Oprah Winfrey’s abrupt break with WeightWatchers this year showed the struggles it experienced amid a new generation of weight loss drugs. Now its Australian business is taking a hit.
WeightWatchers Australia has confirmed it will slash staff in Australia as the global group struggles for financial survival against a new generation of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey, previously a major ambassador and board member of WeightWatchers, has confirmed she is now using weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.
The company did not say how many workers would be affected. Its most recent financial report from 2022 said it had 176 staff in Australia., despite reassuring the public they would “currently continue to operate and support our clients” after the collapse of its US parent company.
In December last year, Winfrey revealed she was now taking weight-loss medication after realising that weight management does not depend solely on a person’s self-control.
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