume alcohol was an unexpected side effect of the medication. \u201cI was a big fan of tequila,\u201d she told People. \u201cI literally had 17 shots one night. I haven\u2019t had a drink in years. The fact that I no longer even have a desire for it is pretty amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Getty Oprah Winfrey on October 23, 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4cb9182813fb1af89fc9ba0671f5c957.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p> Oprah Winfrey on October 23, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Describing herself now as someone who has \u201cmore to give to everybody. I\u2019m just more open to all,\u201d Oprah said, \u201cI hardly recognize the woman I\u2019ve become. But she\u2019s a happy woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Getty Oprah Winfrey on October 22, 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/24f328f7ba68390d7b3438297c3bb8cd.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p> Oprah Winfrey on October 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As she spoke to People for the interview from her visit to Australia, she was makeup-free, having just finished a croissant for breakfast. Not long ago, she admitted, \u201cI would have been thinking, \u2018How many calories in that croissant? How long is it going to take me to work it off? If I have the croissant, I won\u2019t be able to have dinner.\u2019 I\u2019d still be thinking about that damn croissant!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Getty Oprah Winfrey at New York Fashion Week on October 12, 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8113c16b8d99b767c3bbae61e9e796fd.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p> Oprah Winfrey at New York Fashion Week on October 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Instead, as People put it, she is \u201cblissfully unbothered\u201d: \u201cI felt nothing,\u201d Oprah said. \u201cThe only thing I thought was, \u2018I need to clean up these crumbs.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/oprah-winfrey-finally-having-fun-with-fashion-11877372\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:InStyle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">InStyle<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Gist Oprah Winfrey recently wrapped up a 10-day speaking tour of both Australia and New Zealand. 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