However, Oprah interrupts to ask: “What size are you, by the way?”
Both girls are stunned by Oprah’s tackles question.
“Size?” they ask.
Mary-Kate replies that she was always “petite.”
Oprah sarcastically replies, “Oh, that’s so interesting!”
Oprah has been open about her struggles with weight throughout her career in the public eye. She became a spokeswoman from Weight Watchers and used the program to help manage her weight.
After the awkward question, Oprah tries to recover by saying, “That is so interesting, I’m obsessed with size, and you’re like, ‘I really don’t know!’”
Mary-Kate replies, “If we were obsessed with our size, it’d be, I don’t know, a different story.”
Not too long after the Oprah interview aired, Mary-Kate entered a rehabilitation center. She was treated for anorexia while in the facility, which was news that made Oprah’s interview questions seem even less considerate. She spent six weeks inside the facility and was released at the end of July 2004.
Now, the Olson twins’ interview with Oprah has shocked viewers.
“Wow! Was Oprah ever called out for this? Inappropriate much?”
“I know we’re living in different times, but how did they think that was okay!?! [Because] they’re young?”
What do you think about Orpah’s interview question about size?