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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Homa Khaleeli

Oprah Winfrey goes back in time to meet the Reagans

OPrah Winfrey and stars of Reagan biopic, September 2012
Oprah with film director Lee Daniels and stars Jane Fonda and Alan Rickman.

At first sight, it may look like a particularly well thought-out 80s-themed party costume, but Oprah Winfrey's Joan Collins impression is all in the name of art. The chatshow host and occasional actor posted this Instagram picture of herself along with director Lee Daniels, Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan, and an unrecognisable Alan Rickman as President Ronald Reagan. The shoulder-padded quartet were photographed during filming for The Butler, which is based on the story of White House steward Eugene Allen, who served eight presidents during the course of his career. Winfrey plays Allen's wife Helene, but the notoriously leftwing Fonda was a controversial choice for the Republican first lady.

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