OR Winfrey revealed honestly how her relationship Barbara Walters With her adoptive daughter, Jacklin Dina Gubershe contributed decisively to her personal choice not to have children.

Speaking to the new documentary “Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything »which premiered on Thursday at the Tribeca Festival, Winfrey remembered:

“He had once told me:” There is nothing more complete than having children, you really have to think about it, “the 71 -year -old presenter said.

“And I replied, ‘OK, but I look at you … so no’.

Winfrey described Walters’ relationship with her daughter as “charged” and “complex”, adding:

“Seeing this, I understood why I didn’t want children. It’s one of the reasons. “

The documentary illuminates Barbara Walters’ difficult relationship with Jacklin, which she had adopted in 1968 with her ex -husband, Lee Guber. Through her narratives and rare archival material, it is revealed how Walters’ huge career has negatively affected her daughter’s upbringing, leaving the famous journalist deeply guilty.

“I hadn’t realized how difficult it was for her. She had a mother-mourning, “she heard in the documentary.

“We had a hard time with schools. And finally, I think at the age of 16, she popped it. “

Her former ABC partner, Sinthia Mcfaden, explained that Jackie “had a father and a nanny – was not abandoned in a swing.” However, he stressed that Walters recognized that she had made mistakes as a mother.

Although Walters and her daughter tried to restore their relationship to adulthood, their bonds remained fragile. Mcfaden revealed that “in the last years of her life, Barbara believed that their relationship had broken again, without ever explaining to me why.”

Winfrey, for her part, has repeatedly stated that she does not regret that she did not have children. In 2017, he had told the Good Housekeeping UK that he considers to practice motherhood “on a worldwide scale”.

“When I was pressured to get married and have kids, I knew I would never regret it. I feel like I’m a mother for the kids all over the world. “

“Love does not know borders – no matter if a child came from your womb or you met it in his 1, 10 or 20 years. If love is true and selfless, it works. “

The documentary “Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything” will be available for Streaming in Hulu since June 23.