While stars and those interviewing them are expected to behave pleasantly, it doesn’t always happen, leading to some of the most controversial celebrity interviews of all times.
Most recently, supermodel Cindy Crawford, 57, spoke out about how Oprah Winfrey, 67, made her feel like ‘chattel’ or ‘a child, to be seen and not heard’ when the TV host had her on the show back in 1986, when she was just 20 years old.
During the interview, Oprah asked the young model to show off her body, which Crawford now interprets as a moment where she had to prove her worth.
Oprah is heard introducing the stunning young model before she asks: ‘Did she always have this body? Stand up just a moment, now this is what I call a BODY.’
In the snippet, featured in The Super Models docuseries, Oprah is heard introducing the young model before she asks: ‘Stand up just a moment, now this is what I call a BODY’
Cindy made her first-ever appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show alongside her Elite Modeling Agency representative, John Casablancas
Reflecting on how she felt in that moment, Cindy admitted: ‘I was like the chattel or a child, to be seen and not heard.
‘When you look at it through today’s eyes, Oprah’s like, “Stand up and show me your body. Show us why you’re worthy of being here.”‘
The mom-of-two continued: ‘In the moment I didn’t recognize it and watching it back I was like, “Oh my gosh, that was so not okay really”. Especially from Oprah!’
Elsewhere in the clip, Oprah directed several questions towards John who spoke on Cindy’s behalf.
When Oprah quizzed John about whether the agency had to put the model through a ‘training period,’ he responded: ‘With Cindy, it was much more psychologically she was not sure she really wanted to model… little by little, her ambition is growing.
‘She’s getting a sense, and I’m saying it now on this program, if she wants to she can be number one in the business.’
Other celebrities have had a very similar experience to Crawford where an…
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