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The talk show host, 69, was a passionate fan of the late Queen of Rock ‘n Roll (who died on Wednesdayat the age of 83) before forming a close friendship with her.
Winfrey also had a wig similar to the superstar’s synonymous ‘do. “I had a wig madeso that I could be a part and close to Tina in wigdom,” she admitted.
Winfrey and the faux hair were inseparable. “I wouldn’t take the wig off. I did it for the show, I did it for the next show, I think we did five or six shows around the country," she continued.
Weekends and bedtime were not excluded from the wig’s rotation, with Winfrey adding that she “started wearing it at all times.”
That was until her longtime partner,Stedman Graham, gave her a bit of a reality check.
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Graham told her, “I don’t know when somebody’s gonna tell you that you arenotTina Turner,” Winfrey recalled, remembering him calling her wig obsession a “problem.”
“I think you think you’re Tina Turner and you should really be happy being Oprah Winfrey,” he said, per her retelling.
“Truth of the matter is I still like my Tina wig. If I had right now I’d put it on. I don’t feel like it was such a terrible thing. Could I have a little happiness here,” she said in her defense.
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Winfreypaid tribute to the “Proud Mary”singer following her May 24 death from a “long illness.” As per a statement, Turner died “peacefully” in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.
An Instagram carousel showed multiple photos of the two stars sharing moments on Winfrey’s former talk show. “She was a role modelnot only for me but for the world. She encouraged a part of me I didn’t know existed,” Winfrey wrote.
The mogul also commended Turner’s “courage,” adding, “Once she claimed her freedom from years of domestic abuse, her life became a clarion call for triumph.”
source: people.com
