Oprah Winfrey, Stedman Graham Step Out for First Joint Appearance in Nearly 7 Years

Oprah Winfrey may love bread, but she’s even more smitten with Stedman Graham.

And that’s why the former daytime TV host recently stepped out with her longtime partner for the 40th anniversary celebration of The Oprah Winfrey Show, marking the couple’s first appearance in nearly a decade. 

During the event at Navy Pier in Chicago, Winfrey and Graham, enjoying their first public outing in almost seven years, spent quality time with friends, family and food by Chef Art Smith’s restaurant Reunion. 

As Winfrey said in a video shared to the restaurant’s Instagram account while Smith and Graham held up a massive plate piled high with chicken wings, “Hey, Art’s fried chicken!”

For the occasion, Winfrey, 72, wore a pinstriped matching set and white sneakers, topping off her casual look with sunglasses. Meanwhile, Graham, 75, looked dapper as ever in a black suit and dress shoes, which he paired with a white button-down shirt underneath.

And while the couple keep a low profile when it comes to their romance, with their last public event being at Tyler Perry Studios Grand Opening Gala in 2019, Stedman wouldn’t have missed Winfrey’s special milestone for the world.