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Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham make rare public appearance together

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USA TODAY
Aug. 11, 2026Updated Aug. 12, 2026, 6:47 p.m. ET

Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham have made a rare public appearance as a couple.

The pair, who have been together since 1986, were spotted together at Navy Pier in Chicago ahead of the 40th anniversary of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” TV producer Jill Van Lokeren, who worked as a senior supervising producer for the daytime talk show, shared a photo on Instagram Aug. 9 showing Winfrey and Graham posing with a plate of fried chicken at the reunion.

“15-year reunion for The Oprah Winfrey Show. The best segment 1 surprise guest showed up. A night of all love and pure joy,” the post’s caption read.

The Emmy-winning host, 72, wore a cream pinstripe blazer and pants with white shoes, while the S. Graham & Associates management firm CEO, 75, donned a classic black suit over a white shirt with dress shoes.

The appearance appears to mark the first time Winfrey and Graham have been publicly photographed together since the Tyler Perry Studios grand opening gala in Atlanta in October 2019.

Stedman Graham and Oprah Winfrey attend Tyler Perry Studios' grand opening gala at Tyler Perry Studios on Oct. 5, 2019, in Atlanta.

Oprah Winfrey on marriage, ‘spiritual partnership’ with Stedman Graham

Winfrey and Graham have never married despite being together for decades.

The media mogul has previously discussed her lack of interest in marriage in a 2020 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine.

“In 1993, the moment after I said yes to his proposal, I had doubts. I realized I didn’t actually want a marriage. I wanted to be asked,” she wrote. “I wanted to know he felt I was worthy of being his missus, but I didn’t want the sacrifices, the compromises, the day-in-day-out commitment required to make a marriage work. My life with the show was my priority, and we both knew it.”

She added: “He and I agree that had we tied the marital knot, we would not still be together.”

Winfrey described their relationship as a “spiritual partnership,” one in which Graham could maintain an identity and purpose outside of being “Oprah’s man.”

Contributing: Rasha Ali, USA TODAY

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