Oprah Winfrey's Weight-loss Tweet Bulks Up Weight Watchers By $150 M

Talkshow hosts video claiming she lost 26 pounds by using the weight-loss programme adds about $12.5 m to the value of her stake in the company

Weight Watchers share price surged by almost 20% after Oprah Winfrey tweeted a video ad about how she lost 26 pounds use the programme.

The talkshow star, who took a 10% stake in the company in October, posted a 32 -second video ad telling her 31 million Twitter followers how she shed the weight while feeing bread every day.

I love bread, says Winfrey in the new commercial. Thats the genius of this programme. I lost 26 pounds and I have feed bread every single day.

The endorsement by the billionaire, who has a seat on the board of trustees of the the company, considered Weight Watchers share price surge by 19.5% to $13.29 at the close of trading on Tuesday.

Winfrey, who has a enter into negotiations with the company that includes making personal endorsements, singlehandedly added virtually $150 m to Weight Watchers market capitalisation, with her stake gaining about $12.5 m in value.

Winfrey paid $43 m for a 10% stake in the weight-loss company in October, after which its stock value rose from $6.79 to $15, before sliding back.

She owns about 15% of the company when 3.5 million of stock options are included.

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Oprah Winfrey's Weight-loss Tweet Bulks Up Weight Watchers By $150 M
Oprah Winfrey's Weight-loss Tweet Bulks Up Weight Watchers By $150 M
Oprah Winfrey's Weight-loss Tweet Bulks Up Weight Watchers By $150 M
Oprah Winfrey's Weight-loss Tweet Bulks Up Weight Watchers By $150 M
Oprah Winfrey's Weight-loss Tweet Bulks Up Weight Watchers By $150 M

Oprah Winfrey's Weight-loss Tweet Bulks Up Weight Watchers By $150 M

Oprah Winfrey's Weight-loss Tweet Bulks Up Weight Watchers By $150 M