Oprah Winfrey Explains Why She Stayed Home For 322 Days During The Pandemic, ‘Appalled’ By American Healthcare
etcanada.comAhead of Oprah Winfrey’s new documentary “The Color of Care”, centring on racial inequities within the American healthcare system, the TV host and author revealed what she’s learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, which inspired the upcoming project. “I didn’t leave home for 322 days — literally did not leave the house,” Winfrey said during an interview with The Los Angeles Times regarding the documentary.
She was surprised by “how well I was able to adjust to the isolation and not being around other people.” READ MORE: Oprah Winfrey Picks Viola Davis Memoir For Her Book Club The iconic television host has “been so careful with” her health that her “own friends make fun of” her. “I remember one point [Gayle King, a close friend] said, ‘Don’t you just miss being around other people?’ I go, ‘Eh, not really,” Winfrey recalled. “I think it’s because every day, I was in an audience of 350 people twice a day [on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”], so I’ve had shaking hands and autographs and selfies, and lots of attention, and exposure to being around a lot of people.” Isolating during the pandemic allowed Winfrey to “be with myself in a way that I haven’t been able to for years” without having to think about “what is the next thing to come.” READ MORE: Oprah Winfrey And Gayle King Reveal How Their Special 46-Year Friendship Began: ‘We Ended Up Talking All Night Long’ “You can do that when you don’t have to worry about where your next pay cheque is coming from.
I didn’t have to worry about, ‘Am I going to have rent? Am I going to be able to get food? Am I going to be able to keep the lights on and am I going to be able to take care of my children?'” she explained.
Read more on etcanada.com
