And to lighten the tone, for her special segment "Oprah's Favorite Things," Bieber gave Oprah the lowdown on all the things he loves.
Several months later, when I was on "Oprah," the first segment was given over to two couples who talked about their problems communicating.
When Oprah did a segment on inspirational mothers around the globe, she showed a clip about Cheung and said, "I love a self-made mom".
Last year Dr. Lisa E. Airan, a dermatologist in New York City, appeared on "Oprah" in a segment about a new nonsurgical lower eyelid lift that she developed with Dr. Trevor M. Born of Toronto.
Last year, when I was invited to appear on "Oprah" in a segment on newspaper columnists, I made a little joke while the makeup artist was slathering something beautifying on my face.
With the "The Oprah Winfrey Show" segments and a black family in the White House who made a point of vacationing in Yellowstone last summer, some experts suggest that the climate is favorable for a turnaround in park visits.
It was also the subject of a segment on "Oprah" earlier this year.
The VH1 publicist fled in tears, and the executive producer threatened to cancel that segment of "Oprah" until, minutes before air time, Mr. Low relinquished the tape.
Even Ken Burns, PBS's biggest star, didn't get a segment on "Oprah" for his epic World War II documentary series last year; Ms. Paltrow and Mr. Batali, however, nabbed an entire hour of exercise talk and Spanish cooking on Wednesday.
Australian producer's self-help tome "The Secret" soars after a segment on Oprah.
