I never understood the Oprah following. I know people who read what Oprah reads, tries the products that Oprah wants them to try... Oprah this and Oprah that. Funny to me in a way that all her “fans” are now expected to pay for their goddess.
Way back in 1987 she had her hard core followers. I had a friend who was half American Indian and she must have identified with Oprah's "struggle" as a black woman, because she got pissed when I ridiculed Oprah