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Strange Things About Oprah And Gayle's Friendship

Their friendship began when they were in their early 20s and both employed at a television station in Baltimore — with Winfrey working as a news anchor and King as a production assistant. 

A huge snowstorm hit their area, and out of the kindness of her heart, Winfrey offered to allow King to stay at her home instead of having her making the 45-minute drive back to her house. "We didn't really know each other," King told the Huffington Post, "but she was just that kind of girl even then."

They wound up talking all night long, discovering so much about one another in the process. "We found we have very similar philosophies about life and people. And we realized we liked and disliked the same people in the newsroom, which was interesting," King told the Seattle Times.

Not only did Winfrey allow King to stay with her, but the future daytime talk show host made sure all of her new BFF's needs were met. "When I said didn't have any clothes with me, she said, 'You can wear mine,' and when I said I didn't have any underwear she said, 'You can borrow mine, it's clean!" King told the Huffington Post.

Okay, sharing clothes is perfectly fine, but the thought of sharing underwear with anyone, let alone a stranger, makes us itch in places we'd rather not mention.

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Merlyn Hunt

Update: 2024-05-09