Oprah Winfrey put on an emotional display on Monday as she watched her friend fly into space - with an expert sharing what the American superstar really said.
Lip reader Nicola Hickling, speaking on behalf of Prime Casino, has revealed what she believes the passengers of the all-female Blue Origin flight really said in the moments after landing back on earth after their historic journey. On Monday afternoon, an all-star, all-female crew successfully launched into space on the first all-female mission in more than six decades.
Singer Katy Perry and Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez were joined by CBS News host Gayle King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn in the 11 minute flight - as huge stars Oprah Winfrey and the Kardashians cheered them on from Earth.
As talk show host Oprah emotionally watched on, there to support her close friend Gayle being launched into space, she said a few words which were not picked up by her microphone on the live feed. Now, lip reader Nicola has revealed a sweet interaction between the friends.
As Gayle travelled in a car taking her to the rocket, she hugged Oprah, before nervously saying: "Oh my God, it’s really happening". While watching her friend blast off into space, Nicola shared that the 71-year-old simply said: "That is amazing." Oprah was then seen tearfully covering her face before adding: "It’s a beautiful moment".
At the launch, Oprah told reporters that the trip was monumental for Gayle due to her fear of flying. She shared: "I've never been more proud. This is bigger than just going to space for [Gayle]. Any time we're on a flight she's in someone's lap if there's the slightest bit of turbulence."
She added: "She has real, real, real anxiety flying. This is overcome a wall of fear, a barrier, I think it's gonna be cathartic for her."
Oprah also added of why she told Gayle to do it, saying: “I felt deeply that she would regret it, and I didn’t want to hear about it for the next 15 years, ‘I wish I had gone.'”
