Whoopi Goldberg recently shared the turning point that led to her dramatic weight loss. Appearing on The Kelly Clarkson Show on May 13, the award-winning actress and talk show host recalled a surprising moment that prompted her to rethink her health.
“I made Till and a woman thought I was wearing a fat suit,” Goldberg said. “She told me, ‘The movie was good, but that fat suit was terrible.’ I was indignant. I told her, ‘That’s not a fat suit. That’s me.’”
The comment was a wake-up call. “I was 300 pounds,” Goldberg admitted. After that, she decided it was time to make a change.
Though she hasn’t revealed the exact amount of weight she’s lost, Goldberg said the difference has been noticeable—and even exploited. In February 2025, she warned viewers of The View about a fake advertisement circulating online that used her image to promote a weight loss drug. She made it clear she had no involvement with the ad.
“There is a phony weight loss ad floating around on Instagram,” she said. “It has me with an AI-generated mouth saying all kinds of stuff. I don’t know what the product is, and I don’t want anyone to think I endorsed it.”
Goldberg did clarify, however, that she has used a legitimate weight loss medication—Mounjaro—to support her health goals. On The Kelly Clarkson Show, she described it as “that wonderful shot that works for folks who need some help,” and said it’s made a real difference. “It’s all the weight I’ve lost,” she added. “I’ve lost almost two people.”
Before the woman’s comment, Goldberg said she hadn’t thought much about her weight. “You’re living your life and doing what you need to do, and that’s the last thing you’re thinking about,” she said. But once the topic came up, she began asking people if they had noticed the weight gain. “You say to people, ‘Did I always look like that?’ And they say, ‘Well, I thought you knew.’”
In a March episode of The View, Goldberg talked about weight loss stigma following Oprah Winfrey’s special Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution, which explored medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro. Goldberg said Mounjaro had helped her lose weight and emphasized the need to avoid judging others for their choices.
“My weight has come and gone, up and down,” she said. “But it’s never been an issue for me because I don’t listen to what other people say about me.” Still, she acknowledged the struggle many face in understanding what a “normal” weight looks like. “Everyone has something to say, but no one asked, ‘How are you doing?’”
Reflecting on her journey, Goldberg added, “I always felt like me, and then I saw me and thought, ‘Oh, that’s a lot of me.’ You have to take responsibility and see what’s happening with your body.”
Goldberg joins a growing list of celebrities—including Oprah Winfrey, Kelly Clarkson, Charles Barkley, Billie Jean King, and Jon Gosselin—who have shared their experiences with weight loss medication.
