Original Air Date:
Friday, January 28, 2011
Guests:
Fran Drescher and her ex-husband Peter (1996), Rochelle and John (2000), Michelle (the ex-wife of Dr. Mark Weinberger)(2006), Trina (2005), and David and Elizabeth (1999) returned to the show to update viewers on their lives since their first appearance.
Show Summary:
Throughout 25 years of The Oprah Show, Oprah has interviewed and listened to hundreds of couples share about their relationships, marriages, struggles, betrayals, divorces, triumphs and lessons. On this episode, memorable couples returned to look back on how they viewed love in the past, and to update viewers with new lessons and experiences from their lives today.
Special Highlights:
This episode featured the following highlights:
- Guests included Fran Drescher and her ex-husband Peter Jacobson who discussed their visit to The Oprah Show in 1996, their divorce that followed three years later, learning that they could redefine a divorced relationship after growing up as high school sweethearts and growing into lifelong soul mates supporting each other through life.
- Oprah also updated viewers on memorable guests such as a man who looked for a specific type of wife through a personal ad in 1994,
- Rochelle and John - the most controlled and controlling couple who appeared as newlyweds in 2000,
- The ex-wife of Dr. Mark Weinberger - Michelle found closure before Mark was discovered in the Italian Alps,
- And Trina - whose ex-husband Trevor found her unattractive after she put on weight during their marriage.
What to Take Away from the Show:
All of the couples learned lessons over the past five plus years and are working on living authentic and honest lives whether they are still together or have since separated. Fran Drescher and her ex-husband Peter showed how relationships don't always have to go according to a master plan; people are able grow and continue to support each other while defining the partnership in a different way. In 25 years Oprah has met hundreds of couples who each had their own struggle or lesson to share with viewers, making figuring out the complicated road of love a little easier through the years.