Three days ago Oprah Winfrey, the darling of American talk shows, gave a rousing speech (click here for full transcript) at the Golden Globe Awards after receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award for "outstanding contribution to the world of entertainment".
Her speech received a standing ovation before it was even over, and the impact of her words began to gather momentum. The hashtag #Oprah2020 began to trend, calling for Oprah to put up her hand for the US presidential race in 2020.
Over here in Georgina Walker Headquarters, nobody was surprised, because last year, in September last year on the TODAY Show on Channel 9, Georgina Walker predicted exactly this scenario. She revealed that an event would occur that would be the catalyst which would propel Oprah into politics.
You can watch the clip HERE, Georgina's Oprah prediction starts at 1min 45seconds into the footage.
The Washington Post reported in it's piece "Oprah could run. Oprah could win. Is America going insane or coming to its senses?":
"America woke up Monday with a crazy idea in its addled brain: Oprah Winfrey could be the next president of the United States.
The notion has tugged at the imagination for as long as Winfrey has been famous, but her barnstorming speech at the Golden Globes on Sunday electrified much of the 56 percent of the populace that disapproves of her fellow television personality, President Trump. The possibility of a Winfrey campaign, on Monday at least, seemed capable of uniting both ends of the political spectrum.
'I want her to run for president,” Meryl Streep told The Washington Post just after the Globes ceremony. “I don’t think she had any intention [of declaring]. But now she doesn’t have a choice.'"
CNN reports from Washington:
"The day after Oprah Winfreydelivered a speech that thrust her into the conversation about the 2020 presidential race, Democratic strategists and activists largely agree: It's not crazy. And she could win."
So there you have it - Georgina was on the right track way back then! We will all be looking on in anticipation to see where Oprah ends up. Governor Winfrey? Or President Winfrey - only time will tell!