Oprah Winfrey made $12 million from just one tweet,
focusing solely on eating bread.
The media mogul is a shareholder in Weight Watchers and she
posted a short video message about being able to lose 26 pounds, while still
eating bread recently.
Shortly after the post went live, shares in the weight loss
brand - of which Oprah owns $6 million, making her the largest individual
stakeholder - increased by 18 per cent, or around $2.10 per share, within an
hour, according to Market Watch.
The multi-million dollar tweet posted on Tuesday shared a
video link alongside a message which read: "Eat bread. Lose weight.
Whaaatttt? #ComeJoinMe (sic)"
Eat bread. Lose weight. Whaaatttt? #ComeJoinMe https://t.co/jUgpk9ToXY
https://t.co/xtnB53EwSf— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) January 26, 2016
In the 30-second clip, Oprah said: "I lost 26 pounds,
and I have eaten bread every single day."
However, the 61-year-old star won't be able to bank her
profits just yet as she would have to sell her shares to get the funds.
Oprah became a spokesperson for Weight Watchers in October,
just after buying 10 per cent of the organization’s shares for around $43.2
million, and follows in the footsteps of the likes of Jennifer Hudson and Jenny
McCarthy who have previously represented the group.
This followed an emotional message on Twitter from the star,
as she left fans in tears with her weight loss story recently.
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