According reports Oprah Windfrey's mother did NOT want to come forward with her secret daughter and collapsed under the stress after the show...
From The National Enquirer
WHAT you DIDN'T see on TV! OPRAH WINFREY's mother collapsed after a painful secret from her past was revealed on the talk-show diva's recent family reunion show - and now close friends and family members are terrified she's going to have another stroke.
On Jan. 24, Oprah surprised the nation by revealing she had recently learned she has a half sister named Patricia - whom her mother Vernita Lee secretly gave up for adoption at birth.
Oprah, who met Patricia over Thanksgiving, persuaded both her half sister and her mother to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show - something Vernita didn't want to do.
"Poor Vernita never wanted the show to happen," a family insider told The ENQUIRER.
"She had kept the secret of Patricia's birth to herself for 47 years.
"She never wanted to meet Patricia and certainly didn't want Oprah involved."
But once Oprah learned about her new sibling, she realized it would be a ratings blockbuster to introduce her on national television.
"But no one ever took Vernita's feelings into consideration," maintained the source. "Once Patricia agreed to do the show, Oprah had tunnel vision - big ratings were all she could see."
Vernita, 75, is in fragile health. She recently suffered a stroke and is slurring her words, say sources. She also has high blood pressure, diabetes, and uses a cane.
"Vernita does what Oprah tells he rto do - because Oprah pays the bills," divulged the insider.
"So when Oprah told Vernita they were doing a show and she wanted Vernita to appear, she felt she had no choice. They even taped a segment at Vernita's Milwaukee condo, because she was too weak to travel to Oprah's Chicago studio.
"Vernita was embarrassed by the show because she believed it made her look like a loose woman and a bad mother.
"She felt stripped of her dignity. She had hoped she'd take the secret about Patricia to her grave."
