Oprah Winfrey stepped out in New York on her way to an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, wearing a fitted denim co-ord and greeting fans with a warm wave as she made her way through the streets. The 72-year-old wore a structured denim jacket with gold hardware detailing, matching high-waisted jeans that flared subtly at the hem, oversized black sunglasses, statement gold earrings, a Chloe Paddington leather handbag and pointed heels. Her glossy, softly styled hair framed her face.
The sighting came weeks after Winfrey shared a video on social media last month showing how far her fitness work has gone. The clip showed that in 2024 she could barely hold a plank for 10 seconds, then cut to her holding the position for more than a minute while lifting weights. She said, "As we age — and you want to age well — one of the things I've learned is that flexibility and strength is the most important, particularly for women and our bones," and added, "And so I started strength training."
Winfrey's own timeline makes the shift clear. Her first plank attempt on August 10, 2024, ended when she dropped to the ground at the 10-second mark, and she later wrote, "That was the goal," while shaking her fist at the camera in victory. In the caption to the video, she said, "Planks are the most challenging exercise for me. My first one in 2024 lasted 10 seconds. Now I can do them for over a minute, with weights, and whatever creativity Trainer Peter throws my way," underscoring how much has changed in a year.
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Her progress also sits alongside a broader change she described in 2023, when she turned to a GLP-1 medication after saying she was always "losing the weight [and] gaining it back." She told People the medically approved prescription for managing weight and staying healthier felt like "relief, like redemption, like a gift," and said, "I now use it as I feel I need it, as a tool to manage not yo-yoing."
The New York appearance tied the public image and the private work together in one frame: a polished street arrival ahead of television, and a very public marker of a woman who says she is done with the cycle that defined earlier years. Winfrey's message now is not about starting over. It is about staying stronger.
