Oprah Winfrey's interview with Bobbi Kristina and the Houston family earned big ratings for the talk show queen. 3.5 million people watched the hour and half long show on OWN- the network's highest ratings ever!
I think Oprah handled the interview with a ton of tact and class. That moment when Gary Houston broke down in tears while singing Whitney Houston's song "I Look To You" just bought me to tears. Shame.
I missed the Oscars last night, thanks to my cable company Time Warner completly standing me up, but that's another blog post on another day.
So early this morning I had to catch up on the haute Oscar fashion and I couldn't help but notice Miss Oprah's glittering gold dress, it looked mighty familiar. Turns out the dress she wore last night while receiving her Academy Award for outstanding film achievements of 2011 is a gown she's worn on the Cover of her mag O before!
Cover of O Magazine
Oprah at the Academy Awards
I guess even billionaires wear the same thing twice! Oprah looks exquisite. There is nothing about this look that I don't love. Very age appropriate while still stylish and sexy. Go ahead O!
Speaking of Mama O, did you see her Jimmy Kimmel appearance? I thought it was hilarious, check it out below:
Mam Oprah was on hand to see the first graduating class from her Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa. All 72 girls are heading to college with some of the students US bound.
"I have never been more proud," an emotional Winfrey said, "to know, to grow, and to call myself 'Mom Oprah" to you girls."
It took 6 years and 40 million dollars but Miss Winfrey made it happen. Is there anything Oprah cant do?
Well the world certainly didn't end but something else just as huge did end..the Oprah Winfrey show!
May 25 marked the closing of Oprah's global show and it was just spectacular. There were no gifts, no surprises just Oprah doing what she does best..chatting with the audience and sharing life lessons and what the show has meant to her. She was preaching y'all! I had goosebumps listening to her speak, My favorite lines?
"You are responsible for your life and when you get that, everything changes'
You have the power to change somebody's life... Look around and you will see. Everybody has a calling
"What are the whispers in your life right now?"
A common thread for all of her 30K guests was a need for validation. 'i see you, I hear you, and what you saying matters to me"
She ended the show noting that this was not a goodbye rather "until we meet again" and she gave God all the glory. What momentous moment in TV history. Thank God for OWN!
Oprah Winfrey who is currently on the last leg of her farewell season will debut a new bob hair cut on her television show on Wednesday. The episode titled "Look and Feel 20 Years Younger" will focus on Lady O and her personal trainer Bob Greene talking superfoods, skin care and weight loss
Will you be watching? And thoughts on the new cut?
So yesterday I was at home watching the Oprah Winfrey show and one of my favorite couple sat down for a chat with the queen of talk. President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama appeared on the show and discussed everything from their children, to future plans & marriage advice.
About their 18-year marriage, the first lady said that over the years she has learned that “it has to be a true partnership. And you have to really, really like and respect the person that you’re married to because it is a hard road.”
Not glossing over the realities of marriage, she said, “Melding two lives and trying to raise others and doing it forever, that’s a recipe made for disaster. So there are highs and lows.” She added that it takes more than love.
“When it gets hard, you need a little bit more,” said the first lady.
What great solid sound advice. I think sometimes people forget that marriage is an institution and that it truly It takes more than love to keep the marriage going. I like that she choose the word like, because you will always love your partner but really liking them is equally important. Thoughts?
Oprah is pulling out all the stops for her farewell season of the mega- successful Oprah Winfrey show. Clear your schedules folks cause on May 2nd Oprah will have an hour long chat with the Obamas. That's right President Obama (you hear that Donald Trump) and First Lady Michelle Obama.
Ooooh I cant wait? What will they talk about? Obama's re-election campaign? Bo the first dog? Sasha and Malia? Michelle's impeccable style? Guess we will have to tune in to find out.
'I had many love affairs - and a lot of awful lovers. I wasn't into "sexscapades" but I did try it once. I had three people in one day.- Oscar winning actress Shirley MacLaine discusses her open marriage and sex life to Oprah Winfrey
Ever wanted to read Oprah's private journal that she's kept since childhood? If so, you are in luck Lady O is sharing her diary in April issue of O Magazine. She talks about how she wasn't always an overachiever, working on the Color Purple and her very first date. Highlights from the magazine:
Her first date at the age of 16
"Anthony asked me yesterday to go with him today. I answered yes," Winfrey says in an entry dated September 22, 1970. "My only regret is my parents. Maybe I shouldn't have said yes but I wanted to, and my want overpowered theirs...I hated to go against my parents but Anthony is so perfect (almost). I couldn't say no.
On working with director Steven Spielberg on the Color Purple
"Steven kept saying great — great — everyone was moved — then Alan said part of it was in shadow or something. I prayed and prayed to be able to recapture the same energy, having Whoopi there to coax me on did help a lot."
Winfrey reveals she wasn't always such an overachiever.
"I've got a psychology test tomorrow and haven't studied one bit," she writes. "Why I do stuff like this is beyond me."
Very interesting, I read O monthly so I will be picking this issue up. I especially laughed at the one about the boy being almost perfect. Ha! The joys of being a kid.
Can you believe Oprah has been on the air for the past 25 years?And dont you just love her Oscar gown pictured above? Well today she finally let us know when her reign in television would end. According the to YBF during her final post-Oscar show in Los Angeles' Kodak Theater, Oprah said that May 25th will be her show's final air date.
Cue the sad tears! Ahh well at least I have Oprah's channel OWN and Charlie Sheen to entertain me. Will you miss her show?
I'm sure Oprah has the best intentions when opening this school in South Africa but the string of bad luck surrounding the school must not have been something she bargained for.
In the latest news a student from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls could face a charge of concealment of birth after a nurse found the body of a newborn baby in the teenager's bag. Wowzers!!
Police said a nurse at the hospital found the body after the schoolgirl, had been admitted for treatment for excessive bleeding last Wednesday night.You can click here to read the rest of the shocking story.
Did you guys check out the Oprah show today? Can I say that I respect Oprah EVEN more after today's interview. She kept it so real with Iyanla and even said on the show's promo " we both forgot the cameras were on"
Now if you remember Iyanla was a relationship expert and appeared as a regular on the Oprah show in the late 90's. She was in the same ranks as Dr. Phil, Suze Orman, Dr.Oz..seemingly on the path to being one of Oprah's proteges.
My two favorite ladies! Michelle Obama will be a guest on the Oprah Winfrey show tommorrow (Thursday). The fabulous Mrs. O will shed light on the sacrifices military families make when their loved ones go into battle.
Side note: look at those arms on FLOTUS! I cant wait to see these two chop it up.
She announced the news on her talk show this morning. Damn! I wish I could have been Patricia, her sister!! Patricia must have felt like she just won the lotto being informed that super O was her sister. I respect Pat for keeping it a secret and not going to the media with news of their relation after finding out years ago. Their body language looks interesting in this picture, I wonder what this relationship is like and what Gayle thinks of all this here. I will be watching at 4pm today.
Oprah Winfrey has some shocking news for her fans that she will reveal on Monday. See below for more deets about her big reveal
"I was given some news that literally shook me to my core," Winfrey, 56, says in a promotional spot. "This time, I'm the one being reunited. I was keeping a family secret for months, and on Monday you're going to hear it straight from me." While no further details were released, there are many possibilities. Winfrey was born to unwed teens, had a baby who died, and was raised by various family members. "I thought I'd seen it all," Winfrey continues. "But this, my friends, is the miracles"
