John Tesh is looking back on his brief romance with Oprah Winfrey, and the challenges they faced as an interracial couple in the 1970s. The former Entertainment Tonight host, 73, opened up about dating Winfrey, 72, when the pair worked at competing local television stations in Nashville, Tennessee. 'My whole family grew up in the South, and so I was obviously aware of that,' he explained. Despite the social climate at the time, Tesh said they refused to let the outside noise define their relationship. Looking back, Tesh said it was clear from the start that Winfrey was destined for extraordinary success.

Source: Daily Mail March 01, 2026 21:07 UTC