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And she allots six pages from the book’s 612 for a startling confession: Her “long and rocky affair” in the 1970s with politician who was married and — further upping the ante — an African American. This covert romance between U.S. Senator Edward Brooke and Walters, then co-host of NBC’s “Today” show, made headlines (and raised eyebrows) when it was leaked last week.
“I think it surprises people because it’s me,” said Walters during an interview Friday in her lustrous corner office at ABC News. “I know people see me as” — she paused, searching for the right word — “a little stern, or a little priggish.
“It WAS 30 years ago,” said the 78-year-old TV legend, “and it was a big part of my life at the time. I thought in the beginning that he was exciting and brilliant, and I didn’t expect it to progress. But when it did, that’s when I got scared and said, ‘You’re a married man, I must break this off.’ And he went home and asked for a divorce.
Geesh, how many senators has she been with? I had only heard of John Warner some years ago.
... and it was big part of my life at the time. [Is that mindful the noted phrase OYGB,YNGB?]