you had sally jesse raphael, something was missing when it came to daytime talk. then there was this lady that came outta chicago. she heavy set, dark skin, sister. - i m oprah winfrey, and welcome to the very first national oprah winfrey show . (audience cheers) - oprah. oprah? what is the oprah? what is, who is this lady? - oprah was the pioneer, right? the precursor. - during the 80s, reaganomics, the height of the war on drugs, oprah was not just a calming presence, but a clarifying presence. - when she came on the scene, there really wasn t anybody who looked like her, who did the things that she did, who was really funny, who wasn t afraid to cry, who talked about her life. - but two things have bugged me for years. the first, my thighs. the second, my love life. so today, how to find a husband, how to find a wife. - oprah was probably the starting point
so after those couple of times, i was like, i do not want to do this again, and my love life was always private. so once you became a person of interest, then you would just be revisited on a regular basis. and so every couple of months, somebody somewhere would have another look at imogen thomas and go, oh, who are they speaking to at the moment? in 2011, a journalist from the sun newspaper turned up on my doorstep and said that they had details of me having an affair with a married footballer. the fact that the sun newspaper had so much details of this affair, it was worrying. it was really worrying, actually. then the next day, it was in the newspaper, and that is when my life changed. it was a horrible time. i was the most hated woman in britain because, you know, the papers just wanted to sell and sell and sell. for me, it was, like, impossible.
of their private life to the papers, because at that time there was a great accent on kiss and tells, this sort of thing. and this is where that line between what you choose to sell and what s been stolen from you becomes very, very fluid. so when i left the house, i d have a few days with a few other celebs. you get paid thousands of pounds just to even say the smallest amount of detail. and my manager thought it was, you know, easy money. why not, imogen? it s tomorrow s chip paper. i d done about two kiss and tells, and that i deeply regretted. so after those couple of times, i was like, i do not want to do this again, and my love life was always private. so once you became a person of interest, then you would just be revisited on a regular basis. and so every couple of months, somebody somewhere would have another look at imogen thomas and go, oh, who are they speaking to at the moment? in 2011, a journalist from the sun newspaper turned up on my doorstep
what i was doing was doing myjob, providing for my son. have you not got any bacon? have i not got any, or have i got any? i d never thought of it as like, i m going to be famous. you know, baby, i love you. i m only in this mess because of your love . there were stories that were in the press about me when i was on coronation street. mostly to do with my love life, because sunita has a terrible love life. but then, there was a lot more to do with me personally than sunita. i couldn t figure out how the paparazzi knew where i was going in manchester. or they couldn t just happen to be there. i could never work that out. how did they know that i d be at the station to pick up my boyfriend, who was coming in from london?
what i was doing was doing myjob, providing for my son. have you not got any bacon? have i not got any, or have i got any? i d never thought of it as like, i m going to be famous. you know, baby, i love you. i m only in this mess because of your love . there were stories that were in the press about me when i was on coronation street. mostly to do with my love life, because sunita has a terrible love life. but then, there was a lot more to do with me personally than sunita. i couldn t figure out how the paparazzi knew where i was going in manchester. or they couldn t just happen to be there. i could never work that out. how did they know that i d be at the station to pick up my boyfriend,