Oprah gets a chocolate set because she’s Oprah
Last week, Oprah managed to hoard a supply of elusive Olympic mittens for her audience. Yesterday, her entire set was made out of Godiva chocolates, and she invited the audience to come up to the stage to eat it at the end of the show.
The set consisted of a grandfather clock, table, books, chess set, fireplace and a vase of flowers (all made of chocolate) and was created with 7,000 Godiva bars and 2,400 truffles over the course of 1,400 hours. There was also a chocolate chandelier made from 1,500 pieces of chocolate.
While impressive, this isn’t really the best way to promote the healthy living lifestyle Oprah touts all the time. What would Dr. Oz say about this?
• The Making of Godiva’s Chocolate Set Video [Oprah.com]
• A sweet deal on Oprah’s set [Chicago Sun-Times]
• Olympic mittens reach the holy grail: The Oprah Winfrey show [Toronto Life]
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Last week, Oprah managed to hoard a supply of elusive Olympic mittens for her audience. Yesterday, her entire set was made out of Godiva chocolates, and she invited the audience to come up to the stage to eat it at the end of the show.
The set consisted of a grandfather clock, table, books, chess set, fireplace and a vase of flowers (all made of chocolate) and was created with 7,000 Godiva bars and 2,400 truffles over the course of 1,400 hours. There was also a chocolate chandelier made from 1,500 pieces of chocolate.
While impressive, this isn’t really the best way to promote the healthy living lifestyle Oprah touts all the time. What would Dr. Oz say about this?
• The Making of Godiva's Chocolate Set Video [Oprah.com]
• A sweet deal on Oprah's set [Chicago Sun-Times]
• Olympic mittens reach the holy grail: The Oprah Winfrey show [Toronto Life]){kind=link}
Oprah knows how to mix it up. That’s what keeps her show fresh and number one after all these years. Yes, she is passionate about inspiring people to help solve social issues around the world, spirituality, and good health, but you can’t push medicine down people’s throats all the time.
You have to keep them coming with occasional treats of celebrities, and other lighthearted stuff sometimes, such as chocolate! You in the media would be the same one complaining that the show is boring and ‘preachy’ if she only did shows about good health and saving the world.