Oprah Winfrey’s 3 Siblings: All About Jeffrey, Patricia & Pat

Oprah Winfrey has reunited many families on her eponymous talk show over the years — but she never imagined she’d turn the cameras on her own.

Born on Jan. 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Miss., Oprah was the first and only child of Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey. Vernita went on to welcome two more children: Pat and Jeffrey, Oprah’s siblings who died in 2003 and 1989, respectively.

But in late 2010, Oprah learned of a “bombshell family secret” that left her “speechless:” Vernita had a third child, Patricia, whom she had placed for adoption at birth. In a TV special focused on bringing the family together, the iconic talk show host reunited with her younger sister.

Source: PEOPLE