Oprah Winfrey & Gayle King Address Longstanding Romance Rumors: ‘If We Were Gay, We’d Tell You’

Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King are setting the record straight on the nature of their longstanding friendship. The media mogul and the “Good Morning America” co-host sat down with Melinda French Gates for her “Moments That Make Us” podcast and addressed the persistent rumors that they are secretly a couple. “You know, for years, people used to say we were gay, and listen, we were up against that forever. And people still may think it,” Oprah noted. Gayle went on to joke how she and her bestie have previously talked about how to handle the speculation in light of its effect on her personal life. “I used to say, ‘Oprah, you gotta do a show on this, because it’s hard enough for me to get a date on Saturday night with people thinking we’re gay,'” she teased, adding that the duo has nothing to hide. “Because if we were gay, we’d tell you!”