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Newsflash: Oprah’s gained weight.

Yes, what we’ve all realized for quite some time has now been confirmed by the All-Powerful O herself. After looking pretty svelte for the past few years, Oprah’s gained 40 pounds since 2006 and now weighs 200 lbs.  The only reason this is a news story is that Oprah is talking about it in the latest issue of her magazine.

It’s strange that for all that Oprah’s accomplished in her life–her media empire, her influential Book Club, the all-girls school she founded in South Africa–everyone, including Miss Winfrey herself, is still talking about her body. Maybe it’s because most weight loss stories have a “Before” picture  (obese, frowning, wearing sweats) and an “After” picture (skinny, smiling, wearing bikini).

But Oprah has yo-yoed from Before to After to Before to After to Before yet again without any end in sight. Combine that with the fact that she’s beamed into our living rooms everyday via her talk show, its no wonder America has become almost as obsessed with her weight as she is.

The Predicto Mobile community has faith she’ll be an “After” once more–70% predict that Oprah will lose the 40 pounds she recently admitted to gaining by April 2009.

I think Oprah should give herself a break. Even if she’s unable to lose the weight, she can still wear fabulous, expensive clothes no matter her size. And be besties with the President of the United States. And be the most wealthy and powerful woman in the world. I think all these things would take the sting off of not being able to squeeze into a bikini, at least a little.

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Miss Predicto