Oprah Winfrey has been hospitalized, according to her best friend and journalist Gayle King , who overshared the graphic details about what’s ailing the media mogul. King made the revelation Tuesday on “ CBS Mornings ” while explaining Winfrey’s absence from the news program, saying the former daytime TV queen needed medical attention due to a bad stomach virus. “Yesterday she said, ‘I’m going to rally, I’m going to rally.
’ She had some kind of stomach thing where — stomach flu where stuff was coming out of both ends. I won’t get too graphic,” King said. “But needless to say, she ended up in the hospital.
Dehydration, she had an IV, so it was a very serious thing,” King said. “She will be OK. She will be OK.
I hope she’s not mad at me for sharing that detail, but I wanted to make it clear that it mattered to her and it bothered her that she couldn’t be here for you today.” King stepped in for Winfrey to announce David Wroblewski‘s prequel novel “Familiaris” as Winfrey’s latest book club selection . She mimicked her pal’s famously dramatic announcement voice and read a statement from Winfrey, who hailed the book as an “extraordinary journey that brilliantly interweaves history, philosophy, adventure and mysticism to explore the meaning of love, friendship and living your life’s true purpose.
” King then interviewed the bestselling author, a second-time entrant into the book club, on the show. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Winf.
