Oprah Winfrey sat down for a deeply personal interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan and one of the most shocking topics on the table was the child she tried to abort and eventually lost when she was 14.
“Getting pregnant was a result of bad choices, not having boundaries, sexual abuse from the time I was 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13,” said Oprah.
Oprah then revealed to Piers the shame she felt after learning of the pregnancy and the suicidal thoughts that came. She even tried to drink laundry detergent in attempt to abort the baby herself.
And when a pregnant Oprah went to live with her father, things only got worse when he told her, “I would rather see a daughter of mine floating down the Cumberland River than to bring shame on this family and the indecency of an illegitimate child.”
She then “hid the pregnancy until her swollen ankles and belly gave her away.” A few weeks later, the baby died in the hospital.
Another shocking revelation was that Oprah said she “had no connection…” to the baby and viewed the death as a blessing in disguise. “When the baby died, I knew that it was my second chance.”
Interesting take on it.
Watch the video here:
