Oprah Winfrey continued to show off her new slimmed down physique as she attended the THR Presents Live: The Color Purple event at the Crosby Hotel in New York on Monday.
The TV icon, 69, wowed as she cut a stylish figure in a linen suit and shimmery lilac jumper.
The actress oozed confidence in the ensemble as she was joined by American journalist Nekesa Mumbi Moody on the stage for the event.
Going glam for the evening, Oprah matched her makeup to her lilac outfit as she opted for purple eyeshadow and pink lipstick.
Oprah shocked fans earlier this month at the red carpet premiere of The Color Purple in Los Angeles as she showed off her incredible weight loss.
Oprah Winfrey, 69, flaunted her slimmed down physique at the THR Presents Live: The Color Purple event at the Crosby Hotel in New York on Monday
The TV icon, 69, wowed as she cut a stylish figure in a linen suit and shimmery lilac jumper while joined by American journalist Nekesa Mumbi Moody
The star has lost more than 40lbs in recent months and has insisted her dramatic slim down isn’t the result of drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy as she considers them to be the ‘easy way out.’
When asked what the key to her slim-down has been, she explained she has made changes in all aspects of her life.
Asked what she’s done to achieve results, she told Entertainment Tonight during the premiere last week, ‘It’s not one thing, it’s everything. I intend to keep it that way.’
Oprah also opened up about body image while speaking at a panel in New York City in September for Oprah Daily’s The Life You Want series.
Oprah was joined by multiple experts in the weight loss field, including Weight Watchers CEO Sima Sistani, psychologist Rachel Goldman, and obesity specialists Fatima Cody Stanford and Melanie Jay.
‘I don’t know that there is another public person whose weight struggles have been exploited as much as mine,’ Oprah said during the conversation.
‘One of the things I carried so much shame for, and even when I first started hearing about the weight loss drugs, at the same time I was going through knee surgery and I felt, “I’ve got to do this on my own because if I take the drug, that’s the easy way out,”‘ she said.
She continued: ‘There’s a part of me that feels — like I think a lot of people feel with bariatric surgery — that I’ve got to do it the hard way, I’ve got to keep climbing the mountains, I’ve got to keep suffering and I’ve got to do that because otherwise I somehow cheated myself.’
Going glam for the evening, Oprah matched her makeup to her lilac outfit as she opted for purple eyeshadow and pink lipstick
The star has lost more than 40lbs in recent months and has insisted her dramatic slim down isn’t the result of drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy as she considers them to be the ‘easy way out’
Oprah was pictured alongside Fantasia Barrino, Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks (L-R)
She completed her look with some satin lilac heels as she took to the stage
Oprah joined the cast of The Color Purple remake on stage at the event
Oprah famously starred in the original film adaptation of The Color Purple directed by Steven Spielberg. It even earned her an Oscar nomination for her performance at the 1986 ceremony. The remake is directed by Blitz Bazawule (L)
Asked what she’s done to achieve results, she told Entertainment Tonight at during the premiere last week, ‘It’s not one thing, it’s everything. I intend to keep it that way’
Oprah added that she was ‘just sick of’ the idea ‘as a person who has been shamed for so many years’ in regards to her fluctuating weight.
‘This is a world that has shamed people for being overweight forever and all of us who have lived it know that people just treat you differently — they just do,’ she said.
Oprah famously starred in the original film adaptation of The Color Purple directed by Steven Spielberg. It even earned her an Oscar nomination for her performance at the 1986 ceremony.
It tells the story of a decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman’s journey to independence.
In it, Celie [Fantasia Barrino], faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
The remake is directed by Blitz Bazawule and stars the likes of Danielle Brooks, Halle Bailey, Taraji P. Henson and Fantasia.
The Color Purple will be released in the UK on January 24.
Oprah Winfrey says she has changed ‘everything’ to achieve her health and fitness goals (pictured at the premiere earlier this month)
