{"id":6533,"date":"2019-10-10T15:59:20","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T20:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=6533"},"modified":"2019-10-10T15:59:20","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T20:59:20","slug":"oprah-winfrey-interviews-award-winning-actresses-lupita-nyongo-and-cynthia-erivo-for-an-own-primetime-special-airing-saturday-october-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/10\/oprah-winfrey-interviews-award-winning-actresses-lupita-nyongo-and-cynthia-erivo-for-an-own-primetime-special-airing-saturday-october-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Oprah Winfrey Interviews Award-Winning Actresses Lupita Nyong&#8217;o and Cynthia Erivo for an OWN Primetime Special Airing Saturday, October 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6534\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6534 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/oprah-interview.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/oprah-interview.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/oprah-interview-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/oprah-interview-260x143.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/oprah-interview-160x88.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Oprah Winfrey Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Oprah Winfrey sits down one-on-one with the award-winning actresses Lupita Nyong&#8217;o and Cynthia Erivo, who discuss their fast rise to fame and how their leading roles have shaped them personally and professionally, on an all-new primetime special entitled, &#8220;<em><strong>OWN Spotlight: Oprah At Home with Lupita Nyong&#8217;o and Cynthia Erivo<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; airing Saturday, October 26 at 8:00PM ET\/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sulwe-Lupita-Nyongo\/dp\/1534425365\/ref=as_li_ss_il?keywords=Sulwe&amp;link_code=qs&amp;qid=1570741046&amp;sr=8-2&amp;linkCode=li2&amp;tag=medfordtrails-20&amp;linkId=7ed5fa9b3c626f3458104d7aa59ca5a7&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1534425365&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=medfordtrails-20&amp;language=en_US\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medfordtrails-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1534425365\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>Winfrey and Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong&#8217;o discuss colorism in Hollywood and if it still exists. 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