They were called the real-life “Home Alone” couple. David and Sharon Schoo—a suburban Illinois couple—took a nine-day vacation in Mexico, leaving behind their two little girls, ages 9 and 4, to fend for themselves at home. When David and Sharon landed, they were arrested on charges of child abandonment, endangerment and cruelty. In 1993, Oprah […]
In 2009, Barbara Sheehan’s life was hanging in the balance as she awaited trial for the murder of her husband, Raymond, in what she describes as an act of self-defense. While out of jail on a $1 million bond, Barbara appeared on the Oprah Show alongside her daughter, Jennifer, to detail the 16 years of […]
The lives of Lori and Chris Coble were shattered in an instant when they lost their three children in a car accident on May 4, 2007. Almost exactly one year later, in an absolutely miraculous twist of fate, Chris and Lori had triplets. In 2010, Lori and Chris shared with Oprah their story of story […]
In 1996, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, sat down with Oprah to discuss the realities of marrying into the royal family. Sarah opened up about what it was like to live in Buckingham Palace, why the late Princess Diana was the perfect princess, and how the British media is “cruel” and “invasive”. For more […]
Judges and juries are sending husbands to prison for raping their own wives. A beauty queen and a sheriff’s deputy share their stories. They’re coming forward so you or someone you love won’t be afraid to. For more on #oprahwinfreyshow, visit WatchOWN.tv/TOWS Find OWN on TV at http://www.oprah.com/FindOWN #OWNTV #oprahwinfreyshow #Oprahwinfrey SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1vqD1PN Download the […]
Back in 2004, Oprah challenged millionaire mom Jodi Spolanski, a pampered Manhattan socialite, to spend more time with her three children—without the help of her four nannies. The challenge brought Jodi to tears, who, while spending time with her kids, learned just what she had been missing by not being involved in their lives. For […]
Measuring 56 inches long, Sue’s hair takes a whopping 7.5 hours to dry and nearly touches the floor. For more on #oprahwinfreyshow, visit http://WatchOWN.tv/TOWS Find OWN on TV at http://www.oprah.com/FindOWN #OWNTV #oprahwinfreyshow #Oprahwinfrey SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1vqD1PN Download the Watch OWN App: http://bit.ly/2hr1nX2 About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and […]
In 2006, Oprah met Priscilla Dunstan, a woman who said she had unlocked what she called the secret language of babies. Here, Priscilla explains her theory that all newborns communicate by using five universal sounds, and that after listening to them a few times, mothers can learn to quickly identify each one and understand what […]
Oprah talks to human rights activist and civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson for a conversation about living your calling, giving a voice to the powerless and how his life changed by meeting people on death row. (Original air date: November 1, 2015) For more on #supersoulsunday, visit WatchOWN.tv/SSS Find OWN on TV at http://www.oprah.com/FindOWN #OWNTV […]
In 2005, Oprah sat down with Naglaa Mohamed, whose daughter, Manar, was born with Croniopagus Parasiticus, or two heads. Doctors were then forced to perform a radical surgery, that no child had ever survived. Manar became the first baby in the world to ever survive this surgery, but sadly she passed away a year later […]