Over the weekend, Oprah Winfrey was seen emerging from a gym session in Santa Barbara, showcasing her commitment to fitness and well-being.

The 71-year-old media icon was dressed in a casual yet stylish ensemble, featuring a white T-shirt paired with a zip-up gray hoodie and sleek black leggings. Her choice of attire highlighted her recent efforts to maintain a fit physique, as she had recently impressed fans with her noticeably cinched waist.

Adding a touch of practicality to her outfit, Oprah sported a pair of white sneakers. Her signature chocolate-brown hair was neatly held back with a black headband, allowing her to move freely during her workout.

As she made her way to her car, the former talk show host was seen wearing a pair of round eyeglasses and holding a large blue water bottle, essential for staying hydrated after an intense session at the gym.

Completing her look, she carried a brown leather pouch, exuding an air of understated elegance. This outing also gave Oprah another opportunity to display her significant weight loss, which she has openly discussed.

Winfrey has been candid about her weight management journey, revealing that she has used Ozempic as a tool to aid her efforts. Her transparency and dedication continue to inspire many.

Oprah Winfrey was spotted leaving a gym session over the weekend in Los Angeles

The former talk show host wore a pair of round eyeglasses and toted a large blue water bottle as she headed to her vehicle

In late 2023, the Mississippi-born superstar revealed how she shed pounds by making a lifestyle change.

‘It’s not one thing, it’s everything. I intend to keep it that way,’ she told Entertainment Tonight at the time.

Winfrey previously insisted that she had not turned to weight loss drugs. She opened up about body image while speaking at a panel in New York City for Oprah Daily’s The Life You Want series in September 2023.

‘I don’t know that there is another public person whose weight struggles have been exploited as much as mine,’ she reflected during a conversation with Weight Watchers CEO Sima Sistani, psychologist Rachel Goldman, and obesity specialists Fatima Cody Stanford and Melanie Jay.

She noted she once thought, ‘I felt I’ve got to do this on my own because if I take the drug, that’s the easy way out.’

Shortly after the panel, the Color Purple star confessed about using GLP-1 medication, ‘I now use it as I feel I need it, as a tool to manage not yo-yoing.’

‘It quiets the food noise,’ she revealed to People in December 2023.

Winfrey will open up about her lifelong struggle with her weight in the forthcoming book Enough: Your Health, Your Weight, and What It’s Like to Be Free, written by Dr. Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD.

The 71-year-old media mogul was clad in a white T-shirt, zip-up gray hoodie, and black leggings

The star showed off her trim waist while attending the 2025 American Ballet Theatre Fall Gala honoring Misty Copeland in October

The multihyphenate is getting ready to embark on a speaking engagement tour in Australia and New Zealand

Last week she teased on Instagram, ‘Throughout the pages of this book, I’ll be sharing my personal experiences with weight and the lifelong struggle I carried until I learned it’s not about willpower, it’s about biology and your brain.’

The multihyphenate is getting ready to embark on a speaking engagement tour in Australia and New Zealand.

She initially announced the endeavor on social media in late August, posting on Instagram, ‘Can’t wait to be back in Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 10 years! Bring your friends, cousins, siblings—everybody! Link in bio for tickets on @tegdainty.’

The first event will be held in Sydney on December 4, and the final one will take place in Auckland on December 14.