African American television host and actress and America's first lady of talk shows, Oprah Winfrey is well known for surpassing her competition to become the most watched daytime show host on television. Her natural style with guests and audiences on the Oprah Winfrey Show earned her widespread popularity, as well as her own production company, Harpo, Inc.
1.Oprah Winfrey’s Hate For Chew Gums
When she appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in
2018, she revealed that her intense dislike for gum chewing comes from when she
was living with her late grandmother, Hattie Mae Presley Lee. She even stated
that her grandmother would try to save gum with the intent of reusing it, and
so she would put it on furniture all over the house. Oprah would then bump into
it and it would rub up against her. She also admitted she hates it so much that
she barred it in her offices.
2. Oprah Winfrey Globophobia
One of the Oprah Winfrey facts many people have a hard time
believing is that the media mogul is afraid of balloons. According to her, for
her 40th birthday, she was surprised by her entire staff who came down to the
set of her show and filled the show’s entire audience filled with balloons. She
explained that the reason why she’s deathly afraid of it is that it reminds her
of gunfire.
3. Admires Ralph Lauren Bathe Towels
It is no secret that Oprah Winfrey grew up poor. During
interviews, she would recall how she shared a single bath towel with her
half-siblings. And when she was finally able to afford to splurge on something,
she went ahead and bought an entire set of Ralph Lauren bath towels. She stated
that she was thrilled to show them to Barbara Walters when she first
interviewed her in Chicago in 1988.
4. Oprah Winfrey Has Her Pizza Line.
Collaborating with Kraft Heinz, Oprah launched her line of
“O, That’s Good!” frozen pizzas. It has a twist of cauliflower, and consists of
four different varieties: fire-roasted veggie pizza, uncured pepperoni pizza,
five cheese pizza, and supreme pizza. In her press release, she stated that
she’s always looking for a nutritious twist to her food, that’s why she made
cauliflower part of the crust in her pizza.
5. Oprah’s Travel Buddies
she owns an avocado orchard. Oprah admitted she thought it
was ridiculous and expensive to buy avocados from the grocery store, that’s why
she decided to buy an avocado orchard. This certainly is one of the few Oprah
Winfrey facts that is quite amazing.
6. Royal Wedding Dress Wasn’t Light Pink
A day before the Royal Wedding, Oprah decided that the beige
dress she originally thought of wearing would look too white in photos. So Stella
McCartney and her team made a light pink dress overnight for Oprah, which
matched her designer accessories, a Gabriela Hearst bag, and Philip Treacy
vintage feather hat. Some people believe it is in bad taste for a guest to wear
white at weddings. This is because it might steal attention away from the
bride.
7. Oprah Winfrey Wheeled Out The Famous “Wagon Of Fat.”
In one episode of her talk show, Oprah revealed her 145-pound figure on national TV and wheeled out a red wagon containing 67 pounds of fat, which represented the weight she’d lost. It was one of daytime television’s most memorable moments. She had lost the pounds with a liquid protein diet. After that she joined Weight Watchers, and exercises regularly, to help her keep her excess weight off.
8. Her Teenage Crush
In October 2010, Jackie Jackson surprised Oprah and went on
a date with her. He took her to a French bistro across the street, and their
date lasted almost 2 hours. Jackie’s sister was on Oprah’s show, and after the
interview, she told him that Oprah had a huge crush on Jackie. Their date ended
with Jackie walking Oprah back to her office and giving her a small kiss on the
cheek.
9. Most Watched Interview In Tv History
It was on February 10, 1993, that Oprah Winfrey sat down for
an interview with Michael Jackson at his Neverland Ranch. It took place months
before allegations against Michael were made. During the live interview, it
gathered a 90-million worldwide audience and was claimed by Oprah to be the
most exciting interview she’d ever done. For 14 years, Michael refused to give
any interviews to anyone.
10. Reason For Her Success
At the age of three, Oprah’s grandmother taught her how to
read. Her grandmother also brought her to the local church where she was
nicknamed “The Preacher” because she would read Bible passages aloud. Although
constantly punished by her grandmother for her wrongdoings, Oprah said that she
credits her strong belief in herself to her.
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