Oprah Shows Off Slimmer Physique, ‘Color Purple’ Mocktail Recipe

Oprah Winfrey's weight loss was noticeable in a video on social media where she revealed a "Color Purple" drink for the holiday season.

Renowned 69-year-old talk show host Oprah Winfrey served a look in a new Instagram video revealing a slim physique while her personal chef made mocktails in honor of The Color Purple.

The billionaire lounged around in the $50 million Montecito, CA home that she has lived in since 2001. She was outfitted in a luxurious white set with her spacious white kitchen. And she and her bartender were not stingy with the mocktail recipe, The Daily Mail reported.

“We have come up with our own Color Purple drink for the holiday season,” Winfrey said before sharing the recipe with viewers. The mocktail recipe included apple juice, ginger, beet juice, lime juice, blue Curaçao, simple syrup, sparkling water, and blackberry garnish. She added a tip for those who care to add a splash of alcohol, suggesting vodka, gin, or tequila.

The recent video is not the first reveal of a slimmer Winfrey. During the premiere of The Color Purple in Beverly Hills, Winfrey graced the red carpet, where her smaller waist captured much attention. While on the red carpet, she told Entertainment Tonight, “It’s not one thing, it’s everything. I intend to keep it that way,” speaking on her weight loss and fitness journeys. Winfrey’s recent 40-pound weight loss required her to make several changes.

Of course, some people speculated that Winfrey had used weight-loss drugs. But she quickly shut down the rumors at a panel in New York City for “Oprah Daily’s The Life You Want Series.” She was accompanied by Sima Sistani, Weight Watchers CEO, a psychologist, and two obesity specialists for the panel that happened in September.

Winfrey opened up about having her “weight struggles” “exploited” in the public eye and the “shame” she endured for years because of changes in her physical appearance.

“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.

“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.”

She was honest about her thoughts of being tired of living in a world where people get shamed and treated differently for their weight.

Winfrey, a cast member of the original The Color Purple, directed by Steven Spielberg in 1985 and awarded an Oscar nomination in 1986, continues to remain open about her weight.

The Color Purple remake will hit theaters on December 25, directed by Blitz Bazawule and starring Danielle Brooks, Halle Bailey, Taraji P. Henderson, and Fantasia Barrino.