Oprah Winfrey The Most Influential Celeb Despite Chat Show Axe
Oprah Winfrey is officially the most influential celeb around
Oprah Winfeys decision to call it quits on her hugely popular chat show hasnt seen her popularity wane, and neither has it seen her influential status diminish as shes been voted the most influential celebrity according to Forbes.
The E-Poll Research saw 48% of people surveyed rate Winfrey as influential. Last year, she managed 49% of the vote, but a year is a long time when youre in the public eye, and shes staved off competition from people like Beyonce who she recently interviewed in a high profile piece to stay atop the list. But even though shes quit the chat show, she hasnt quit chatting. Her interview with Lance Armstrong despite his reluctance to talk to the media, was watched by 28 million people from around the world. Her OWN network has seen Prime-time ratings up 17% already this year. The online service ranks more than 7,500 celebrities based on 46 attributes, so with 48%, Winfrey will certainly be basking in this limelight. 'Lincoln' director Steven Spielberg came in second while Martin Scorsese was third.
Film directors continue to dominate the top 5, with Ron Howard and George Lucas coming in fourth and fifth respectively. Dr. Mehmet Oz a protg of Winfreys comes in sixth, Barbara Walters is seventh, U2s Bono is eighth, author Suze Orman is ninth and Clint Eastwood rounds off the top ten. Despite the list being topped by a woman, there are o! nly three women in the top ten.
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