Oprah Winfrey Reveals the 'Inappropriate Question' She Asked Sally Field That Still Makes Her 'Cringe'

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Oprah Winfrey still thinks about a question she asked actress Sally Field. The 67-year-old media mogul appeared on the latest episode of the podcast, and revealed why her interview with 74-year-old Field still makes her «cringe.»The interview in question, Winfrey said, took place when she «was younger» and «felt a responsibility to ask the questions the viewer wanted.» «My big mistake: I asked her, 'Does Burt sleep with his toupee on?'» Winfrey recalled of her interview with Field.

The Burt she was referring to was Burt Reynolds, with whom Field co-starred in multiple movies, and dated for years after they met on the set of the 1997 flick .«I even say now, I cringe to even think that I asked that question,» Winfrey admitted. «But I asked it.