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EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the quarterly report of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 2, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Linda Huett, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 10, 2004
By:
/s/  LINDA HUETT Linda Huett
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)

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EXHIBIT 32.1