Usually celebrities on talk shows are only making an appearance to talk about their new movie, or maybe an autobiography that they’re releasing, but sometimes stars let down their guards and reveal something about themselves that’s truly interesting and revealing. Charlie Sheen did this in 2015 to reveal that he is HIV-positive, and also to get out from under an alleged blackmail scheme surrounding his illness.
Celebrity gossip on talk shows is usually made up of silly anecdotes that exist to make the star seem likable, but when a celeb drops a bombshell the way Sheen did it serves to remind the viewing public that stars are more like us than we realize, and that they’re sometimes dealing with very real problems. This list of celebrities that dropped big news during a talk show appearance is full of wild stories, and admissions that will change the way you see these celebrities forever.
Occasionally, when stars are going to make an admission on a chat show, the episode is publicized in a way that can seem calculated. But sometimes getting the most eyes on celebrity talk show appearances can be important. When Ellen came out in 1997 and tied in that announcement with an Oprah interview, it was probably the right thing to do.
Many of the celebrities on this list of stars who dropped big news at talk shows are equally as brave, so read on to hear their stories and admissions.
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Lance Armstrong
To Whom They Broke the News: Oprah Winfrey
In 2013, multiple Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong gave an exclusive interview to Oprah Winfrey and revealed that his "mythic, perfect story" was "one big lie." After denying doping allegations for nearly a decade, he finally copped to taking part in the sport wide scandal. He later said, "I will spend the rest of my life trying to earn back trust and apologize to people."
Arnold Schwarzenegger
To Whom They Broke the News: Lesley Stahl
After the Governator left office, he sat down with 60 Minutes to come clean about his infidelity with his family's housekeeper. Supposedly he felt really bad, saying, "I think it was the stupidest thing I've done in the whole relationship. It was terrible. It inflicted tremendous pain on Maria and unbelievable pain on the kids."
Bruce Jenner
To Whom Who They Broke the News: Diane Sawyer
In 2015, Bruce Jenner revealed to Diane Sawyer that he was in the middle of transitioning to a woman and was now Caitlyn Jenner. She revealed that transitioning strengthened her faith in God, saying, "I had this feeling, kind of a revelation, that maybe this is my cause in life. This is why God put me on this Earth, do deal with this issue. That was a very powerful moment. It certainly gave me a lot of courage."
Charlie Sheen
To Whom They Broke the News: Matt Lauer
In 2015, after years of erratic behavior, the Two and a Half Men and Anger Management star revealed on the Today Show that he'd been HIV positive for years, and that he was tired of being "shook down" over his illness. He told Lauer, "It's a hard three letters to absorb. It's a turning point in one's life."
Diana, Princess of Wales
To Whom They Broke the News: Martin Bashir
In a 1995 interview on British TV, Princes Di admitted that she'd cheated on Prince Charles and that it "plunged the monarchy into the greatest crisis since the Abdication."
Ellen DeGeneres
To Whom They Broke the News: Oprah Winfrey
During her 1997 interview with Oprah, Ellen (whose autobiographical character was about to come out as gay on her sitcom) revealed that her father and stepmother kicked her out of the house because they were afraid she would turn her stepsisters gay. She told Oprah, "That was bad because they loved me and I loved them," she said. "And they didn't want me in the house."
Mackenzie Phillips
To Whom They Broke the News: Oprah Winfrey
In an interview with Oprah, Phillips revealed that she'd been doing cocaine since she was 11, and that at 19, on the night of her wedding, she began a consensual, long term, incestuous relationship with her father. She told the talk show host, "I started very early on in my life compartmentalizing, boxing away difficult memories. And this was the mother of all difficult experiences."
Michael Jackson
To Whom They Broke the News: Martin Bashier
In the television special, Living with Michael Jackson, Martin Bashir interviewed the King of Pop over a series of multiple days while building one of the strangest cases against him. During an interview, Bashir asked Jackson if he understood why people thought it was weird that Jackson had boys sleep with him in his bed, and Jackson gave the now classic response, "Because they are ignorant."
Robin Williams
To Whom They Broke the News: Marc Maron
A few years before his horrific suicide, Robin Williams paid a visit to Marc Maron's garage to talk about his life and career in an episode of Maron's "WTF Podcast." During the interview Williams spoke about his alcoholic relapse in the 2000s, "I think it’s trying to fill the hole,” Williams said. “It’s fear, and you’re kind of going, what am I doing in my career?"
Lady Gaga
To Whom They Broke the News: Howard Stern
In a 2014 interview with the King of All Media, Gaga opened up and said that when she was a teenager she was raped by a much older man, and that only after years of therapy was she able to get past the assault. She also told Stern that she refused to be defined by her rape, saying, "I'll be damned if somebody is going to say that every creatively intelligent thing I ever did is all boiled down to one d***head that did that to me."