Oprah Winfrey has clapped back at haters online who trolled the longtime talk show host for walking like a “90-year-old” during an appearance at Paris Fashion Week earlier this month.
“On the internet, somebody was like that. You know how people drag you down on the internet. So they dragged me and Gayle[King]down and said, ‘Look at these guys walking like they’re 90 years old,'” Oprah said, according to a video clip posted to Instagram on Friday.
“And then there was a moment where we were walking into the Chloé fashion show and before I got out of the car, my[assistant]just handed me Chloé sunglasses,” she added, clarifying that those glasses were not prescription glasses.
“I didn’t know where I was walking. I couldn’t see,” she explained with a laugh. “So, to all of you who are saying, ‘You walk like a 90-year-old,’ I couldn’t see! I said to the guard, ‘I can’t see. I can’t see. Tell me where you’re walking. I can’t see.'”
“And Gail said, ‘I’ve got two broken toes. I can’t walk,'” she said. “The reason we look 90 years old is because I was blind and Gail had two broken toes!”
Fans quickly joined in the laughter.
One user commented on the clip: “She’s really nice and funny.”
“It gets even funnier when you watch the video after Oprah’s explanation. She was blind!” another joked.
Earlier this month, Winfrey wowed when she appeared at Paris Fashion Week in a new, slimmer look.
The 72-year-old media personality was seen arriving at the Chloé runway show looking noticeably thinner, wearing high-waisted jeans, a cream-colored top and a brown jacket.
She paired the look with Chloe sunglasses, a white handbag, closed-toed, pointy heels, and wore her hair in a high ponytail.
Winfrey revealed that she started taking GLP-1 weight loss pills in 2023 after trying various diets, joining Weight Watchers and trying a holistic approach, telling People magazine in December 2025 that she made the decision after realizing her lifelong struggle with weight was due to obesity. I used to “avoid” that word.
“I want people to know that if obesity is in your gene pool, it’s not your fault,” Winfrey says. “I want people to stop blaming themselves for genetics and circumstances that are out of their control. I want them to be informed about whatever choices they make, whether it’s whether or not to take medication or whether to go on a diet or not.”
Winfrey said that since she started taking the GLP-1 drug, which allowed her to control “the messages sent to her brain about overeating,” she felt “everything calmer and stronger.”
Fox News Digital’s Lori Bashian contributed to this post.
