Oprah Winfrey has appeared on one of the latest episodes of The Ellen DeGeneres Show and has revealed the real story behind her 2009 viral collaboration.
Oprah Winfrey has appeared as one of the last guests on The Ellen DeGeneres and has made a confession about her iconic 2009 magazine session.
The presenters of the gathering appeared on the cover of Winfrey’s O magazine together in 2009, as a direct result of DeGeneres ’hilarious and outstanding campaign to do so.
The 64-year-old comedian was only the second person to appear next to Winfrey on the cover, after then-First Lady Michelle Obama, and the subject became one of the best-selling in the history of Winfrey. the magazine.
However, speaking at one of DeGeneres’ latest shows this week, Winfrey admitted that he had initially thought it was all a gag.
“You know what, at first I thought you were just kidding, I didn’t know you really wanted to do that,” he told DeGeneres. “And then you also said ‘yes’!”
DeGeneres then intervened and described the experience as “so much fun”.
In early 2009, Winfrey had surprised DeGeneres with a video call during The Oprah Winfrey Show, telling the shocked comedian that “I was calling to officially invite you to the cover of O”.
“I can’t believe you’re taking this seriously. I’m scared right now,” a surprised DeGeneres replied.
The iconic issue of the magazine was published in December of that year.
During Winfrey’s emotional appearance The Ellen DeGeneres show this week, he also revealed his deep regret at having finished his own talk show in 2011.
“I want you to take some free time, some real time. Why do you know what I did? I took a week off and then went back to work,” he told DeGeneres, referring to the fact that he launched the OWN NETWORK shortly after the end of their program.
“Take a moment, okay? Can you hear me?”
DeGeneres agreed, but added that she was thinking of “buying a house” during her break, as she and his wife Portia de Rossi like to move house.
“I have to keep working because I like to be busy,” she told Winfrey.
DeGeneres announced in May last year that the series was coming to an end following allegations of toxicity in the workplace, including sexual misconduct.
An internal investigation by Warner Bros. after months of negative press has led to the dismissal of major producers Ed Glavin, Kevin Leman and Jonathan Norman in mid-2020.
The final episode, starring Jennifer Aniston, Pink and Billie Eilish, has already been filmed and will air in the US on Thursday (AEDT Friday).