{"id":40320,"date":"2026-08-12T07:30:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T02:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40320"},"modified":"2026-08-12T07:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T02:30:45","slug":"inside-oprah-winfrey-stedman-grahams-private-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40320","title":{"rendered":"Inside Oprah Winfrey, Stedman Graham&#8217;s Private Relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p>Graham and Winfrey got engaged in 1992 but ultimately decided on a &#8220;spiritual union.&#8221; He was married previously and he and his ex-wife have a daughter, <strong>Wendy Graham<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And while Graham is OK with Winfrey\u2019s nicknames for him\u2014including &#8220;Honey Graham,&#8221; &#8220;Steddy&#8221; and her &#8220;rock&#8221;\u2014he was initially less enthused about the title the public game him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They used to call me Oprah&#8217;s boyfriend,&#8221; the 75-year-old told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1997\/02\/26\/garden\/they-used-to-call-me-oprah-s-boyfriend.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a> in 1997, adding wryly, &#8220;Some people call me Stedman now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After all, Graham has built his own successful career as a best-selling author, motivational speaker and CEO of the management and marking firm S. 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