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Oprah Winfrey’s most popular interview revealed as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry rack up millions of views in hours
Oprah Winfrey’s unmissable interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry has provided one of the biggest showbiz moments of the year so far, with bombshell revelations aplenty.
It has racked up millions of views after airing in the US last night, and the long-awaited footage is set to arrive on UK screens this evening – but how does it compare to the presenter’s most popular encounters?
Analysing YouTube views and likes, as well as votes for the 50 most iconic celebrity Oprah interviews, OnBuy.com has ranked the most popular Oprah interviews of all time.
The results show that Mike Tyson’s revealing 2009 talk is the most viewed and liked Oprah interview on the platform, racking up almost 10million views and achieving a positive vote ratio of 96.2% on the streaming platform.
Her talk with the former professional boxer saw him discuss the loss of his daughter, as well as his erratic behaviour.
In second place is her Michael Jackson’s 1993 interview, which has a total of 7.8million views. Her chat with Donald Trump from 1988, 50 Cent from 2012 and Ellen DeGeneres in 1997 are in third, fourth and fifth place respectively.
The revelatory interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, though, could yet turn out to be Oprah’s biggest yet.
The interview saw the Duke of Sussex accuse Prince Charles of ignoring his calls after his dramatic exit from the Royal Family. He described how the couple felt driven to leave the UK, and were ‘very sad it’s got to this point’ – adding his family ‘cut him off’.
Oprah’s most popular interviews according to OnBuy.com
1 Mike Tyson 2009 – 9,918,912 96.2%
2 Michael Jackson 1993 – 7,846,644 95.4%
3 Donald Trump 1988 – 7,200,831 94.6%
4 50 Cent 2012 – 5,831,019 97.6%
5 Ellen DeGeneres – 1997 5,219,079 97.8%
6 Rihanna 2012 – 4,621,163 97.9%
7 Dave Chappelle 2006 – 4,577,841 94.2%
8 Kim Kardashian 2012 – 4,548,241 88.4%
9 Fergie 2012 – 2,797,046 93.7%
10 Jada and Will Smith 2010 – 2,778,795 95.0%
Author and body language expert Judi James said while Harry showed ‘love’ when discussing his brother Prince William, he was ‘comprehensively’ negative when it came to Charles.
The explosive interview, which originally aired on CBS, will be shown on ITV at 9pm tonight.
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Harry and Meghan’s Oprah interview: Key moments
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have spoken to Oprah Winfrey in a bombshell interview about their decision to step back as senior working members of the Royal Family.
Here are the key points from the interview, which UK viewers can watch at 9pm on ITV on Monday, March 8.
- Meghan says it was Kate who made her cry over flower girls, not other way round
- Meghan says Harry was told there were ‘concerns how dark’ Archie would be
- Harry and Meghan reveal the gender of their baby due in summer
- Meghan sobs as she says pressures of royal life drove her to the verge of suicide
- Prince Charles stopped taking Harry’s calls after he quit Royal Family
- Harry says Meghan saved him from being ‘trapped’ like Prince Charles and Prince William are
- Princess Diana would be ‘sad and angry about how this has panned out’ says Harry’
- Meghan and Harry share adorable new video of son Archie at the beach
- Harry confirms terrible rift with William and says their relationship is now just ‘space’
