Oprah Winfrey Says Anna Wintour Pushed Her to Lose Weight for Vogue Cover

Theo Wargo / Getty Images Oprah Winfrey has spent decades being judged for her weight—but she’s done being shaped by it. In a candid new interview with People , the 71-year-old media mogul reflected on the intense scrutiny she faced at the height of early-2000s diet culture, including pressure from fashion’s most powerful gatekeepers. Winfrey confirmed that Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, 76, encouraged her to lose weight before appearing on the magazine’s cover in 1998. Read more at The Daily Beast.