Oprah Winfrey Reveals She Has No Regrets About Leaving Iconic Talk Show
Winfrey said she exited "in the exact right moment."
— -- Whether in front of the camera or behind the scenes, Oprah Winfrey never seems to escape the spotlight.
This fall would have marked the 30th anniversary of her iconic talk show. But years after deciding to leave "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to pursue the OWN network, the television and entertainment legend told ET that she does not regret her decision to leave the couch and studio audience behind in 2011.
"I never wanted to be the person for whom people were saying, 'Oh, that show was so good two years ago.' I never wanted to be the person who [was told], 'You should've gotten out of the ring before you got punched stronger,'" she said. "I never wanted to be the person who didn't know when to exit the party."
Winfrey added that she feels she exited “in the exact right moment.”
The confidence and long-term strategy that guides her career also seems to guide her weight loss. In the same interview, the 62-year-old also touched on her technique, which, as a spokeswoman for Weight Watchers, includes patiently monitoring her points.
“I’m counting the points every day and slowly it’s happening,” she said.
On the matter of weight loss, the entertainment icon added that her success does not depend on the scale. Rather, Winfrey said she goes by how she feels.
"It's a feeling where you get to the point where [you think], 'Oh, I can go to the store, I can pick that size, it's available, I don't have to, like, have it altered and all that stuff,’” she said. “So I'll know when I'm there.”