Oprah Blames 30 Pound Mac and Cheese Binge on Evil Doll

By Rebecca Macatee Posted Jan 12th 2011 06:36PM

Oprah Winfrey is one talk-show queen (and now head of OWN Network) who never shies away from discussing her lifelong battle to maintain a healthy weight.

In an outtake from her interview airing next Monday during the premiere episode of 'Piers Morgan Tonight,' Oprah candidly opens up about one scary movie character that literally caused her to eat her emotions... in the form of cheddar and carbohydrates.

Oprah says that when her film 'Beloved' premiered in 1998, the same weekend as the iconic horror film 'Bride of Chucky,' she knew by early Saturday that the box office had been dominated by the gore-filled flick.

Oprah recalls, "I didn't even know what 'Chucky' was. So, I asked my chef at the time to make some macaroni and cheese... and I ate about 30 pounds worth. I'm not kidding!"

But Oprah is, after all, Oprah, so she used the experience as a learning moment.

"I think the way life is set up, for most people who have the opportunity to succeed, is that if you get the lesson, you don't have to repeat that again," she says.

'Chucky' might have beat out Oprah back in 1998, but I think it's safe to say she's gotten her revenge on the scary doll through her successes over the past decade. Child's play is no match for a strong, powerful woman who, very humanly, still has moments of weakness and stuffs her feelings.

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Wednesday 12 January

By Ted Bundy

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......

Thursday 13 January

By stu

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i remember Star Jones always talking bout her mac & cheese w/ chicken. gosh i miss her. :=

Sunday 16 January

By dpdpi

Oprah says that when her film 'Beloved' premiered in 1998, the same weekend as the iconic horror film 'Bride of Chucky,' she knew by early Saturday that the box office had been dominated by the gore-filled flick.I love reading this , So does My boyfriend .he is almost 11year older than me .i met him via age'lessmate.c'om a nice place for seeking age le ss love.which gives you a chance to make your life better and open opportunities for you to meet the attractive young girls and treat you like a king. Maybe you wanna check it out or tell your friends..

By Vince

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Cute screen name. Your role model??

By Cutie

I think Oprah is on thyroid medicine as I that really messed up my weight. I bought a treadmill and don't eat any different but the weight still going up making me feel hungry when I know I should't be.

By jap

Ya gotta love Oprah. She treats everybody the same.

By frank

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oink oink

By pugz

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someone call Al Gore. If she ate 30lbs of Mac&Cheese,right here is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in America. [even larger than that big, old private plane she flies around in]

Saturday 15 January

By Helen

LOL

By B

"... if you get the lesson, you don't have to repeat that again..." Yep, she only eats 20 lbs at a sitting now. But I'm sure she has an excuse for that also.

By Jay

FAT people make any excuse to stuff their faces, pathetic.

By Richardson

That was a kind of dumb statement. Had nothing to do with the article.

By Burlski

Jay you must be a Pompuss Arse, and my dad can beet your dad up..
how is that for 3rd grade..... fyi i did not misspell pompuus

Sorry Oprah, Beloved was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. If it were not Chuckie it could have been anything else. The binge should have been based upon horrible acting and just a bad movie. I still love Oprah and give kudos to all her endeavors but please, the movie sucked.

Friday 14 January

By kejavas

So, mr movie critic...you are wrong, the article IS about what a fat person did......and a racist fat one as well.

By reene722

You hit the nail on the head - Beloved was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Even tried watching it again years later and I was left with the same feeling WTF was that!

By lnyk

I want to know if its TOO LATE to blame "The Outer Limits"?

By denise

By laroywatermelon

Its Bushs fault

By coursingthru

that was soooooooooooooooooooo 1998......for being the person in the chair to help others.....you need to help yourself first.

How many people feel cheated now by your help?

And simply because....you've had a weight issue since then.

So I am just wondering how that works?

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