Media mogul Oprah Winfrey appeared at the Cannes Lions International event, where he reflected on his decades-long career as a media personality. During the chat, the star shared details about her life on the set of the movie while encouraging up and coming actors to be self-disciplined and kind.
Oprah on time Whitney Houston
Speaking with Cannes Lions chairman Phil Thomas, Winfrey discussed philanthropy, her journey as a self-made person and more. Emphasizing the responsibility that comes with influence, Winfrey revisited one of her most memorable interviews with Whitney Houston on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Recalling the credibility she established before filming, she said, “We did the whole, ‘Hey girl, how are you doing?’ Hello then I stopped the cameras and I went backstage and said, ‘Tell me, what do you want to do here? And I’ll tell you what I want to happen here.‘ And that was one of the most powerful conversations. “
Oprah remembers Whitney Houston falling on stage
He went on to reveal that Houston later returned to the show to participate in the reboot. “I had such confidence from the ‘Oprah Show’ audience… I think it was [Houston’s] “The last show is us, and he’s back on drugs,” Winfrey said.“The first interview I did with him when we came back and I asked him about his intention, he was clean, but the day he came to my show he was going to do it in front of the audience, he wasn’t, and he fell on the stage.”
Oprah ‘begged’ the audience not to reveal more about Whitney Houston to the media
The TV personality recalled ‘begging’ his audience not to reveal what happened to the media. He said, “I knew that if the story came out … he would be devastated by it. And so even though the audience was there and the audience had cameras, I asked them not to release the pictures because it would ruin his life, and they didn’t.”Reflecting on the dramatic changes in television since then, Winfrey added, “That wouldn’t happen today, I’m telling you.”Houston, died in February 2012 at the age of 48. Her death was ruled an accidental drowning.