Oprah Winfrey Reveals Which Fictional Character She’d Ask Over For Lunch

Mar. 15, 2025

Oprah Winfrey in 2024.Photo:CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty

CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty

Oprah Winfreyis sharing some of her literary opinions — including her preferred blanket for optimal coziness.The media personality, 70,responded to fan questionson social media platform Threads on Sept. 10, including which fictional character that she’d most like to share a meal with.“Pecola Breedlove fromThe Bluest Eye,” Winfrey wrote of the protagonist of Toni Morrison’s 1970 novel, who is a young Black girl who wishes to have blue eyes. “I would have her for lunch and say, ‘You don’t need blue eyes because you’re beautiful just the way you are.’”

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Winfrey also answered questions about herideal reading location— “Sofa and a fireplace and a lovely cashmere blanket probably. But we’ll take wool or cotton also” — along with the book that she feels everyone should pick up during their lifetime.

“There’s love, heartbreak and even possible murder — it’s the perfect read for this fall season,” Winfrey wrote on Threads of the novel.

Oprah Winfrey in 2024.Michael Kovac/Getty

Michael Kovac/Getty

In 2023, Winfrey also co-wrote the self-help book,Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier, with Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks. Winfrey told PEOPLE about how she best felt others could share their joy.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!“I think because I spent so much time actually paying attention to other people’s challenges, dysfunction and suffering, I learned during those years,”Winfrey said. “I really came away with a sense of deep appreciation for what it means to live in the space of presence. And I really learned, from all those years of interviewing people one-on-one, that one of the greatest gifts you can give to anybody is your full attention.”

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