Oprah Winfrey Explains Why She 'Never' Thought She'd 'Make It' to 60

Oprah Winfrey on March 16, 2024.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty Kevin Winter/Getty Oprah Winfreyis reflecting on her childhood. When Winfrey, 70, appeared on theTodayshowTuesday, Aug. 20, to help celebrateAl Rokeras he turned 70, the pair sat down for a conversation about aging. “I don’t know why,” she added. “I think I had a vision of it when I was a kid and I think it is because under the circumstances that I was living [in] when I was a little girl in Milwaukee on welfare with my mother.

Oprah Winfrey Includes a Gift from Meghan Markle in Her Annual ‘Favorite Things’ List

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gala 2024 on Oct. 5, 2024 in Los Angeles, California and Honoree Oprah Winfrey attends the U.S. Dream Academy’s 23rd annual Power of a Dream celebration at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts on Oct. 10, 2024 in Washington, DC.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; Paul Morigi/Getty Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; Paul Morigi/Getty Meghan Marklemade the cut forOprah Winfrey’s annual “Favorite Things” list! Meghan Markle and Oprah Winfrey hugging at Godmothers bookstore in Montecito in September 2024.

Oprah Winfrey Makes Surprise Appearance at DNC with Callout to 'Childless Cat Ladies'

Oprah Winfrey.Photo:Chip Somodevilla/Getty Chip Somodevilla/Getty Winfrey, 70, took the stage on Wednesday, Aug. 21, telling the crowd at Chicago’s United Center that Harris — whoofficially secured the 2024 Democratic presidential nominationearlier this month — is passionate about “justice and freedom and the glorious, fighting spirit necessary to pursue that passion.” “And soon, and very soon, we’re going to be teaching our daughters and sons about how this child of an Indian mother and a Jamaican father — two idealistic immigrants — grew up to become the 47th president of the United States,” Winfrey said.

Oprah Winfrey Reveals Her One Regret in Life: 'I Should Have Handled All of That Differently'

Oprah Winfrey.Photo:Michael Kovac/Getty Images Michael Kovac/Getty Images Oprah Winfreyis opening up about the one decision she regrets making in her career.In a conversation withAl RokeronToday,Winfrey, 70, reflected on her successes and failures throughout her life as they discussed Rokerturning 70. Thinking back to whenThe Oprah Winfrey Showcame to an end in 2011, the host admitted she wished she hadn’t jumped into another project right away.“I would not have taken on the responsibility of trying to build a network [OWN] while still ending the show.

Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams and More Stars Pay Tribute to Phil Donahue After His Death: 'He Was a Pioneer'

Phil Donahue in 1992.Photo:Michel Delsol/Getty Michel Delsol/Getty He “passed away peacefully following a long illness,” the statement concluded, noting that Donahue’s family requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the Phil Donahue/Notre Dame Scholarship Fund. Thomas added, “Until I return, I wish you good health and happy days in the company of family and friends, and I hope that you will continue to hold close those you cherish most, just as I was blessed to do with my beloved Phillip.