Behind the Scenes
![Oprah welcomes Jamie Lee Curtis. Oprah welcomes Jamie Lee Curtis.](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/tows/200804/20080411/20080411_bts_101_350x263.jpg)
Oprah welcomes her guest Jamie Lee Curtis at the beginning of the show Why Jamie Lee Curtis Posed Nude at 50 .
![Salma Hayek and Oprah Salma Hayek and Oprah](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/tows/200804/20080411/20080411_bts_102_350x263.jpg)
Oprah and Oscar®-winning actress Salma Hayek share a laugh during a commercial break.
![Rachael and Oprah Rachael and Oprah](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/tows/200804/20080411/20080411_bts_103_350x263.jpg)
Oprah talks to Rachael about getting voted off Oprah's Big Give .
Watch as Oprah and Rachael continue their conversation .
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![Oprah meets with Vivian Stringer. Oprah meets with Vivian Stringer.](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/tows/200804/20080411/20080411_bts_104_350x263.jpg)
Rutgers women's basketball coach Vivian Stringer gives Oprah some team gear after the show Sports Legends Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and Coach Vivian Stringer .
![Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/tows/200804/20080411/20080411_bts_105_350x263.jpg)
Legendary tennis rivals Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert remember their time on professional tour.
![Oprah introduces The Oprah Store. Oprah introduces The Oprah Store.](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/tows/200804/20080411/20080411_bts_106_350x263.jpg)
Oprah tells her studio audience about the newly opened The Oprah Store.
"We have our little store across the street. I did that store because of you," Oprah says. "People want a key chain. They want to go back and say, 'See this key chain? I was there!'"
"We have our little store across the street. I did that store because of you," Oprah says. "People want a key chain. They want to go back and say, 'See this key chain? I was there!'"
![Elizabeth Lesser, Dean and Oprah Elizabeth Lesser, Dean and Oprah](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/tows/200804/20080411/20080411_bts_107_350x263.jpg)
During a break in the show A New Earth Phenomenon: An Hour That Can Change Your Life , stage manager Dean helps Oprah get ready for her interview with Elizabeth Lesser, author of The Seeker's Guide and Oprah Radio host.
![Oprah with producers Heather and Jill Oprah with producers Heather and Jill](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/tows/200804/20080411/20080411_bts_108_350x263.jpg)
Oprah talks to the audience while producers Heather and Jill join her onstage.
![Author David Sheff talks to Dean Author David Sheff talks to Dean](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/tows/200804/20080411/20080411_bts_109_350x263.jpg)
Dean talks to author David Sheff before the show Beautiful Boy: A Father's Heartache, An Addict Son .
![David and Nic Sheff and Oprah David and Nic Sheff and Oprah](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/tows/200804/20080411/20080411_bts_110_350x263.jpg)
After their interview is over, father and son authors David and Nic Sheff joke with Oprah. David and Nic both wrote memoirs about Nic's struggles with addiction.
![Prince Manvendra, Dean and Oprah Prince Manvendra, Dean and Oprah](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/tows/200710/20071026/20071026_bts_105_350x263.jpg)
Dean helps Oprah with a last-minute wardrobe tweak before the taping of Gay Around the World with Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil of Rajpipla, India.
![John Amaechi, Oprah and Julie John Amaechi, Oprah and Julie](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/tows/200710/20071026/20071026_bts_106_350x263.jpg)
Julie, an Oprah Show producer, talks with Oprah during a break in the taping of Gay Around the World with John Amaechi—the first player in NBA history to come out of the
closet.
Published 01/01/2006