As Oprah Winfrey prepares to take the final bow on her daytime talk show, take a look a back at the moments that made her an icon.
MAKES HER SEXUAL ABUSE CLAIM, 1986Jacked from BBC
In the kind of confession that later became her show's modus operandi, Oprah said to her audience that she was raped when a child.
Not only did it begin her own unofficial campaign for victims of abuse, it also paved the way for a string of people - the famous with an addiction, the ordinary with a story to tell - to sit on her sofa and confess.
THE WAGON OF FAT, 1988
Wearing her size 10 jeans, a slimmed-down Winfrey pulled a wagon of fat on to the stage to represent the 67lbs she lost in four months by eating nothing but Optifast.
MICHAEL JACKSON OPENS UP, 1993
Winfrey's largest television audience came when she interviewed Michael Jackson at the height of his fame.
About 62 million viewers were taken inside Neverland to reveal a man who seemed to be trapped in childhood, before the child abuse allegations that ruined his reputation.
During the 90-minute interview, he told her he suffered from a skin-pigment disorder and he denied sleeping in an oxygen chamber and buying the bones of the Elephant Man.
It was the first time Jackson had spoken at length in many years and it was considered a huge coup for Winfrey's show, making headlines around the world and helping to cement her growing reputation
ELLEN DEGENERES COMES OUT, 1997
American stand-up comedian, television host and actress Ellen DeGeneres came out publicly as a lesbian in an appearance on the show.
As well as underlining Winfrey's reputation as confidante-in-chief, it also relaunched the career of DeGeneres, who went on to host her own chatshow.
THE BIG CAR GIVEAWAY, 2004
All 276 members of the studio audience went home with a Pontiac car, complete with heated leather seats, worth $28,400 (£17,200).
It was a huge deal, says AOL television critic Maureen Ryan, formerly of the Chicago Tribune, because it marked the start of Winfrey's fairy godmother period, showering her audience and guests with gifts.
TOM CRUISE ON THE SOFA, 2005
Maybe the most memorable Oprah moment was Tom Cruise in a fit of giggles, jumping up and down on her sofa as he proclaimed his love for new girlfriend, Katie Holmes, now his wife.
His antics have since been mocked, dissected and parodied. This is the moment that defines his career, ahead of Top Gun, Cocktail or Mission: Impossible, says Teeman.
"Oprah looked absolutely terrified, thinking 'What is he doing?' His career did plummet for a while but he has come back
JAMES FREY CONDEMNED, 2006
One of Winfrey's most profound influences has been in the world of publishing, with her book club credited with making millions for authors whose books appear in it.
Nowhere was her power more brutally wielded than in the case of James Frey. His gritty memoir A Million Little Pieces, which told the story of his recovery from drug addiction, became a bestseller after featuring on her show.
SOUTH AFRICA SCHOOL OPENS, 2007
Winfrey's Leadership Academy, near Johannesburg, was opened in 2007 at a cost of $40m (£25m).
She had pledged to build the academy after meeting former South African President Nelson Mandela in 2002. Winfrey personally interviewed many of the South African girls from low-income families who applied for the initial 150 places at the school.
Last year, the former matron of the school was cleared on charges of abusing girls there.
Winfrey expressed her disappointment at the verdict but said she was proud of the girls for having the courage to testify
BACKS OBAMA, NOT CLINTON, 2007
At a rally in Iowa in 2007, Oprah Winfrey gave her support to Barack Obama who at the time was vying for the Democratic presidential nomination with Hillary Clinton.
Winfrey's backing was viewed as highly significant in a closely fought contest because of the huge influence she wields. But her choice was questioned.
"When she backed Obama for president her audience, which is middle-aged white women, supported Hillary Clinton and so she found a lot of push-back by people who thought she was choosing her race ahead of her gender," says Eric Deggans, TV critic of the Petersburg Times in Florida.
16 comments:
I'm sorry but I love me some Oprah. As rich and powerful as she is should, she could be a selfish mean ass diva but shes nothing like that. I'm really going to miss her show. Its funny how the haters try to make up stuff about her and say stuff like shes apart of the illuminati. If thats true then she puts some of these so called christians to shame because she has given millions away over the years. Shes given homeless people homes, she has build schools in Africa, She put hundreds of Black men through college... She has done so much good. I'm going to miss you O!!!
My favorite Oprah moment was when she reunited that family from Rwanda who hadn’t seen each other in years. When the two daughters saw their parents for the first time and ran to them and was crying, it was such a raw emotion and I was boo hooing like a baby
so glad it is over with this show has run it's course and she lost most of her black audience long time ago anyways so glad to see her go !:)
^^^ Hater, she's really not leaving but instead moving on to her own network. stay made hater !:)
You forgot the Legends Ball
I love Oprah. However, when did she have a Black audience to lose? Oprah, once she went national, ALWAYS had a diverse audience and never catered to Black folks, nor should she. Some people should open up their worlds.
@8:11 agreed!! It's the white stay at home suburban moms, her largest demographic, who watched the show the most...and in return, that's who she catered to. And there is nothing wrong with that.
while i have always joked that oprah would one day brodacast a signal and all her legions would take over the world (lol), i have to give the woman her props. she came from less than nothing and made herself into an empire. get down, miss oprah, wit yo bad self, lmao
OPRAH ain't gave nobody no damn car, she didn't pay a cent, they were given for advertisement.
Glad she's gone.
Stupid bitch when Oprah first came on her audience was mostly black, then she became one
sided to white views only.
White people are the one's that like her fat ass, she praised white people, moved next door to white people and borrowed some flour.
OPRAH HAS BEEN MISTREATED BY HER OWN BLACK FAMILY, MOTHER, UNCLE, COUSINS, ETC, THAT IS WHY
SHE HAS SELF HATE, AND PRAISE WHITE PEOPLE SHE DON'T TRUST HER OWN RACE, IT SURPRISED ME WHEN SHE PROMOTED PRESIDENT OBAMA, ALTHOUGH IT PISSED YOU WHITE BITCHES OFF.
@ May 26 8:11
No bitch, as long as she caters to white people everything if fine and you love Oprah, fuck you ya white ass whore.
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