The chat show queen is struggling to save her TV network OWN from shutting down.
Highlights
- Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey has revealed she is suffering from nervous breakdown symptoms since last year.
- The 59-year-old media mogul, who is struggling to save her TV network OWN from shutting down, said during an interview with Jason Russell that she was almost on the verge of having an emotional meltdown last year, reported Contactmusic.
- "Jason was talking about having a nervous breakdown and I was thinking, 'I have those symptoms'. (While recording voiceovers for OWN), I remember closing my eyes while I was reading and I thought, 'I cannot have another thing enter my brain. I need to pull back'," she said.
- The TV star launched OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) in January 2011 and due to poor ratings, Winfrey took over the role as the network's chief executive officer and chief creative officer in July the same year.
- However, her new show Oprah's Next Chapter, which has featured interviews with Hollywood stars, has improved the channel's standing so far and it is supposed to break even later this year.
- "After 25 years of being number one, I had become accustomed to success. I didn't expect failure and I had to dig deep. I thought, 'Do I not get credit for the 25 years? What have I gotten myself into?," she said.
Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey has revealed she is suffering from nervous breakdown symptoms since last year.
The 59-year-old media mogul, who is struggling to save her TV network OWN from shutting down, said during an interview with Jason Russell that she was almost on the verge of having an emotional meltdown last year, reported Contactmusic.
"Jason was talking about having a nervous breakdown and I was thinking, 'I have those symptoms'. (While recording voiceovers for OWN), I remember closing my eyes while I was reading and I thought, 'I cannot have another thing enter my brain. I need to pull back'," she said.
The TV star launched OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) in January 2011 and due to poor ratings, Winfrey took over the role as the network's chief executive officer and chief creative officer in July the same year.
However, her new show
Oprah's Next Chapter, which has featured interviews with Hollywood stars, has improved the channel's standing so far and it is supposed to break even later this year.
"After 25 years of being number one, I had become accustomed to success. I didn't expect failure and I had to dig deep. I thought, 'Do I not get credit for the 25 years? What have I gotten myself into?," she said.