Oprah Winfrey and her life partner, Stedman Graham, have finally reunited, after spending 14 days apart while he self-isolated in the guest house. Although Stedman was not diagnosed with coronavirus, Oprah wasn’t taking any chances when her longtime boyfriend got back from travelling in the midst of the coronavirus epidemic a few weeks ago. She insisted that they spend 14 days apart in self-isolation to lower the risk of him potentially spreading the virus, and now, their two weeks apart are finally up. Oprah shared a clip of their long-awaited reunion on Instagram, which shows two former students from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls cheering the couple on as they share a long embrace. 

“After 14 days of quarantining separately, @oprah & @stedmangraham have finally reunited—with a welcome song from former OWLAG students @thando_d and Sade!” read the caption of the post. “We wonder what Lady O made for dinner for her man’s return [?] Remember to keep staying safer at home y’all!” One of the girls proceeds to ask, “How do you feel, Uncle Stedman?” to which he replies, “Free, free at last.” Oprah goes on to joke, “I bet you appreciate us more now.” The two head off to their first dinner together in two weeks, looking happy as clams to be back together.

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Oprah explained her decision to send Stedman packing for the guest house during a conversation with the editor of O, The Oprah Magazine over Instagram live last week. “He’d been on planes, so Stedman is like, ‘What’s the procedure for coming home?’ The procedure is…you ain’t coming and sleeping in my bed!” she said. “And literally, he goes, ‘I’m not?’ And I go, ‘Have you not been paying attention to the news? Social distancing doesn’t mean you go and sleep in the same bed with the person! When you just got off American Airlines!’” She went on to add that she had in fact been delivering meals to his doorstep during the quarantine, and that he was “happy to keep [her] safe.”

Oprah Winfrey may be among entertainment's wealthiest names, but when it comes to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, she's right here with the rest of us. Given how dangerous circumstances have become, it's ultimately better to err on the side of caution.

With many practicing social distancing and self-isolation in an effort to combat the spread, some couples have been forced to be in close proximity with one another for unprecedented time periods. We've already seen Idris Elba, who tested positive for COVID-19, in close proximity with his wife Sabrina. For Oprah, who has battled with health scares in the recent past, that's hardly a ble option. 

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The 66-year-old icon recently FaceTimed with O Magazine digital editor Arianna Davis, where she revealed the extent of her precautionary measures. In short, her longtime partner Steadman Graham has been effectively, albeit lovingly, banished to the guest house for the time being. Fear not for him, for Oprah has been vigilant in leaving food at his doorstep.

"Steadman is in the guest house," she tells Davis. "As you all know I had pneumonia late last year -- you can still hear the raspiness in my throat when I talk sometimes. I had just gotten off antibiotics last week for a bronchial infection." She also reveals that Steadman has been a little late to the party when it comes to the concept of social distancing, and recently traveled in from Chicago -- as such, Oprah made sure to redirect him to the guest house for an indefinite spell of quarantined downtime.

Confused though he may have been about the development, he ultimately came to terms with the fact he'd be flying solo for at least a fortnight."I am the exact opposite of Sabrina [Elba]," laughs Oprah. "I didn't want to tell [her] Stedman's in the guest house, but okay!" 

Oprah Winfrey has essentially only been with one man for the most of her career and it’s exactly who you guessed, Stedman Graham. The 65-year-old acclaimed television host has been with the businessman since 1986 and while they are not officially married, Stedman did once propose and Oprah has now opened up about why they never made it down the aisle. 

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“In 1993, the moment after I said yes to his proposal, I had doubts. I realized I didn’t actually want a marriage. I wanted to be asked,” Oprah explained in her self-titled magazine for next month’s feature. “I wanted to know he felt I was worthy of being his missus, but I didn’t want the sacrifices, the compromises, the day-in-day-out commitment required to make a marriage work. My life with the show was my priority, and we both knew it.”

Oprah explained how she and Stedman both agreed that if they did get married, their relationship and “spiritual partnership” would not have lasted. “I thought he was nice enough, but I wasn’t that impressed,” she said of their first date. “He was polite, yes, and kind. The sort of guy who sits with an ailing friend. Tall and handsome, for sure. But actually too handsome, I thought, to be interested in me. I figured he must be a player. So did all my producers. They warned me not to get involved with that Stedman guy.”

Years later they’re still going strong on their own terms.