Last updated: Monday, May 22, 2006
WINFREY SIGNS WEIGHT BATTLE BOOK DEAL
Talk show queen OPRAH WINFREY has signed the biggest non-fiction book deal in history to write about her weight loss battle.
Oprah Winfrey
The 52-year-old will be paid more than $12 million (GBP6.6 million) by publishers SIMON + SCHUSTER to share her struggles with the world.
She recently said of her weight, which yo-yos between 65 and 95 kilograms (10 and 15 stones), "It's always a struggle. I've felt safer and more protected when I was heavy. Food has always been comforting."
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