NEW YORK \u2014 Oprah Winfrey and her longtime partner Stedman Graham made a rare public appearance together to celebrate the upcoming 40th anniversary of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” which left the airwaves 15 years ago.<\/p>\n
Their outing to Chicago’s Navy Pier marked the first time in almost seven years the pair is known to have attended an event together. They filmed a video with chef Art Smith, whose Reunion restaurant provided the grub.<\/p>\n
“Hey!” Winfrey shouts excitedly in that video showing the trio holding a plate of chicken. “Art’s fried chicken!”<\/p>\n
The restaurant added a note of gratitude to the clip.<\/p>\n
“A true Chicago legend, Oprah has touched countless lives throughout the years, including that of our very own Chef Art Smith,” that caption reads. “Before becoming a celebrated chef and restaurateur, Art served as Oprah’s personal chef and went on to make regular appearances on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show,’ creating a connection and friendship that has endured through the years.”<\/p>\n
Winfrey and Graham were last seen together publicly at Tyler Perry Studios Grand Opening Gala in 2019, according to E! News.<\/p>\n
“Thank you for being the greatest team ever!” Winfrey told<\/a> her Harpo crew at the weekend event.<\/p>\n Her show debuted Sept. 8, 1986. It launched an empire that makes Winfrey, 72, worth $3.4 billion<\/a>, according to Forbes.<\/p>\n She thanked her crew with a note on Instagram that also promised her fans a reunion podcast is in the works.<\/p>\n “And to ‘all my children’ who got raised from The Oprah Show by me, your mamas, and grandmamas, we’ll celebrate on the @oprahpodcast in September!” Winfrey teased.<\/p>\n