Princess Diana tricked Oprah Winfrey
Britain's Princess Diana tricked Oprah Winfrey by letting her eat a high-calorie meal while she was dieting.
The late princess, who died in a car crash in Paris, France in 1997, met with the talk show host for lunch many years ago and “pulled a fast one” by eating a low-calorie dish, while Oprah, who has struggled with her weight over the years, was served a full-fat mousse.
The 36-year-old royal’s former chef Darren McGrady revealed: “They were both eating tomato mousses and, after a few mouthfuls, Oprah, another famous dieter, put down her spoon and said, ‘Diana, how do you stay so slim eating rich food like this?
‘ The princess replied, ‘I just eat small portions and work out’. Darren, who told Richard Mineards, a columnist for the Montecito Journal, admits it “wasn’t quite the truth” and Oprah, 60, was left in the dark about what really happened.
He said: “Diana had me serve her a fat-free version of the mousse, while Oprah was eating the full-fat dish chock full of mayonnaise, sour cream and heavy cream,” adding: “Diana never did tell her the truth,” added McGrady.
The princess struggled with bulimia while married to Prince Charles and her eating disorder was revealed in the 1992 book, ‘Diana: Her True Story’, written by Andrew Morton. She first battled bulimia in 1981, and sought treatment for the disorder in the late 1980s, after she started to follow a strict diet following comments in the press about her “pudgy” appearance.
