Gayle King and Oprah Winfrey in 2024.Photo:Monica Schipper/Getty
Monica Schipper/Getty
Gayle Kinghad a one-of-a kind — and seemingly odd — drink request forTina Turner’s wedding.
Oprah Winfreyrevealed that her close friend chose dairy over every other drink at the special occasion while joking withCharles Barkleyon his CNN series,King Charles,about their mutual friend’s choice not to drink alcohol.
“We were at Tina Turner’s wedding and she asked for milk, okay?,” Winfrey shared, leading King to defend her choice, saying that she ordered it “because I like milk with my cake!”
Winfrey added that this wasn’t the first time she’s seen King make an unexpected request.
“Listen, the last big party we were at, I swear she asked for a Shirley Temple and, ‘You can be sure to put a cherry in that.’ I mean, has no qualms about asking for it,” Winfrey said, to which King responded, “No, I don’t.”
Barkley teased, “She is no fun whatsoever.”
Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King in 2023.Getty Images
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Of course, no one knows King quite as well as Winfrey — and vice versa — as the pair share a longtime friendship that has lasted for more than five decades. In January, King even wished her longtime friend ahappy 70th birthdaywith a sweetvideo tributeon Instagram showing Winfrey reading with her grandson.
“While Favorite grandson Luca is too young to understand how special this moment was duringChristmasvacation, it’s not lost on me,” King’s captioned the post.
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“We ended up talking all night long,“Winfrey told PEOPLEin April 2022 forThe Beautiful Issue. “We’ve literally been friends ever since.”
In the joint interview, the two also revealed that while people may “find this hard to believe,” throughout their almost 50-year friendship, they’ve “never had a serious argument.” Winfrey added, “It certainly is a beautiful friendship.”
source: people.com
