Oprah Winfrey Celebrates 40-Pound Weight Loss
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Fri Dec 23, 2016 03:54AM
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey struggles "no more" after finally conquering her waistline issues with the help of Weight Watchers.
The TV icon and actress invested in the dieting firm last year (15) and became the new face of the brand, and in January (16), she revealed she had lost 26 pounds (11.8 kilograms) in just three months.
Oprah has continued to document her slim down on social media and just over a year after revamping her eating habits, she is celebrating a total weight loss of 40 pounds (18 kilograms).
"I can honestly tell you I struggle no more," Oprah smiles in a new Weight Watchers ad as she practises yoga. "I live well while losing weight. It is easier than it´s ever been."
The star, who previously gushed about not having to give up bread for the program, goes on to insist she has been able to keep eating her favorite foods while continuing to shed the extra weight.
"I´ve eaten everything I love - tacos, pasta - I´ve never felt deprived," she explains.
The 62-year-old, who has struggled with her figure for most of her life, previously declared she didn´t have a weight goal in mind, as she is simply doing what feels comfortable for her.
"It´s a feeling where you get to the point where (you think), ´Oh, I can go to the (clothing) store, I can pick that size, it´s available, I don´t have to like, have it altered and all that stuff,´" she told Entertainment Tonight in July (16). "So, I´ll know when I´m there."
However, Oprah admitted working on forthcoming TV movie The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks didn´t make it easy to always stick to her Weight Watchers diet.
"(Being on a) movie set, you know, it´s so hard," she shared in August (16). "You know, you are working those long days, and then by the end of the day you´re like, ´Oh my God, a bag of hot Cheetos (cheese-flavored, puffed cornmeal snacks) (is) calling your name.´"
"You have to leave the craft table and ask for a plum," she added.
Steven Tyler: ´ I Want To Duet With Mariah Carey´
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Fri Dec 23, 2016 02:00AM
Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler is keen to duet with Mariah Carey because he is a huge fan of her vocal abilities.
The 68-year-old recently ran into the Hero hitmaker in New York and after meeting her, Tyler began contemplating how great a collaboration could be, particularly on a revamp of an Aerosmith song.
"I was actually thinking this morning, or last night in the shower about doing something with her where I can shine in as well as she does (sic)," he tells Billboard.com. "She´s still got it - and it is Mariah Carey, she kind of invented it. She was one of the firsts to be one of those vocal gymnasts, right? She went all over the map with her vocals and I was just thinking last night about doing something like What It Takes or Dream On or something like that with her and actually be able to represent myself."
Steven and Mariah have never worked together, but they both served as judges on different seasons of U.S. reality show American Idol.
Meanwhile, Tyler is gearing up to regroup with his Aerosmith bandmates after enjoying some time to focus on his solo music. The group will head out on a ´farewell´ tour of Europe next year (17), and Steven insists spending some time apart from his longtime pals makes it all the more enjoyable when they get back together.
"Aerosmith is something else you´ll never see again," he explains. "We all love each other, five of us are still alive, every one of us is still playing better than ever...
"Yes, we have ups and downs. But one of the things I´m learning in life is that being away from each other is sometimes the healthiest thing we can do. You know? I dare to say that being away from each other may have saved a few marriages on this planet."
You´ve Got Mail! Tom Hanks Helps Fan Win Christmas Bet
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Thu Dec 22, 2016 10:57PM
Tom Hanks has made a fan´s Christmas wish come true after helping her win a bet by sending a funny selfie and a personalized letter.
Canadian resident Zena Gopal took to Facebook on Monday (19Dec16) to reveal all about the celebrity wager she made with her pals.
"Some friends and I made a bet to see who could get a headshot from a famous actor the fastest and we agreed for consistency´s sake on Tom Hanks," she explained. "I take weird bets seriously (apparently nobody else followed through) and wrote him a letter explaining the bet and telling him that I really wished we could take a selfie together instead. On a whim, I enclosed a stupid picture of me and a llama just in case."
Zena, who had expressed her love for his 1996 film That Thing You Do!, never expected to hear from the Oscar winner, but to her shock, the You´ve Got Mail star replied, enclosing a letter typed on his personalized ´Hanx´ stationery and including a Polaroid snap of the 60-year-old pulling a funny face as he held up Zena´s picture.
Sharing a photo of the sweet surprise, she added, "Today I got this in the mail."
In his letter, Tom apologized for his unshaven appearance and wrote, "Hey, Zena, Does this count as a head shot? Sorry for the beard, but I have some shooting coming up and I must have whiskers."
He went on to share his thoughts about her home city of Toronto, branding it a "damn fine town", inquired about her Christmas preparations, and revealed he is still fond of Zena´s favorite Hanks movie.
"For the record, I still find myself humming some of the music from That Thing You Do! like you," he continued. "I was always partial to the songs ´Dance With Me Tonight´ and ´Drive Faster.´"
He concluded the signed note by admitting he wasn´t looking his best in the photo he enclosed.
"This Polaroid has been developing as I have been typing," he shared. "The thing is scary..."
Tom is known for his friendly nature, often using social media to interact with fans and even using Twitter to return lost items he finds to their rightful owners. He also posed for photos with a newlywed couple as the husband and wife celebrated its wedding shoot in New York´s Central Park, where he had gone for a jog.