{"id":317198,"date":"2026-03-02T02:33:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T02:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/317198\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T02:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T02:33:07","slug":"oprah-winfreys-ex-opens-up-about-struggles-in-their-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/317198\/","title":{"rendered":"Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s ex opens up about struggles in their romance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/653596_473075_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Oprah Winfreys ex opens up about struggles in their romance\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s ex opens up about struggles in their romance<\/p>\n<p>John Tesh has opened up about his brief romance with Oprah Winfrey in the 1970s and the challenges they faced as an interracial couple.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, both were working at local television stations in Nashville, Tennessee and dating each other was far from simple.<\/p>\n<p>Tesh, 73, told Page Six that it was \u201cvery uncomfortable back then for an African American woman and a very, very white guy.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He said their relationship was unusual for the South, but they refused to let society\u2019s judgment affect them. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt became a joke between us,\u201d Tesh said, recalling how they would meet once a week and pick restaurants to be empty.<\/p>\n<p>The couple briefly dated while building their careers. <\/p>\n<p>Tesh, however, said it was clear from the start that Winfrey was destined for greatness. He especially enjoyed covering stories alongside her, calling it fun and exciting.<\/p>\n<p>Winfrey went on to become one of the world\u2019s most influential media figures, while Tesh gained national fame as a host and musician. <\/p>\n<p>Tesh later married actress and author Connie Sellecca and they have one daughter together. <\/p>\n<p>Winfrey has been with long-time partner Stedman Graham since 1986, describing their relationship as a strong spiritual partnership built on shared values.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s ex opens up about struggles in their romance John Tesh has opened up about his brief&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":317199,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[458,146,85,46],"class_list":["post-317198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}