Oprah Winfrey has expressed her belief that many people still suspect she’s secretly involved with Gayle King.
The 70 year old television mogul has been plagued by unfounded rumours for years, suggesting a romantic relationship with her best friend, despite being in a long-term relationship with businessman Stedman Graham since the 1980s. Oprah fears these whispers may never completely disappear.
During her guest appearance on Melinda Gates’ YouTube series ‘Moments That Make Us’, Oprah shared: “I think we’ve shared pretty much everything and I would have to say, it wasn’t even a matter of navigation. For years, people used to say we were gay, and listen, we were up against that forever. And people still may think it.”
Gayle humorously added: “I used to say to Oprah: ‘You gotta do a show on this because it’s hard enough for me to get a date on Saturday night with people thinking we’re gay’. Because if we were gay, we’d tell you! “. Oprah continued to explain that she thinks the rumours originated from the unusual sight of two women sharing such a close bond. She said: “One of the things I used to think was that people weren’t accustomed to seeing women with this kind of truth bond ..”
The TV icon also suggested that the reason they’ve maintained such a close friendship over the years is due to the absence of “jealousy” between them. She expressed: “The reason why I think our friendship has worked is because Gayle is happier, not happy, but happier for me for any kind of success or victory or challenge I get through than I am for myself.”
“And I feel as happy as she does – I can’t be happier than, cannot surpass Gayle. You cannot out-happy her. I am equally as happy for her … [There’s not even a] hint of jealousy about anything”. Gayle chimed in: “I just assumed everybody had a really good friend. I just assumed every woman – maybe not for men – but I just assumed every woman had at least one.'”.
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