Oprah Winfrey: Gabourey Sidibe is a younger version of myself

Oprah Winfrey introduced the Precious star at Oscars and predicted a bright future for the actress. During her tribute, Oprah described Gabourey Sidibe as a true American Cinderella on the threshold of a brilliant new career, People reports.

“And “precious” is but the first of many adjectives coming your way – and they are all great,” Oprah added.

“I saw myself in her. This whole rollercoaster that happens to you when you are passionate about something – she wasn´t even thinking about being an actress. She just auditioned and now here she is, being nominated alongside Meryl Streep, who is the greatest actress in the world, with Sean Penn reading her name. Only in America.”