Video: Oprah Chats With Barbara Walters "I'm Not Gay"

Her long personal and professional connection with Gayle King has sparked rumors that they are gay and yes Oprah Loves her some Gayle King but not in a sexual way.  Oprah literally breaks down when describing how special her friendship is with Gayle.

In an upcoming interview with ABC's Barbara Walters.

"I'm not even kind of a lesbian," Winfrey says. Persistent gossip to the contrary annoys her, she says, explaining that, if it were true, "Why would you want to hide it? That is not the way I run my life."

Asked to describe her relationship with King, Winfrey calls her "the mother I never had, the sister everybody would want. She is the friend that everybody deserves." Winfrey's eyes moisten and her voice chokes as she adds, "I don't know a better person."

Winfrey will end her daytime talk show next spring and, on Jan. 1, is launching a cable channel, the Oprah Winfrey Network.