Oprah Winfrey falls down at wellness tour while talking about 'balance;' loses shoes

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Oprah Winfrey’s wellness tour in Los Angeles got off to a shaky start.

The media mogul, 66, took a nasty tumble at the Forum arena Saturday during her "Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus" while ironically talking about "balance."

"Here’s my definition of what wellness means to me… Wellness to me means all things in balance. And balance doesn’t mean all things are equal or at peace at all times," Winfrey said before losing her footing and tripping on her shoe onstage.

Social media footage from attendees showed Winfrey went down hard, landing on her hands as the crowd gasped. A stage assistant rushed to help up the talk show host as the shock among the audience turned into a supportive applause.

"Wrong shoes!" Winfrey quipped.

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After regaining her composure, Winfrey ditched her bothersome heels and opted to go barefoot for a while before switching into a more comfortable option.

"Thank you so much," she resumed her speech, before poking fun of her own misfortune: "It’s nice to be talking about balance and fall."

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Oprah falls down at one of her speaking shows today.



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Winfrey's tour stop in Los Angeles included a guest appearance from Jennifer Lopez, who knows a thing or two about recovering from an onstage slip like a champ.

In 2018, Lopez suffered a big fall during a star-studded performance of her Las Vegas "All I Have" residency. The pop star, looking momentarily shocked, got right back up with a grin.

Speaking Saturday to Winfrey, Lopez opened up about being snubbed for an Oscar nomination, after she was widely expected to receive a nomination this year in the best supporting actress category for her role in "Hustlers."

“I was a little sad because there was a lot of buildup to it," she told Winfrey, according to the Los Angeles Times and Variety. "There were so many articles. I got so many good notices – more than ever in my career – and there was a lot of, like, ‘She’s going to get nominated for an Oscar. It’s going to happen. If she doesn’t, you’re crazy.’ And I’m reading all the articles, and I’m like, ‘Oh, my God. Could this happen?’ And then it didn’t, and I was like, ‘Ouch.’ It was a little bit of a letdown."

Contributing: Andrea Mandell

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