Oprah Winfrey just made $12 MILLION from one tweet about bread

OPRAH WINFREY is set to rake in an incredible $12 million from just one tweet about eating bread.





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Oprah Winfrey raked in $12million from one tweet about bread
The TV host posted a 30-second video clip on her Twitter to promote her journey with WeightWatchers revealing details of her diet, which allowed her to continue eating her favourite carbohydrate.
She told followers: "I lost 26 pounds, and I have eaten bread every 
  • She owns approximately 6 million, after purchasing 10 percent of the company's shares last year, meaning the talk show host has just raked in a whopping $12 million.
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Oprah informed her followers that she continued to eat bread while dieting
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Oprah owns 10 percent of WeightWatchers shares





However, it is worth noting that this won't go straight into her bank account.The 61-year-old would have to sell her shares if she ever wanted to see the cash – and with the company's latest success, it's doubtful she will be putting them up for sale anytime soon.
Oprah has followed in the footsteps of fellow celebrities including Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Hudson as spokesperson for the brand.

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The 61-year-old is a spokesperson for the brandlikeslikes

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Eat bread. Lose weight. Whaaatttt? http://weightwtch.rs/oprah 





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The TV host posted a video online detailing her WeightWatchers diet
Last year she starred in an advert encouraging viewers to join WeightWatchers, saying: "Many times you look in the mirror and you don't even recognise your own self because you got lost—buried—in the weight that you carry.
"Nothing you've ever been through is wasted, so every time I tried and failed, every time I tried again, and every time I tried again, has brought me to this most powerful moment to say, 'If not now,when?