Oprah's Advice to Keep Your Love Left to Yourself

In 2004, I returned to Oprah set during Verizon ladies first tour. Following the show, we shared a pivotal conversation. One of her greatest mistakes, she said, had been allowing her own relationship to become fodder for relentless tabloid coverage. The best thing you can do is tell your version of it versus like, Stedman never was going to be out there unless Oprah introduced him to the world.