Caught in the Act 10/30/2012 at 06:00 AM EDT Honest Abe was a hit! Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King attended Time magazine's screening of Lincoln and Q&A in New York City on Thursday. Winfrey and King weren't the only celebrities at the event Bill O'Reilly also came out to see Daniel Day-Lewis in the biopic. "Oprah stayed through the entire film and Q&A with Daniel Day-Lewis and director Steven Spielberg," an onlooker tells PEOPLE. "She ran out after calling for Steven and rushed up the escalator to chat with the director!" (Spielberg gave WInfrey her very first big break, in The Color Purple .) "Just saw Daniel Day-Lewis performance as LINCOLN .. PHENOMENAL!! Must, Must MUST see!" the OWN network powerhouse Tweeted Thursday . Carlos Greer

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They call her the Queen of Talk, not the Queen of Nice! "Oprah's Next Chapter" host and OWN head honcho Oprah Winfrey has been slammed by singer Toni Braxton in a taped segment for VH1's "Behind the Music." According to the Toronto Sun , Braxton said of her 1998 interview with the talk show icon: "She was so frickin' mean to me, I was in shock. I couldn't believe it because I loved her so much She pretty much reprimanded me." Braxton said Oprah shamed her for her spending habits ahead of her infamous bankruptcy filing. Oprah reportedly said to Braxton, "'I hear you have Gucci flatware; I'm Oprah Winfrey and I don't have Gucci flatware.'" The singer added, "Immediately she made me feel this big." In a clip from the VH1 interview, Braxton said she even lost her Grammy Award statuette and other awards as a result of her financial woes (they were seized and auctioned off), but even more surprising was her

TV titan Oprah Winfrey has been showing her appreciation for the US military by sending anonymous gifts to the spouses of men and women in the armed forces all year round. The generous former talk show host reveals she has been using her riches to bring a smile to the faces of those with husbands and wives away on duty and has surprised 20 random families with presents ranging from TVs, video game consoles and gift cards. All of the items were simply labelled as from a "grateful American" and they had no idea who the generous donor was until she made her identity known to them as part of her upcoming TV special, Oprah's Favorite Things. She tells U.S. news show Entertainment Tonight, "For a solid year I sent secret gifts... Nobody knew it was me 'til this moment."

29 October 2012 Picture: Oprah Winfreyposted this image of on Instagram with the caption:... Oprah Winfrey Sends Anonymous Gifts To Military Families Tv titan Oprah Winfrey has been showing her appreciation for the U.S. military by sending anonymous gifts to the spouses of men and women in the armed forces all year round. The generous former talk show host reveals she has been using her riches to bring a smile to the faces of those with husbands and wives away on duty and has surprised 20 random families with presents ranging from Tv s, video game consoles and gift cards. All of the items were simply labelled as from a "grateful American" and they had no idea who the generous donor was until she made her identity known to them as part of her upcoming Tv special, Oprah's Favorite Things. She tells U.S. news show Entertainment Tonight, "For a solid year I sent secret gifts... Nobody knew it was me 'til this moment." Contactmusic More From Contactmusic.com

Toni Braxton has taken aim at Oprah Winfrey in a new TV expose, alleging the TV titan was mean to her during a 1998 interview about the singer's financial problems. The R&B star insists the TV chat severely damaged her reputation after the host made some choice remarks about her over-spending which led Braxton to declare bankruptcy. In a taped interview with VH1 for a Behind The Music special, which will air in America on Monday, the singer says, "She was so frickin' mean to me, I was in shock. "She said, 'I hear you have Gucci flatware; I'm Oprah Winfrey and I don't have Gucci flatware...' You didn't have Gucci flatware because you didn't wanna buy it; it's not because you couldn't afford it." Squeezing her thumb and forefinger together, Braxton recalls, "She made me feel this big." Winfrey has yet to comment on the claims she was mean to her guest. Braxton also confesses in the TV expose that her 1996 Grammy Award-w

Toni Braxton and Oprah Winfrey. (WENN) Toni Braxton has taken aim at Oprah Winfrey in a new TV expose, alleging the TV titan was mean to her during a 1998 interview about the singer's financial problems. The R&B star insists the TV chat severely damaged her reputation after the host made some choice remarks about her over-spending which led Braxton to declare bankruptcy. In a taped interview with VH1 for a Behind The Music special, which will air in America on Monday, the singer says, "She was so frickin' mean to me, I was in shock. "She said, 'I hear you have Gucci flatware; I'm Oprah Winfrey and I don't have Gucci flatware...' You didn't have Gucci flatware because you didn't wanna buy it; it's not because you couldn't afford it." Squeezing her thumb and forefinger together, Braxton recalls, "She made me feel this big." Winfrey has yet to comment on the claims she was mean to her guest.

Oprah Winfrey wears colorful fluffy slippers to go shopping at Morgane Le Fay in New York City. The billionaire media queen was full of smiles and even made a cameraman crack up as she made her way into the upscale clothing store. (Source: PacificCoastNews.com) more pics Oprah Winfrey's frog slippers (PacificCoastNews.com) Oprah Winfrey is worth billions, but apparently even one of the richest people on the planet is not immune to the hardships of wearing heels. The talk show host was spotted wearing frog slippers around NYC this week and we can only imagine she changed into them because of painful heels. Or maybe she just loves frogs THAT much. Anyway, Winfrey looked pretty funny walking around expensive retailer Morgane Le Fay in NYC after an appearance on Good Morning America Thursday. She paired the green slippers with her all-black ensemble, making the footwear stand out even more. The talk show host has yet to comment on her funky shoes, but she has been tweeting up a stor

Mitt Romneys backers may once have derided President Barack Obamas reelection campaign for its frequent reliance on celebrities, but now that push has come to shove, the GOP candidates allies have decided to play the Hollywood card. This weekend, readers of newspapers across the contested swing states will find a glossy, 12-page color magazine insert called, MittZine and it uses a good dose of celebrity dish to persuade voters to cast their ballot for Romney. In tried and true tabloid fashion, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are on the cover with a headline reading Political Family Feud. Inside are details from "gossip mags" about how Pitts mother had upset Jolie by writing an anti-Obama letter to her local Midwestern newspaper. The actresses' father, Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voigh ta longtime conservative stalwartcame to Mrs. Pitts defense. STORY: Brad Pitt's Mother Pens Anti-Gay, Anti-Obama Letter to Local Newspaper "Gossip mags say Angie complained to

Matt Sayles/AP -- Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey dreams of starring on Broadway Oct. 26, 2012, 8:40 AM EST WENN Oprah Winfrey is determined to conquer the acting world by fulfilling her dream of performing on Broadway. Bing: Tyler Perry producing shows for OWN The media mogul wound down her hugely successful talk show in 2011 after 25 years on the air, and subsequently launched her OWN network. She has returned to drama, and is tackling a role in upcoming political biopic "The Butler" -- her first big screen part since 1998's " Beloved ." Now Winfrey -- who was nominated for an Oscar for her debut in 1985's " The Color Purple " -- is eyeing a stint on the stage in the world's most famous theater district. She tells"Good Morning America," "My dream is to do Broadway. That is going to happen."

The media mogul wound down her hugely successful talk show in 2011 after 25 years on the air, and subsequently launched her OWN network. She has returned to drama, and is tackling a racy role in upcoming political biopic The Butler - her first big screen part since 1998's Beloved. And now Winfrey - who was nominated for an Oscar for her debut in 1985's The Color Purple - is eyeing a stint on the stage in the world's most famous theatre district. She tells TV show Good Morning America, "My dream is to do Broadway. That is going to happen."

While plenty of male pop stars over the years have hidden their girlfriends, Justin Bieber is proud to have Selena Gomez on his arm and he explained why fans will never see them sneaking out of establishments in different cars. "Sometimes... we gotta take the back exits and do different things, but I never make her separate from me, 'cause I don't want her to ever feel like I'm ashamed of her," Justin told Oprah for "Oprah's Next Chapter," airing on November 25 on OWN. PLAY IT NOW: Justin Biebers Mother: What Advice Does She Give Him About Dating? "I feel like a lot of guys do that, especially in the business," Justin continued, in an excerpt from Oprah's interview with the pop superstar, conducted recently in Chicago. "They don't want to be seen with the girl, so they'll make them ride in separate cars and do all that getaway stuff. [When] we get away, we're getting away together." Oprah premiered the clip fo

Robin Roberts on "Good Morning America" on June 26, 2012. Credit: Ida Mae Astute/ABC via Getty Leave it to Oprah Winfrey to help get Robin Roberts back on her feet. Winfrey, 58, was the guest host on Good Morning America Thursday when regular GMA anchor Roberts -- out on medical leave since Aug. 30 -- called in to the ABC show to update viewers on her recovery from the bone-marrow transplant she had last month. Roberts, 51, has been writing periodically about her health on her blog, but the Oct. 25 call marked her first on-air chat since the procedure. PHOTOS: Celebrity health scares "Usually I'm watching...in bed. [But] you got me on my feet. You got me dancing this morning," she told Winfrey. "It's all about being uplifted." The beloved GMA host could certainly use a lift. Back in June, she revealed to fans that she had been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a rare blood and bone marrow disorder that sometimes results from can

11:12, Thursday, 25 October 2012 Justin Bieber is set to follow in the footsteps of Rihanna and mentor Usher by appearing on Oprah Winfrey 's Next Chapter . JB has been grilled by Oprah as part of a special episode of her show, which is set to air on 25th November on the OWN network. The 18-year old's interview has been billed as the first-ever global episode of the show, with it set to be broadcasted on Discovery Networks International's female flagship channels TLC, Home & Health and Real Time. Winfrey spoke with Justin at the RL Restaurant in Chicago yesterday (24th October) and also attended the teen idol's sold-out Believe gig at the All-State Arena in Rosemont on Tuesday. According to Digital Spy , the show will see Biebs and Winfrey going shopping together at a Ralph Lauren store, where the Never Say Never star gave an impromptu performance for onlooking fans. Oprah took to Twitter after the concert to write: "BELIEVE concert so impressive . Thanks

Cape Town Oprah Winfrey's new and very successful weekly talk show in America, Oprah's Next Chapter , is finally coming to South Africa on 26 November when her upcoming interview with popstar Justin Bieber will be seen on TopTV and DStv on the TLC channel. Oprah's Next Chapter which is broadcast on Sundays on OWN in America, is going global with an upcoming episode which will be shown in 100 countries around the world, including South Africa on TLC (TopTV channel 453 and DStv channel 172). South African TV viewers' first glimpse of Oprah's new talk show which is very much like her popular daytime talk show which she ended last year, will happen just a day after it is shown in America. Europe will see it on 27 November. It comes on the heels of last month's Winfrey special TV documentary going inside her Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls near Henley-on-Klip which was broadcast in South Africa on TLC before it was shown on her OWN TV channel in the Unit

BY BILL ZWECKER Columnist/bzwecker@suntimes.com October 24, 2012 3:00PM Justin Bieber (from left) waiter Scott McLellan and Oprah Winfrey at Chicagos RL Restaurant on Wednesday. | PHOTO BY RICH VARNES storyidforme: 38987012tmspicid: 14362525fileheaderid: 6569156 Updated: October 24, 2012 3:13PM It was a meeting of the superstars at lunchtime Wednesday as Oprah Winfrey sat down with Justin Bieber at Ralph Laurens RL restaurant for an interview that will air 8 p.m. Nov. 25 on Oprahs Next Chapter on her OWN network. According to the popular eaterys general manager Rich Varnes, more than 100 very polite, adoring fans of the singer clustered outside RL as Bieber chatted with Winfrey both happily munching on a plate of French fries. The famous duo was served by veteran RL waiter Scott McLellan who got a nice shout-out on camera from Winfrey, who called him my favorite waiter at my favorite restaurant! Instead of sitting at her usual corner booth, Winfrey interviewed Bieber in the restauran

Oprah Winfrey HBO is back in the Oprah Winfrey business. The premium cable network is developing a drama from Winfrey's Harpo Films. The untitled project centers on a wealthy academic who has become the first black president of a prestigious liberal arts college. He and his family are thrust into national headlines, forcing them to present an idyllic public faade, all while engaging in agonizing personal battles and struggling with dark obsessions. PHOTOS: Oprah Through the Years Playwright Thomas Bradshaw is on board to write and co-executive produce the hourlong effort, with Winfrey and Harpo's Kate Forte attached as executive producers. Harpo first inked a long-term deal with HBO in late 2008 to develop miniseries, movies, documentaries and scripted series for the network. Before that, the production company behind such efforts as Tuesdays With Morrie and Amy & Isabelle was set up for many years at ABC. For Bradshaw, the project follows a string of well-received p!

Oprah Winfrey's personal trainer, Bob Greene, will offer fitness tips Thursday, Oct. 25, from 7-9 p.m. during a booksigning event and talk at the Tempur-Pedic mattress store at the Natick Mall. The event takes place at the first-floor atrium. There will be a meet and greet with Bob Greene, an exercise physiologist and certified personal trainer, where he'll also sign books. Greene will also offer tips on how to look and feel younger through exercise, nutrition, skin care and sleep. There will also be an opportunity to win a free Tempur-Pedic mattress. The event is in celebration of the recent opening of the new Tempur-Pedic flagship store. For more information about the company, visit www.tempurpedic.com or call the store at 508-647-8303.

WENN With her OWN network, TV show, and being pals with most Hollywood A-listers, you wonder how Oprah really finds the time for sitting down with a book, but for Fifty Shades Of Grey , the media mogul was all over it, just for the juicy parts. The 58-year-old, whose love life is rarely discussed in public, has revealed that she downloaded the Fifty Shades trilogy and confessed that shes loves the sex scenes between EL James characters Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey. In the November issue of Harpers Bazaar, Oprah said: 'Oh, I've got all the Shades, for the time I can take some guilty pleasure and just read. But I'm thinking, Stop with the story, get to the juicy part! But despite Oprah being the Queen of TV, and interviewing fellow reality stars such as The Kardashians, the chat show host rarely sits down for a night infront of the box. Instead Oprah prefers to bath. You know, the shoemaker has no shoes, she said. Bathing is my hobby. I love creating bathing experien

O You!, a full-day conference sponsored by O magazine, took place on Saturday, October 20, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. It featured the magazine's editor-at-large, and Oprah Winfrey 's BFF, Gayle King as well as some of Winfrey's best known experts. Financial adviser Suze Orman and motivational speaker Dr. Phil McGraw talked first to the thousands of women attending, with a few men sprinkled in. They kicked off the day dedicated to helping people live their best lives. The afternoon was filled with smaller sessions. Peter Walsh talked about getting organized. Dr. Laura Berman discussed healthy relationships. And Martha Beck connected peacefulness with productivity. There were also booths for all the sponsors. Attendees stood in liens to get Lugg bags, Sally Hansen gel manicures and Paul Mitchell hairstyles. On the center stage "One Day at A Time's" Valerie Bertinelli talked about her experience as a spokesperson for Jenny Craig. Other events in thi

Like most of you, I couldn't help avoiding news coverage of Oprah Winfrey's mea culpa over the fabrications -- okay, lies -- in James Frey's book A Million Little Pieces. After his distortions were exposed, Oprah apologized for supporting Frey. It served to remind me why millions of people love Oprah and what the rest of us can learn from her in our own personal or professional communications. Oprah is someone I consider to be an authentic communicator, in the sense that the dictionary defines authenticity: worthy of trust. It's a refreshing change from the culture of finger-pointing we seem to find ourselves in these days. In a Roper poll conducted last August, more than 70% of respondents felt that wrongdoing was widespread in Corporate America. Trust is at a premium. Your customers, colleagues, investors, and employees crave it. In my career as a communications coach, I work with many executives who are sincere, genuine, caring, and concerned. They are authentic huma

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Like most of you, I couldn't help avoiding news coverage of Oprah Winfrey's mea culpa over the fabrications -- okay, lies -- in James Frey's book A Million Little Pieces. After his distortions were exposed, Oprah apologized for supporting Frey. It served to remind me why millions of people love Oprah and what the rest of us can learn from her in our own personal or professional communications. Oprah is someone I consider to be an authentic communicator, in the sense that the dictionary defines authenticity: worthy of trust. It's a refreshing change from the culture of finger-pointing we seem to find ourselves in these days. In a Roper poll conducted last August, more than 70% of respondents felt that wrongdoing was widespread in Corporate America. Trust is at a premium. Your customers, colleagues, investors, and employees crave it. In my career as a communications coach, I work with many executives who are sincere, genuine, caring, and concerned. They are authentic huma

Fergie told Oprah Winfrey that Josh Duhamel's alleged stripper tryst made their communication and marriage stronger. Stories: Josh Duhamel: 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' is 'more grown up' (Video) Fergie lightens up hair - See photos and vote! Josh Duhamel denies wife Fergie had plastic surgery "It was difficult," Fergie said on "Oprah's Next Chapter" of the reports. "When you go through difficult times, it really makes you stronger as a unit, as a partnership. It does for us, anyways. Our love today is a deeper love, definitely." Fergie and Duhamel got married on January 10, 2009 after dating for five years. The couple met when the Black Eyed Peas performed on the actor's NBC show "Las Vegas." Nine months after their wedding, tabloid stories surfaced which claimed that Duhamel had a one-night stand with an Atlanta stripper named Nicole Forrester. "We're stronger today definitely because of anything difficu

Fergie and her husband Josh Duhamel were only married for nine months before allegations began circulating in 2009 that the actor had slept with an Atlanta stripper named Nicole Forrester. And although the 37-year-old singer remained quiet about the affair for years following, Fergie has now opened up to Oprah Winfrey about the alleged scandal. Us Weekly reports that Duhamel, 39, publicly denied the cheating claims at the time, but Fergie admitted on an upcoming episode of Oprahs Next Chapter that it was difficult to hear. The Black Eyed Peas front woman went on to say that difficult timesmake you stronger as a unit, as a partnership. She went on to clarify, Were stronger today definitely because of anything difficult thats happened with us. We deal with it, we communicate; communicatings the most important thing. According to the Daily Mail , Duhamel says the couple works because of their similar backgrounds. My mother was a teacher. Both of her parents were teachers. We both had to

By Chris Gardner Fun fact about Oprah Winfrey : Her greatest indulgence in life is a bath. Like a really great bath experience that makes her "go prune" and comes complete with "gels, bubbles, crystals, salts, lavender milks," all of it. That's just one of the many revelations from the media mogul in the November issue of Harper's Bazaar . Bath water aside, though, Oprah also opens up about her upcoming role in "The Butler," launching her own network, reading "50 Shades of Grey" and how she's still hungry "to awaken and open people's hearts." On working with Nicole Kidman's acting coach, Susan Batson: "[It's] the best therapy ever. I was literally in a coaching session with her and just crying my heart out. Thinking about, you know, a boyfriend from when I was in my 20s. That bastard!" RELATED: Read More From the Oprah Interview in Harper's Bazaar Get out the vote button.AWW button.LOVE button.HOT

Fergie and her husband Josh Duhamel were only married for nine months before allegations began circulating in 2009 that the actor had slept with an Atlanta stripper named Nicole Forrester. And although the 37-year-old singer remained quiet about the affair for years following, Fergie has now opened up to Oprah Winfrey about the alleged scandal. Us Weekly reports that Duhamel, 39, publicly denied the cheating claims at the time, but Fergie admitted on an upcoming episode of Oprahs Next Chapter that it was difficult to hear. The Black Eyed Peas front woman went on to say that difficult timesmake you stronger as a unit, as a partnership. She went on to clarify, Were stronger today definitely because of anything difficult thats happened with us. We deal with it, we communicate; communicatings the most important thing. According to the Daily Mail , Duhamel says the couple works because of their similar backgrounds. My mother was a teacher. Both of her parents were teachers. We both had to

By Chris Gardner Fun fact about Oprah Winfrey : Her greatest indulgence in life is a bath. Like a really great bath experience that makes her "go prune" and comes complete with "gels, bubbles, crystals, salts, lavender milks," all of it. That's just one of the many revelations from the media mogul in the November issue of Harper's Bazaar . Bath water aside, though, Oprah also opens up about her upcoming role in "The Butler," launching her own network, reading "50 Shades of Grey" and how she's still hungry "to awaken and open people's hearts." On working with Nicole Kidman's acting coach, Susan Batson: "[It's] the best therapy ever. I was literally in a coaching session with her and just crying my heart out. Thinking about, you know, a boyfriend from when I was in my 20s. That bastard!" RELATED: Read More From the Oprah Interview in Harper's Bazaar Get out the vote button.AWW button.LOVE button.HOT

October 19, 2012 08:04:08 GMT The Black Eyed Peas female member tells Oprah Winfrey about her relationship with the 'Transformers' actor, 'Our love today is a deeper love, definitely'. Photo credit: Nikki Nelson/WENN A report of 's brief fling to a stripper in 2009 couldn't separate from him. To , Fergie said that though the report got her through a difficult time, her relationship with her husband was stronger than before. In an upcoming episode of "", the "Big Girls Don't Cry" singer was interviewed by the 58-year-old host about the rumor of Josh cheating on her. She acknowledged, "It was difficult." However, she opened up, "When you go through difficult times, it really makes you stronger as a unit, as a partnership. It does for us, anyways." She said further, "Our love today is a deeper love, definitely. We're stronger today definitely because of anything difficult that's happened with us." She w

BLACK EYED PEAS SUPERSTAR FERGIE OPENS UP TO OPRAH WINFREY ABOUT HER LIFE BEYOND THE STAGE AND OVERCOMING OBSTACLES ON "OPRAH'S NEXT CHAPTER" SUNDAY, OCT. 21 Los Angeles - Oprah Winfrey visits Black Eyed Peas singer and multi-platinum solo artist Fergie at her father's vineyard in California wine country on "Oprah's Next Chapter" airing this Sunday, October 21 (9-10 p.m. ET/PT) on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. In an exclusive interview Fergie talks about her life beyond the stage, and isjoined by her family and husband, actor Josh Duhamel, as they candidly address how the tabloid stories of Duhamel's alleged infidelity affected their family. Fergie shares with Winfrey about everything from performing since the age of seven to overcoming a crystal meth addiction and her sexuality. Fergie also discusses her complicated relationship with will.i.am, what it's like to be the only girl in the Black Eyed Peas and reveals which band mate she once kissed. T

WENN With her OWN network, TV show, and being pals with most Hollywood A-listers, you wonder how Oprah really finds the time for sitting down with a book, but for Fifty Shades Of Grey , the media mogul was all over it, just for the juicy parts. The 58-year-old, whose love life is rarely discussed in public, has revealed that she downloaded the Fifty Shades trilogy and confessed that shes loves the sex scenes between EL James characters Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey. In the November issue of Harpers Bazaar, Oprah said: 'Oh, I've got all the Shades, for the time I can take some guilty pleasure and just read. But I'm thinking, Stop with the story, get to the juicy part! But despite Oprah being the Queen of TV, and interviewing fellow reality stars such as The Kardashians, the chat show host rarely sits down for a night infront of the box. Instead Oprah prefers to bath. You know, the shoemaker has no shoes, she said. Bathing is my hobby. I love creating bathing experien

Biz Stone. Rachel Maddow. And now, Oprah Winfrey. David Letterman has brought some of the biggest names in media over the past three years. This year, he has invited Winfrey to his alma mater for another conversation. We dont know what theyll talk about, said Tom Taylor, vice president for Enrollment, Marketing and Communications. Thats part of the joy for me. Dave really drives the conversation. At 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 26, the television duo will speak as part of the David Letterman Distinguished Professional Lecture and Workshop Series, according to a university press release. Winfrey aired her final show on May 25, 2011. She currently publishes O, The Oprah Magazine, and is CEO and CCO of the Oprah Winfrey Network, among other ventures. On why Winfrey was chosen for the event, Taylor said it wasnt up to him. This is really Daves doing, he said. They work their magic on their end. Tickets to the event are free, but must be picked up in advance before the show. They will be availabl

Terry Richardson shot Oprah for the November issue of Harper's Bazaar , and it appears he generously allowed her to skip a few parts of his usual creative process. [Links NSFW, of course.]

Cape Town, Oct 16 (IANS) Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey , who doesn't have children, says the first graduates of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls gave her an opportunity to play a mom. After handpicking 72 underprivileged girls from South African shantytowns five years ago and helping them get higher education, the 58-year-old said she has been able to experience all the ups and downs of motherhood. "We are texting all the time. I was on the phone last night for an hour with one of them," dailymail.co.uk. quoted Winfrey as saying. Now, five years later, after implementing the idea inspired by Nelson Mandela , the girls are in American colleges. "What is the single, life-changing, trajectory-changing moment for me was being exposed to a world of education that offered me insight into how I saw the world, and I just wanted to do that for somebody else. That's all," said the 58-year-old, named the richest woman in Hollywood. According to Forbes,

At home, interior designer Nate Berkus surrounds himself with things he loves, things he has collected and things that hold meaning for him: Bracelets he brought at the opening of Winfrey's Leadership Academy in South Africa. The first note, now framed, Oprah ever wrote him. Fish candlesticks that a friend gave him. After becoming a household name on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," which led to his own spinoff daytime talk show, Berkus is back designing. His new book, "The Things That Matter," illustrates his simple design philosophy, that no matter how much money you have, the objects in your home should tell your story. "I think things do matter," he said. "Obviously people are important. They're more important, but things really do matter. They're what we touch every single day. They're what we surround ourselves with." Watch the full story on "

By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 16:06 EST, 15 October 2012 | UPDATED: 16:06 EST, 15 October 2012 Oprah Winfrey is not mother herself, but thanks to the first graduates of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, she said that she now 'gets it'. After handpicking 72 underprivileged girls from South African shantytowns five years ago, giving them the opportunity to leave their homes for higher education, the 58-year-old said she has been able to experience all the ups and downs of motherhood. 'We're texting all the time, she told Nightline. 'I was on the phone last night for an hour with one of them.' Pajama party: Oprah Winfrey is not mother herself, but thanks to the first graduates of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, she said that she now 'gets it' Now, five years later, after implementing the idea inspired by Nelson Mandela, the girls are in American colleges. Ms Winfrey said: 'What is the single, life-changing, trajector