Why Did Oprah Once Feel Her Friendship With Gayle King Could Be In Trouble?

Publish date: 2024-05-08

Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King got very candid in a July interview with Oprah Daily, where the former recalled being worried they may not stay close when King got married and had children.

Winfrey confessed she thought their friendship would "wane" with all the changes in her bestie's life, with King recalling how the legendary talk show host came to her home after she welcomed daughter, Kirby Bumpus, in 1986 with an, erm, interesting gift. Winfrey turned up with a shirt emblazoned with the slogan, "Husbands come and go. Friends last forever."

Winfrey didn't recall the passive-aggressive moment, but admitted, "I was suspicious. So, you need friends who are happy in their own lives so that they can actually be authentically happy for you."

In this case, King's husband did go. She and William Bumpus divorced in 1993, six years after welcoming their second child, William Bumpus Jr., together. Winfrey, of course, never married her long-time partner, Stedman Graham, who she's been with since 1986. Stedman proposed in 1992, but they called off their wedding (via People).

It seems Winfrey and King two are still very happy together, even if they're doing nothing at all. "We're never bored with each other. We have a great time. People always say, 'What do you guys do?' Nothing! This is kind of it. Nothing," King said.

Sounds like these besties are in it for life!

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