Oprah Winfrey breaks down talking about best pal

U.S superstar Oprah Winfrey has broken  down in an interview as she opened up about her relationship with best pal Gayle King, calling her 'the mother I never had'.

The TV queen became emotional as she discussed King in a taped chat with broadcaster Barbara Walters, admitting she has relied on her pal for daily support for more than 30 years.

Winfrey says, "She's the mother I never had. The sister everybody would want. The friend everybody deserves. I don't know a better person...

It's making me cry because I'm thinking how much I probably never told her that. We're not like, 'Oh, you, you're my dearest friend... thanks.'

She also said that King is the reason why she has never needed therapy as she has spent thousands and thousands of hours on the phone with Gayle.

I get to release the day by talking it through. And I just realised she's the friend everybody should have."

Winfrey also dismissed the ongoing speculation about a lesbian romance with her friend stating: "I have said we are not gay enough times. I am not lesbian. Not even kind of lesbian. That irritates me because it means somebody must think I'm lying."

 
The TV show, A Barbara Walters Special: Oprah, The Next Chapter, will air in the U.S. on Thursday 9 Dec.