An intestinal virus knocked out Oprah Winfrey and forced her to be hospitalized. Last Monday, the queen of American talk shows was expected as a guest on the CBS Morning program, to announce the book chosen for the summer (i.e. Familiaris by David Wroblewski) to her reading club (Oprah’s book club), but she didn’t is presented.
Journalist Gayle King, one of Winfrey’s best friends, explained the reason for her absence. «She had this stomach problem, sort of intestinal flu…. I won’t be too explicit. Needless to say, she ended up in hospital, dehydrated, she had to get an IV” said King, specifying that “It was a very serious».
Her performance as Sofia in Steven Spielberg’s “The Color Purple” (1985) was unforgettable. Instead «Selma – The road to freedom» (2014) brought her the second nomination. Today Oprah Winfrey and her husband Stedman Graham (with whom she has been together since 1986) are the richest star couple in America, with a net worth of 3.4 billion dollars. After a childhood lived in poverty, it was winning a scholarship to the University of Tennessee that brought about the turning point in Winfrey’s life, as she found her first part-time job at a local radio station. Today she is considered among the most influential women in the world.
