Gayle King has revealed that her comments aboutOprahWinfrey'srecent health woesled to the TV host getting a frenzy of messages from her loved ones who said they were 'praying' for her, while she was simply battling a bad case of 'diarrhea.'
Earlier this week, Gayle, 69, revealed that best friend Oprah, 70, was in the hospital after suffering from 'some kind of stomach flu' that resulted in 'stuff coming out of both ends' while chatting with CBS Mornings.
Immediately, she worried that she might have 'offended' Oprah by speaking out about her illness on national television.
And now, she has opened up about what Oprah's response was to her very public admission, and she insisted that the acclaimed TV star was 'not upset' with her.
However, she admitted that her comments sparked unnecessary concern for Oprah.
Gayle King revealed that her comments about Oprah's recent health woes lead to the talk show host receiving a frenzy of messages from her loved ones who said they were 'praying' for her
Earlier this week, Gayle, 69, revealed that her best friend Oprah, 70, was in the hospital after suffering from 'some kind of stomach flu ' while chatting with CBS Mornings (seen)
She said the star told her that numerous friends and family members reached out to her to let her know they were 'praying' for her after seeing Gayle's interview, which she believed was not necessary.
'I'm here to tell you, Oprah is OK,' Gayle said during a recent episode of Sirius XM's Gayle King in the House.
'She had a stomach flu. [And] it wasn't just her, several people around her got the stomach flu.
'I said on air that stuff was coming out of both sides. It was a mess. She had to go to the hospital, and she got an IV drip. She is fine.'
In response to people who accused her of 'oversharing,' Gayle explained that she through she didn't say anything too personal.
'Here's the thing, I would've never said anything that I wouldn't say about myself,' she continued. 'So I really didn't think it was a big deal.'
As for how Oprah reacted, she explained that the 70-year-old wasn't angry, but was surprised by the world's reaction.
'When I called her, she goes, "I don't know why people are acting like diarrhea is unusual. Sometimes people have it,"' Gayle dished.
Now, she has opened up about what Oprah's response was to her very public admission, and she insisted that the acclaimed TV star was 'not upset' with her
'When I called her, she goes, "I don't know why people are acting like diarrhea is unusual. Sometimes people have it,"' dished Gayle.'She was not upset about it'
'She was not upset about it, but it turned into a... Oprah said everybody she's ever known her entire life from Swaziland to Australia, even childhood friends, [messaged her and said], "Are you OK? I'm praying for you."
'People are setting up prayer circles. She's OK. She had a IV drip and she is really, really fine.'
Gayle revealed that Oprah was sick when she stepped in for her during an appearance on CBS Mornings.
'She had some kind of stomach thing where - stomach flu where stuff was coming out of both ends. I won't get too graphic,' she said.
'But needless to say, she ended up in the hospital, dehydration, she had an IV, so it was a very serious thing. But she will be OK.'
Gayle then added, 'I hope she's not mad at me for sharing that detail.'
Later that day, Gayle took to Instagram to clear up details about Oprah's condition.
'She had some kind of stomach flu where stuff was coming out of both ends,' Gayle said on CBS Mornings. 'But needless to say, she ended up in the hospital ... it was a very serious thing'
Later that day, Gayleshared a video of herself FaceTiming with Oprah, who insisted that she was definitely not 'offended' by Gayle speaking about her health
She also shared a snap of herself wearing a shirt that said, 'Oprah is fine, thank you for asking'
She shared a video of herself FaceTiming with Oprah, who insisted that she was definitely not 'offended' by Gayle speaking about her health.
'You were trying to do is explain why I wasn't there, and doing that in a definitive way,' Oprah said.
The OWN founder also said she hadn't been hospitalized but that she was in the emergency room due to dehydration.
'I couldn't keep enough water down to get hydrated so I went to the emergency room for that and that's just it,' the star continued.
Gayle then observed, 'You're still a little weak-ish, it seems,' and Oprah agreed, adding, 'I'm not 100 [per cent]. I'm on my way to 100.'
She also disclosed, 'Five people in my household had the same thing. I would say keep your hands washed because I hear it's being transmitted through... the doctor told me that [the virus] lives on the doorknobs and railings for like, 10 hours.'
Gayle also shared a snap of herself wearing a shirt that said, 'Oprah is fine, thank you for asking.'
