Gayle King has her best friend Oprah Winfrey’s back. The “CBS This Morning” co-host reacted Cindy Crawford’s remarks in the new AppleTV+ docuseries “The Super Models,” in which she criticized how Winfrey handled a past interview.
In the series, Crawford recalled going on Winfrey’s talk show in 1986 when she was 20.
“Did she always have this body?” questioned Winfrey, 69, after introducing the fashion icon. “Stand up just a moment.”
One Crawford awkwardly stood up, Winfrey added: “Now this is what I call a BODY.”
“I was like the chattel or a child, be seen and not heard,” Crawford said of the experience. “When you look at it through today’s eyes, Oprah’s like, ‘Stand up and show me your body. Show us why you’re worthy of being here.’ In the moment I didn’t recognize it and watching it back I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, that was so not okay really. Especially from Oprah.'”
Gayle King on Thursday night. ET
Oprah Winfrey. Getty Images
Cindy Crawford. AFP via Getty ImagesKing hasn’t seen the clip, but she wants to watch the docuseries.
“I’m surprised and a little disappointed,” King shared to Entertainment Tonight on Thursday. “Because I know Cindy’s been on her show many, many, many times and it has always been a pleasant experience, [so] I would hate to think that something that happened years ago [could have bothered her].”
King clarified that she wasn’t exactly clear what happened during the past exchange, but noted: “It’s not Oprah’s thing to humiliate or make anybody feel badly.”
Cindy Crawford on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Oprah Winfrey Network
Crawford standing up at Winfrey’s request on her talk show. Apple TV
Oprah Winfrey and Cindy Crawford on the red carpet. Getty ImagesShe added: “I have to see it, but, as far as I know, everything is good between Oprah and Cindy.”
Winfrey, for her part, has yet to address the situation.
The show also stars Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington, as they reflect on their careers.
“The Super Models” is currently available to stream on Apple TV+.
