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Oprah Winfrey went public yesterday about the thyroid condition that slowed down her metabolism and caused her to gain 20 pounds (9 kilograms). Winfrey, 53, was feeling incredibly sluggish by the time her talk show wrapped up its season in May. She eventually discovered the problem: an out-of-balance thyroid. "My body was turning on me," she says in the October issue of O, the Oprah magazine. "First hyperthyroidism, which sped up my metabolism and left me unable to sleep for days. (Most people lose weight. I didn't.)" "Then hypothyroidism, which slowed down my metabolism and made me want to sleep all the time. (Most people gain weight. I did! Twenty pounds!)" Hyperthyroidism can also cause a fast heartbeat, among other symptoms; hypothyroidism, the opposite condition, can result in fatigue and weakness. Winfrey, exhausted and stressed, took a month-long break in Hawaii to regain her health. Winfrey also discussed her thyroid condition on yesterday'...

REUTERS/Nielsen When it comes to what pays on US television, talk doesn't come cheap - nor apparently does a loud mouth. Financial magazine Forbes has published a list of the highest-paid TV celebrities, with daytime talk show host Oprah Winfrey leading the way by earning US$260 million between June 2006 and June 2007. Nobody else came close. Second in the list was Jerry Seinfeld earning US$60 million. Winfrey was joined at the top of the list by another talk show host, David Letterman, who landed at No. 4 by raking in US$40 million in the same period from his Late Show with David Letterman. Simon Cowell, the arrogant and harshly critical judge on top-rated talent show American Idol earned US$45 million to land at No. 3, and Donald Trump, whose boisterous exclamation "You're Fired" from reality show The Apprentice became part of the pop culture lexicon, was No. 5 with US$32 million. The list shows that in the media arena, it pays to own and produce either all or part ...

When Oprah pressed him to be more clearer on what he had to say about Britney, he said: "We were teenagers, you know?" Singer Justin Timberlake has finally broken his silence about his romantic life, talking about his past and present girlfriends on Oprah Winfrey’s show on Wednesday. "I'm dating someone," People magazine quoted him as telling the Talk Show queen. "But all I can tell you is she smells lovely," added the singer, who has spent most of this year being linked to Jessica Biel. Justin admitted that he got pretty romantic around her, and that he sang songs to her. He also revealed that while touring, he remained in touch with his girlfriend via an iChat webcam. "Technology is a wonderful thing sometimes. I find that to be really cool, when you can actually see someone's face. I do it with my friends, as well, just to have a conversation back and forth. It just makes you feel closer, that's all," he said. Oprah also questioned...