Posted on 11/06/2015 8:57:31 AM PST by Citizen Zed
The stock surged again Friday morning after the diet company said Oprah Winfrey will soon appear in Weight Watchers ads.
Oprah (last name no longer necessary) announced last month that she was buying a 10% stake in Weight Watchers, with an option to purchase more and bring her stake up to 15%.
She also said she would become a member of the diet company's services as well as a member of its board of directors.
Shares of Weight Watchers (WTW) more than doubled the day of the announcement. Now, Oprah is set to tell millions of people what she likes about the company in commercials.
"Oprah will be part of the upcoming winter season marketing effort, inviting prospective members to join her on her journey," said Weight Watchers CEO James Chambers in a conference call with analysts late Thursday.
Weight Watchers also reported better than expected earnings and sales after the closing bell Thursday.
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FAIL !!!
Yuck.
Well, watching Oprah definitely makes me lose my appetite.
Fatty Mc Fatitude......hate her!
Why hasn’t she been charged with stock manipulation?
I know, right? I don’t mean to sound anti-capitalist, but Oprah is a billionaire and TV star already. Couldn’t they give some other woman a chance to boost her fame a little more? Maybe that cable station idea is still drying up, shriveling on the vine, so she moonlights.
Oprey is currently in Beverly Hills undergoing Lyposuction where they are filling 55 gallon drums with cellulite from her big hairy ass.
I am so desperately sick and tired of this narcissistic woman parading herself around like she’s the queen. C’mon, every cover of her magazine has HER on it and now this. Go away lady, we are so OVER you!
I hope she does not crush it...
And a tv network with her name on it.
Tip for Weight Watcher shareholders — SELL!! I would NOT do anything with Ms.Winfrey...
I saw her at a restaurant with her BFF, Gayle King, and she - really both of them - treated the restaurant staff as peons.
Of course she would! Ever look at a cover of her magizine? There is no way she would do thiis without being front and center.
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