{"id":324775,"date":"2025-12-03T10:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/324775\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:45:15","slug":"oprah-winfrey-in-australia-talk-show-icon-does-bondi-coastal-walk-tries-bills-ricotta-hotcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/324775\/","title":{"rendered":"Oprah Winfrey in Australia: Talk show icon does Bondi coastal walk, tries Bill&#8217;s ricotta hotcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/oprah-winfrey\" title=\"O\ufeffprah Winfrey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">O\ufeffprah Winfrey<\/a> has officially touched down on Aussie shores for the first time in over 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/latest\/oprah-winfrey-life-career\/5a32d496-d0d2-4469-abf7-255c7c5eed36\" title=\"famed talk show host\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">famed talk show host<\/a>, 71, arrived at Sydney airport in her private jet on Monday, ahead of the Australasian leg of her Oprah: In Conversation tour.<\/p>\n<p>Following an itinerary recommended by actor <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/hugh-jackman\" title=\"Hugh Jackman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hugh Jackman<\/a>, Oprah hit a number of Eastern Suburbs hotspots during her big day out Down Under.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video above.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/12099951-aa13-47ba-a1bb-e678cd2925cd.png\"  alt=\"Oprah Winfrey at the Sydney Opera House, December 2025\"\/>It&#8217;s official: Oprah Winfrey is in the country. (Instagram\/@oprah)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Can&#8217;t wait to be back in Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 10 years! Bring your friends, cousins, siblings \u2013 everybody!&#8221; she said in a social media video prior to her arrival.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oprah\/reel\/DRv9CvYASL6\/?hl=en\" title=\"series of clips posted to her Instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">series of clips posted to her Instagram<\/a> this week, Winfrey informed fans she had &#8220;made it to beautiful Australia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The TV icon was seen gallivanting around the <a href=\"https:\/\/travel.nine.com.au\/latest\/best-beaches-forget-bondi-coogee-beach-hidden-sydney-beaches-opinion\/886aa55d-171a-40d7-90f5-6ffb1655afb5\" title=\"coastal suburb of Bondi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">coastal suburb of Bondi<\/a>; from a beachside stroll with her team, to a quick bite at the iconic Bill&#8217;s caf\u00e9.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/miley-cyrus-engaged-maxx-morando-flashes-ring-red-carpet\/42224050-6cc2-45d0-9e13-07c4e95995a5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Miley Cyrus and Maxx Morando are engaged after four years of dating\">Miley Cyrus and Maxx Morando are engaged after four years of dating<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: \ufeff<a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/avatar-fire-and-ash-world-premiere-sam-worthington-lara-worthington-miley-cyrus-zoe-saldana\/74b94cf7-7dd7-476c-a987-dd523a2d39cf#:~:text=The%2033%2Dyear%2Dold%20singer,bling%20which%20confirmed%20their%20engagement.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Sam and Lara Worthington&#039;s loved-up display at premiere\">Sam and Lara Worthington&#8217;s loved-up display at premiere<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/sydney-sweeney-nervous-tv-appearance-jimmy-fallon-cant-say-that-tiktok-trend-after-controversies\/65fcdeed-5701-483f-a7c2-ef0eac053c49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"&#039;I can&#039;t say that!&#039; Sydney Sweeney&#039;s awkward TV moment\">&#8216;I can&#8217;t say that!&#8217; Sydney Sweeney&#8217;s awkward TV moment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/ccf95d72-b9f4-4fd3-a0fc-8f055f4fcd6b.png\"  alt=\"Oprah winfrey australia tour 2025 Bondi Eastern Suburbs Sydney\"\/>The talk show icon enjoyed a day out in Bondi, including a local treat she &#8220;walked four miles for&#8221;. (Instagram)<\/p>\n<p>At one point in the clip, Oprah \ufeffwas shown sampling &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/kitchen.nine.com.au\/recipes\/ricotta-hotcakes-with-honeycomb-butter-bill-granger\/570ab53b-ff48-4868-97ed-7a9bfca7ccd5\" title=\"Sydney&#039;s best hotcakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sydney&#8217;s best hotcakes<\/a>&#8221; on Jackson&#8217;s recommendation; a ricotta-based offering Bill&#8217;s, founded by the late Bill Granger, specialises in.<\/p>\n<p>Revealing she had &#8220;walked \ufefffour miles&#8221; for the seaside fare, she then confirmed it was &#8220;worth every step.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Oprah reportedly engaged in a playful interaction \ufeffwith a group of fans, one of whom was holding up a sign that read &#8220;Oprah plz buy me a car.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This alluded to the now-viral meme of her gifting every audience member at her show a Pontiac G6 in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>For a daily dose of 9honey, <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/edm?client_id=honey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">subscribe to our newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/43230bc4-d374-498d-a0be-fdf2be43ab54.jpeg\"  alt=\"Oprah attends the Ralph Lauren show, New York Fashion Week 2025\"\/>This trip marks the first time Winfrey has been to Australia in 10 years.. (Getty)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You get a selfie, not a car,&#8221; Winfrey \ufeffjoked in response.<\/p>\n<p>The TV personality&#8217;s dramatic weight loss transformation was\ufeff also noted by fans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/oprah-admits-to-using-weight-loss-medication-as-she-fires-back-after-25-years-of-bodyshaming\/519a2eda-3941-4d07-80b2-ec169978c624\" title=\"Winfrey previously faced backlash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Winfrey previously faced backlash<\/a> in 2023, after revealing she used weight loss medication to shed 22kgs.<\/p>\n<p>She has been very open about her weight loss journey, previously revealing she began making small daily changes following a health scare.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s since built up her fitness, eventually getting into long distance hiking \u2013 and often covering 16 kilometre distances on weekends.<\/p>\n<p>Oprah will continue her intimate speaking series across Australia, and is next set to make stops in \ufeffAdelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne for one night of &#8220;connection, conversation and inspiration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/2024\/01\/30\/21\/50\/oprah-winfrey-life-in-pictures-photos-big-moments-love-career-awards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/60a5f5fd-660b-4807-9bc1-8878569831cf.jpeg\"  alt=\"Oprah Winfrey's life in pictures: From her start in TV to worldwide icon\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s life in pictures<\/p>\n<p>The much-loved host last touched down on our shores in 2015, for her An Evening With Oprah speaking tour.<\/p>\n<p>Winfrey also visited Sydney in 2010, where she filmed two live episodes of her iconic show before a 6000-strong audience seated in the forecourt of Sydney Opera House.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/entertainment\/latest\/ninecomau-whats-app-signup\/421c4156-5b58-42a0-9c4e-e65401b4e271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE<\/a>: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. 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