Oprah is 70! Former talk show host hits big milestone

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Media mogul Oprah Gail Winfrey turned 70-years-old on Monday.

And she took to Instagram to say her first hello as a septuagenarian to her Instagram followers: 'Celebrating 70 with a run on the beach. Thank you for all the birthday love.'

The billionaire star, who is fresh off promoting her film The Color Purple, received tributes from friends on social media.

CBS shared a post on X for Gayle King: 'Happy 70th birthday Oprah! Gayle King sends a birthday wish to her best friend - and shares some of the words Oprah herself wrote to mark the occasion.' 

Viola Davis shared a photo with Oprah as she wrote: 'Happiest of birthdays Queen @Oprah!! Continue growing, fighting, shifting..... I celebrate you today ❤️❤️❤️' 

Nate Berkus added, 'Happy Birthday to the absolute best!' 

Tyler Perry said, 'Happy 70th birthday Oprah! What a journey! What a life! You make us all so proud.'

Maria Shriver told Oprah she hoped her 70th birthday would be 'fun' as she added she 'loved' the star.

'You are on the right path,' added the former wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger. 




Oprah Winfrey is 70! Here she speaks at a podium early in her career, during her time at WJZ, Baltimore, Maryland, January 20, 1978





Winfrey poses for a portrait before the 22nd Daytime Emmy Awards in 1995 at the Marquis Hotel in New York






Winfrey was born into poverty in rural Mississippi to a single teenage mother and later raised in inner-city Milwaukee, then was sent to live with Vernon Winfrey in Nashville, Tennessee . Oprah started her climb to the top of the media world at a young age; seen earlier this month







Winfrey felt 'such pressure' from others over how to celebrate her 70th birthday.

The media mogul revealed that whilst a lot of her friends were trying to get her to do 'something big' for the occasion, she instead decided to spend her time 'reflecting' on the woman she has come to be.

Writing in an essay for her OprahDaily website, she said: 'I had such pressure from all my friends to do something big, something special; to have a dinner, a party or luncheon—or to go somewhere like a spa, a hike, a resort, or to meditate in Nepal.

'I thought about it all, took in all their suggestions, and finally did what one friend, Wintley, recommended. He said, "You're too blessed to stress. Savor the fragrances of your extraordinary life." It reminded me of the last line of Love After Love, one of my favorite poems by Derek Walcott: "Sit. Feast on your life."

'So that's what I've been doing—going through old journals, photos, memory boxes, feasting, savoring, and marveling at the discovery, pain, joy, and wonder of 70 years of growing into the woman I am.'

The former talk show host added that even though turning 70 has made her realise that she has more time behind her than in front of her, she takes 'great satisfaction' in knowing that every year so far has been 'worth it'.

She said: 'What I celebrate this birthday (and beyond) is knowing that the person I know myself to be and the work that has come straight from being has mattered. At my age, you recognize the poignancy of time passing.

'Seventy resonates, letting you know for sure that there are not as many years remaining as you've already consumed. I take great satisfaction in accepting that regardless of how many more suns are left—the rising each time has been worth it.'

Oprah seems ready to turn 70.

The superstar told People last week: 'Gratitude really is my religion,' adding that The Color Purple 'was a spiritual opening for me to see my life in a different way' at that time in her life.

She added that her lifelong purpose is to help uplift others. 'I still continue to rise, and I'm in a space now where my offering is to help other people to rise,' said Winfrey. 'The principle that is the underbelly, the cornerstone for how I operate in the world. ... Life is better when you share it.'

Winfrey was born into poverty in rural Mississippi to a single teenage mother and later raised in inner-city Milwaukee, then was sent to live with Vernon Winfrey in Nashville, Tennessee. 

 













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Gayle King is celebrating her longtime friend Oprah Winfrey on her 70th birthday with a wholesome tribute involving Gayle's grandson Luca. 

King, 69, who first met Winfrey when they both worked at a Baltimore TV station in the late 1970s, shared a video of the Queen of All Media reading to Luca.

Oprah was reading the children's book Little Blue Truck's Christmas, which King said in the caption was taken during their Christmas vacation.

'Happy to say at 70 @oprah is still a very good reader! While Favorite grandson Luca is too young to understand how special this moment was during Christmas vacation, it's not lost on me,' King began. 

She added, 'When asked how she wanted to spend her birthday, she said, "No gifts, no parties, no surprises!"

'Her preference was to sit by the fire with a good book and savor the fragrance of her life! Happy birthday Oprah!!' King concluded.

The adorable video showed Oprah reading the story to Luca, the two-year-old son of King's daughter Kirby Bumpus.

Oprah was also helping young Luca pronounce various words, gluco slim Erfahrungsbericht adding at the end of the book, 'Auntie O really liked reading you the book... and now Auntie O is going to take some quiet time,' as King can be heard laughing behind the camera. 




Gayle King is celebrating her longtime friend Oprah Winfrey on her 70th birthday with a wholesome tribute involving Gayle's grandson Luca





King, 69, who first met Winfrey when they both worked at a Baltimore TV station in the late 1970s, shared a video of the Queen of All Media reading to Luca





She took to Instagram to say her first hello as a septuagenarian to her Instagram followers: 'Celebrating 70 with a run on the beach. Thank you for all the birthday love'

Oprah started her climb to the top of the media world at a young age. When in high school she learned how to have a voice on radio.

When she was only 19-years-old, the cover girl got a news co-anchoring position for the evening news. 

Next was her eponymous show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, which asked some hard questions while giving women powerful information about therapy, relationships and spirituality.

It was broadcast from Chicago and ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. 

She used an empathetic approach when interviewing that made viewers trust her.

She also acted.

Oprah's role as Sofia in the 1986 film The Color Purple, based on Alice Walker's novel, won her accolades. Now she has produced her own version.

Her current platform is Oprah Daily. 




CBS shared a post on X for Gayle King who is Oprah's close pal





'Happy 70th birthday Oprah! Gayle King sends a birthday wish to her best friend - and shares some of the words Oprah herself wrote to mark the occasion'





Viola Davis called the mogul a 'queen' as she said she would celebrate the star





Nate Berkus added, 'Happy Birthday to the absolute best!'





Tyler Perry said, 'Happy 70th birthday Oprah! What a journey! What a life! You make us all so proud'





Maria Shriver shared an image with Oprah as she said she 'loved her'







This comes a month after she opened up about the tremendous hurt she felt when she was body shamed for decades.

The star was one of the rounder personalities on television.