Oprah Sang “The Circle of Life” As She Met Kirby’s Son, Luca, for the First Time
Oprah recently decked the halls of her Montecito home in time for her annual holiday gathering. She's celebrating Christmas alongside Stedman, her daughter-girls, and her best friend Gayle and her children, Kirby and Will Bumpus. This year's festivities will also include a very special guest: Luca Miller, Kirby and husband Virgil Miller's newborn son.
After months of anticipation—including Gayle contemplating her grandma name, a nursery shopping trip with Katy Perry, and a baby shower—Luca came into the world in September 2021. Upon meeting her first grandson, Gayle said on CBS This Morning, "I'm so nuts about him." Yesterday, Oprah's turn to meet baby Luca finally arrived.
The moment of Oprah and Luca's first meeting was captured in a video, which you can watch below.
And what a meeting it was! By the time Kirby and Virgil pulled into the driveway of Oprah's Montecito home, the applause had already begun. Then came the singing. As Kirby walked toward the staircase with the baby in a carriage, Oprah and her daughter-girls launched into a choreographed version of The Lion King song "The Circle of Life." Oprah danced in the middle as her daughter-girls sang and danced around her like the most joyful chorus.
Standing next to the 12-foot Christmas trees that flank her home's entrance, Oprah finally got to greet Luca. "That is a beautiful baby," she told her goddaughter, Kirby. Then, she had her first conversation with Luca, who remained serene throughout the encounter and made rapt eye contact with Oprah. "I know you've been waiting to see me. I've been waiting to see you," Oprah said.
While she was waiting, Oprah was also preparing for Luca's arrival. The columns of her house's front entrance were festooned with blue, white, teal, and gold balloons, complementing the gold ornaments on the trees behind them. Above them, a multicolored banner read, "Welcome Baby Luca." All of these decorations made one thing clear: The family might be gathering for the holidays—but this is entirely Luca's day.
Though Oprah and Stedman stopped exchanging gifts 35 years ago, Gayle and her family still put presents under the tree for one another. We can't predict what, exactly, Luca will receive for his first Christmas, but we're guessing he'll find at least a few new children’s books among the bounty—and certainly loads of love.
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