No, Oprah's Interview with Meghan and Harry Was Not Filmed at Gayle's House

From Oprah Magazine

Following her explosive, sit-down interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Oprah appeared on CBS This Morning for a nearly half-hour interview that covered her own reaction to the special (the bombshell that surprised Oprah most: the discussion about what Archie's skin tone would be), and several new exclusive clips (including one where Harry revealed the queen doesn't always get to make her own decisions). But she also took the opportunity to set the record straight on a widely-reported rumor about the interview itself: That it was filmed at Gayle's "California mansion."

"Kirby and Will called me and said, 'I didn't know you had a California mansion mom," Gayle said, referring to her "favorite daughter" and "favorite son.

After teaser clips of the interview were released last week, people assumed that the interview had been taped at Oprah's house or Meghan and Harry's house, which are close to each other in Santa Barbara (so close, actually, that they could be called neighbors, which is how Oprah referred to Meghan in an Instagram post about a gift basket the Duchess of Sussex had sent). But Gayle denied that on CBS This Morning—which then led people to suspect it was filmed at Gayle's house, who, for the record, does not have a California mansion.

Instead, the candid interview, which lasted three hours and 20 minutes (but was cut down to an hour and 25 minutes, according to Oprah), took place at what Oprah described as a friend's house. "I'm not going to disclose the friend, because I don't want people now going to find the friend and the friend's house," Oprah said, jokingly adding, "But I have friends!"

Regardless of where the interview was filmed, there is one thing that we can all agree on: the lush greenery, striking stone pillars, and beautifully decorated patio were a stunning backdrop for the interview. In fact, Gayle said, "Tony [Dokoupil, her CBS This Morning co-anchor] asked where it was filmed and said, 'it looked like it was filmed in heaven.'"

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