Oprah Winfrey depressed after Beloved flop

Chatshow queen, Oprah Winfrey has opened up about the disappointment she felt after her 1998 film Beloved, flopped and left her fighting depression.

The media mogul produced and starred in the big screen adaption of Toni Morrison's spooky novel, alongside Danny Glover and Thandie Newton.

The $80 million movie only made $22 million and Winfrey was hit hard by the negative feedback.

Speaking on the first ever episode of new US talk show Piers Morgan Tonight she said: ""I don't want to call it a turkey, but it didn't work, and it sent me into a massive, depressive, macaroni and cheese-eating tailspin - literally!

"It was the only time in my life that I was ever depressed, and I recognized that I (was) depressed because I've done enough shows (on the topic). 'Oh, this is what people must feel like who are depressed.'"

The picture was beaten in the box office chart by Bride of Chucky when it was released - a film Oprah had never even heard of.

She adds: "Beloved premiered on a Friday night and I remember hearing on Saturday morning that we got beat by something called Chucky. I didn't even know what Chucky was."

The full interview is set to air in the US on Monday 17 January.