Oprah wanted to be left alone with her fans at her studio to thank them for 25 years (4,561) days of The Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday (May 25)- watch video below. Oprah delivered an emotional speech and refused to say goodbye, saying the end was “all sweet, no bitter”.

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Oprah remembered some of the best and most important and inspirational moments of the show, saying, “I thank you for being as much of a sweet inspiration for me as I’ve tried to be for you. I won’t say goodbye. I’ll just say, until we meet again.”

“I’ve been asked many times during this farewell season, is ending the show bittersweet? Well I say all sweet, no bitter,” Oprah said. “And here’s why: Many of us have been together for 25 years. We have hooted and hollered together, had our AHA! moments. We ugly cried together and we did our gratitude journals…i thank you all for your support and your trust in me. I thank you for sharing this yellow brick road of blessings.”

“From you, whose names I will never know, I learned what love is. You, and this show, have been the great love of my life.”

Until we meet again… at OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network!

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