Oprah Winfrey Says She's ‘Passing the Baton’ After Sherri Shepherd Revealed She Was a Former “Oprah” Audience Member

"I was in your audience for an episode called Snoops,” Shepherd recalled to Winfrey

Sherri Shepherd has come full circle with Oprah Winfrey.

The TV host, 56, revealed on Wednesday’s episode of her self-titled talk show to Winfrey that she was once an audience member on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

“I was 23-years-old Oprah, and I was in your audience,” Shepherd recalled. “I remember to the day because… commercials come on in Chicago and it would be you. And you were like, ‘If you’ve been cheated on by your boyfriend, call up.'”

“And I was just sitting there eating White Castle and I heard you,” she continued. “‘If you’ve been cheated on, call this number.’ And I was like, ‘Ooh I’m gonna call this dog-on number, I’ve been cheated on.’ And I was in your audience for an episode called Snoops.”

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When Winfrey asked her what she wore when she was in the audience, Shepherd noted that she didn’t remember, but she recalled that she was interviewed by the talk show host and producer.

“I don’t know, but I remember my hair was short ... and you were supposed to come out and ask me a question,” Shepherd said. “That’s what it is.”

“Did I?,” Winfrey asked, to which the Sherri host replied, “You did.”

She then rolled a clip of herself on the show being interviewed by the The Color Purple producer about a horrible ex she once had. After the clip paused at the end, Shepherd could be seen laughing as Oprah jokingly shook her head.

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Later on in the interview, when the Precious actress asked Winfrey what the legacy of her show means to her, the former talk show host noted that Maya Angelou once told her that she would “have no idea” what her “legacy is going to be.”

“Because what Maya said to me that day in her kitchen, she said it's every audience member — whoever came and wherever they came from — and they sat in that audience and had an experience. And they went home and they decided, ‘I’m gonna do better,’” Winfrey said.

“It’s every life you touch, so it’s not one thing,” she continued. “So for me to be able to see you, to sit in the seat of your life on your own show with your name on it. It is the passing on.”

“So, you’re officially passing on the baton to me?” Shepherd joked, which prompted Winfrey to confirm, “I’m passing the baton.”

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The Sherri host let out a shriek of happiness as she held both of Winfrey’s hands. She then appeared to get teary-eyed as she exclaimed, “Oprah!” Meanwhile, Winfrey clapped along with the audience.

Sherri airs weekdays in syndication. Check local listings for times.

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