There’s no doubt there are some strange things about Oprah and Stedman Graham’s relationship. One of the things people focus on is that Oprah appears to spend more time with her bestie Gayle King than with Graham. That’s certainly an issue her stepmom fixated on. Barbara Winfrey was married to Oprah’s father, Vernon Winfrey, for eleven years. She let rip to the Daily Mail in a bitter, no-holds-barred tell-all interview.
“Once you’re in Oprah’s world, she owns you,” Barbara vented. She claimed that in the 14 years she was with Vernon, she never saw Oprah and Graham display any signs of intimacy, such as hand-holding or kissing. Barbara alleged that Oprah admitted to having Graham followed by a P.I. and that she only liked him because he had “high yellow” skin and soft hair. Barbara claimed Oprah was closer to King, who was a constant presence. “If it’s not more than friendship, they’re giving every appearance that it is,” Barbara said of the two women.
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Well, Oprah would beg to differ. She claimed during an interview with “Hoda & Jenna & Friends” (via Oprah Daily) that she had “manifested” Graham into her life and that following a bunch of failed relationships, he was the perfect partner. “I’d been through a lot of ‘woof woofs.’ You get to the point when you say, ‘No more.’ I actually said, ‘This is what I want. Someone who is kind. Someone who is loyal.’ And that’s what I have,” Oprah shared.
