Most of the time, he’s out of sight.
Instead of spending time in the public eye, Graham prefers keeping his life more on the private side.
Well, there’s something about his sweetie, Winfrey.
After all, she’s one of the wealthiest women in the world (viaForbes).
Yet, these two stars have always seemed to make their relationship work.
“We’re like an old married couple,” Winfrey admitted toPeople(viaYahoo!
This is the truth about Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham’s relationship.
“But I wasn’t that impressed.”
A few months later, she was surprised to hear about Graham again.
It was then “that I gave him a serious thought,” Winfrey admitted.
The rest, as they say, is history.
The same year that this couple met was when Season 1 ofThe Oprah Winfrey Showfirst aired.
Luckily, this wasn’t the case.
“And it was so disheartening because just the opposite was true.”
“We went waterskiing,” she toldPeople(viaYahoo!
Even after falling multiple times, Graham was set on continuing to ski.
He was determined to make it back up and out of the water all by himself.
“Stedman tried 28 times [to get up] and wouldn’t give up,” Winfrey explained.
“I thought, ‘What is wrong with him?
Good lord, this is exhausting!’
He would not quit.”
“That embodies who he is,” she said.
However, he did it mostly from home.
He’s been part of fun times, though, too.
“I don’t know if you recognize my voice or not,” hementionedbefore continuing with his inquiry.
Almost immediately, Winfrey smiled when she realized who it was.
They were waiting for Stedman Graham to fly back home from a business trip.
He had told her, “I want you to marry me,” she explained toPeople.
“I think it’s time.”
It was so sudden that she was even unsure if it was sincere.
“Ah, that’s really great,” was her reply.
However, after six years of dating, he was serious.
As quickly as she broke the news, however, their engagement was plastered all over national television.
He was hopeful this would calm down the fans (viaPeople).
The year came and went, however, and the celebrity couple never ended up at the altar.
While rumors began swirling about their romance, Winfrey decided to share her reservations.
Years before meeting Winfrey, Graham was married to a woman named Glenda.
Together, they had a daughter named Wendy.
Wendy has worked for both of their businesses: Graham’s marketing company and Winfrey’s Harpo Productions.
Luckily for that little lady, she has some pretty iconic people to now call her grandparents.
However, after Winfrey gained success on her daytime talk show, their discussions about children started to dwindle.
“Those girls fill that maternal fold that I perhaps would have had,” she admitted.
“In fact, they overfill I’m overflowed with maternal.”
Just like any other couple, spending time together is the ultimate idea.
Even for these two stars, the simple moments are what they cherish the most.
“Well, if this isn’t bliss, I don’t know what is,” Winfrey toldPeople.
Surprisingly, it’s something she enjoys doing quite often.
“Chefs don’t have anything on her,” he even said in an interview on herwebsite.
However, this entree isn’t only saved for themselves.
“I’ve only made it for a couple of other people,” Winfrey said.
After all, the main ingredient is love!
In 2016, Winfrey took to Twitter to clear up a massive misunderstanding about their “marriage.”
“IT’s NOT TRUE!!”
While we all know about Winfrey, many people don’t know much about Graham.
He likes to keep it that way.
It turns out there was someone just behind-the-scenes who was egging her on.
Her partner, Stedman Graham, has been the one encouraging her to run for office.
“And she’s done a pretty good job of doing it.”
We would have to agree!
If they had gotten married, “we would not have stayed together,” Winfrey revealed toVogue.
“Because marriage requires a different way of being in this world.”
Even after they got engaged, they both seemed to know thattheir relationship would never morph into a marriage.
“[He’s] not trying to crowd in on it, not competing with it.
He knows how to hold his own.”
They’ve made it look easy, too.
The “secret” is that their relationship has never been what defines them.
Instead, they have their own aspirations.
However, “that’s who she is,” hesharedin a behind-the-scenes video at her talk show.
“It doesn’t have anything to do with how I define myself.”
The fame and fortune has never gotten to Graham’s head.
He’s just someone who’s happened to find the perfect partner for himself.
And, like Oprah, we love him for it.
