BROADCASTING legend Oprah Winfrey, 68, has had a long and successful career in television but opted against bringing children into the world.
Meghan and Harry's two-hour sit-down interview with Oprah will air on CBS at 8pm Eastern Time on March 7.
Why did Oprah decide against having children?
In an interview with People magazine's Women Changing the World issue, Oprah said that she considered having children but ultimately decided against it.
She said she doesn't regret her decision, nor does she regret her decision to choose not to get married.
She has been engaged once, but has opted not to walk down the aisle.
"At one point in Chicago, I had bought an additional apartment because I was thinking, ‘Well, if we get married, I’m going to need room for children,'" the broadcasting magnate said.
But working on the Oprah Winfrey show for so long put motherhood into perspective for her and how much "sacrifice" it takes.
"I realized, 'Whoa, I’m talking to a lot of messed-up people, and they are messed up because they had mothers and fathers who were not aware of how serious that job is,' " she said.
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She said that she lacks the ability to compartmentalize in the way that other women do. Because of this, she holds mothers in the "highest regard."
"I don't don’t know how you do that all day long," she said. "Nobody gives women the credit they deserve."
Who is Oprah dating now?
Oprah has been with author and businessman Stedman Graham for more than 30 years.
The pair began dating in 1986 after meeting at a charity event.
They got engaged in November 1992 after moving in together in 1991
A tentative wedding date was set for 1993, but the ceremony never actually took place.
Oprah remains with Graham, 69, however.
What will be discussed in Meghan and Harry's Oprah interview?
The Royal Family have been warned to "hide behind the sofa" when Harry and Meghan’s tell-all chat with Oprah Winfrey airs next month.
It is believed the couple used the interview to "get what they want to say off their chests" before they announced they have permanently quit as frontline royals.
The interview is set to deliver the most explosive revelations since the Panorama confessions of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1995.
The couple are believed to have spoken about marriage, parenthood, life as royals and their charity work during the discussion.
Insiders have suggested the interview will give the couple a chance to give their side of the story after sensationally quitting the Royal Family and moving to the US.
But the Telegraph today reported the couple were not involved in the edit and had no control over the final production.
Oprah has been accused of painting the Queen as a "mafia boss" in her interview with the couple- as royal experts slammed the suggestion the duchess was "silenced".
The preview of Duke and Duchess of Sussex's tell-all interview was criticized as "nonsense" after the clip showed Oprah dramatically ask Meghan if she was "silent or silenced" in the royal family.
But the claim is "ridiculous" and unfairly paints the Queen as a mob boss like Don Corleone from The Godfather, royal experts said.
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