Winfrey: 'Houston was best interview'

Published Wednesday, Sep 9 2009, 11:02 BST | By Catriona Wightman
Winfrey: 'Houston was best interview'

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Oprah Winfrey has claimed that her interview with Whitney Houston is her "best ever".

The presenter told Access Hollywood that she wanted to have an "honest conversation" with Houston on her talkshow.

"I think it's the best interview I've ever done," she said. "But I guess you're supposed to let other people say that about yourself.

"I can't think of a moment, ever, when I had a stronger connection to the person I was interviewing.

"My approach to this interview was to not be judgemental in any way, and not to go in trying to get her to say things to make a 'moment'. I just wanted an honest conversation with her. One woman to another woman."

Winfrey revealed that she had "prayed" before the interview, adding: "I just wanted a connection between the two of us. And that is what happened."

The interview will be screened in the US on September 14.

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