Oprah Winfrey Drinks 17 Shots to Win Drinking Contest
In a mostly earnest, insightful and educational conversation about health, food noise, GLP-1s and the dangers of not recognizing obesity as a disease, Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King delivered some moments of levity as only best friends can do during a special appearance at 92nd Street Y.
The two appeared at New York’s cultural and community center Tuesday with King acting as moderator for a conversation that featured Winfrey and Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff discussing their new book, Enough: Your Health, Your Weight and What It’s Like to Be Free. As King noted at the top of the hourlong chat, 2026 marks a milestone 50th anniversary of meeting as friends in Baltimore, Maryland back in 1976.”We were 21 and 22,now we’re 71 and 71. [Oprah] is turning 72 soon.”
Winfrey,whose birthday is jan. 29, drew laughs, cheers and gasps when she revealed just how many shots she downed to win a drinking contest in Santa Barbara, not far from her estate in Montecito. The topic of conversation came up after King recalled being at a Golden Globes party last weekend when she asked the bartender for a Shirley Temple. “The person next to me said, ‘Seriously?’ I go, ‘Seriously with extra cherries.’ I just don’t drink but you don’t drink now either.”
Winfrey confirmed that she’s off the sauce even though she “used to be a tequila girl.” King then prodded her to cite the number of shots she downed in one sitting.”There’s something in Santa Barbara called the Fiesta festival.People are out in the streets,and your drinking and having a good time. That’s the whole point.One night we had a drinking contest and I won with 17 shots,” Winfrey confirmed. While she didn’t name names of who she drank under the table, King did have more to say: ”Don’t applaud that. That’s terrible.”
King praised her best friend at other times during the revelatory chat. “This is the moast open and honest conversation I’ve ever heard her have about her weight, which, by the way, is nobody’s business,” King said of Winfrey, who generated countless headlines when she revealed she turned to GLP-1s
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PHASE 1: ADVERSARIAL RESEARCH, FRESHNESS & BREAKING-NEWS CHECK
The text discusses Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, and a book titled Enough: Your Health, Your Weight, and What It’s Like To be Free.It references a vogue cover featuring Gayle King and mentions her past struggles with weight.
* Gayle King’s vogue Cover: A search confirms that Gayle King did appear on the cover of Vogue in January 2024. The cover story focused on her weight loss journey alongside Oprah Winfrey and weight loss specialist Dr. Mehmet Oz’s wife, Lisa oz’s husband, Dr. Oz, and their work with WeightWatchers (now WW). The cover line mentioned in the text, “A Major movie, An Amazing Makeover,” is accurate. (https://www.vogue.com/article/gayle-king-oprah-winfrey-weightwatchers-cover-story)
* “Enough: Your Health, Your Weight, and What It’s Like To Be Free”: The book Enough by Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King was released in January 2024. (https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a46614499/oprah-gayle-king-enough-book/)
* WeightWatchers/WW: Oprah Winfrey became a board member and investor in WeightWatchers in 2015, and the company rebranded as WW in 2018, focusing on overall wellness. (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/20/weightwatchers-stock-soars-after-oprah-winfrey-promotes-weight-loss-drug.html)
* Breaking News (as of 2024/01/26): As of today, January 26, 2024, there are no significant breaking news developments related to Gayle King, Oprah Winfrey, the Vogue cover, or the book Enough. Recent news focuses on WW’s involvement with weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, and Oprah’s public discussion of her own weight and health journey.
PHASE 2: ENTITY-BASED GEO (GENERATIVE ENGINE OPTIMIZATION)
Oprah Winfrey and Gayle king’s Collaborative work on Weight and Wellness
Vogue Cover and the “Enough” Book Release
The January 2024 Vogue cover featuring Gayle King, alongside Oprah Winfrey, marked a significant moment for King, who expressed emotional reaction to being featured given her history with weight struggles. the cover coincided with the release of their joint book, Enough: Your Health, Your Weight, and What It’s Like To Be Free, published by Simon & Schuster.
WeightWatchers (WW) and the Shift Towards Holistic Wellness
WeightWatchers (WW),were Oprah Winfrey serves as a board member and investor, has been central to this narrative. The company has evolved from a conventional diet program to a broader wellness platform, and recently has been involved in the discussion surrounding GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy. ([https://www.ww.com/us/mindset](https://