Four horsemen didn't come thundering along, but Oprah Winfrey signing off from daytime TV sure seems like a good indicator of the apocalypse. (Whether it comes on Saturday or not.)
But at least the reigning talk-show queen, who pulled herself out of the Daytime Emmys running years ago because she just kept winning, went out true to form—surrounded by thousands of cheering, crying fans and oodles of celebrities.The Oprah Winfrey Show commandeered Chicago's United Center to tape the two-part Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular, and she needed the nearly 20,000-seat arena to contain all the excitement.
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Before the taping extravaganza got rolling, the Chicago Bulls' mascot, Benny the Bull, and the Blackhawks' Tommy Hawk were responsible for getting the crowd riled up, but they really didn't need any help in that department. One lucky gal even got proposed to at around 7 p.m.
But not long after Oprah's BFF, Gayle King, sauntered in with daughter Kirby, the Black Eyed Peas took the stage to really get the party started.
"Oprah Winfrey, today you are surrounded by nothing but love," said Tom Hanks after walking the lady of the hour, who was clad in regal purple, onstage to the tune of "I Gotta Feeling." "Your studio wasn't big enough to hold it all, so here we are."
And, Hanks added, "Some might say pulling off this party has been a darn near mission impossible.
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