Oprah Winfrey has admitted she was surprised at how open and forthcoming Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were during their bombshell interview that aired last month.

On Nancy ODells new Talkshoplive show Friday, Winfrey also recalled being stunned by how Markle went all the way there with racism allegations against the royal family.

Yeah, I was surprised. I was surprised at the amount of, you know, literally with that thing thats now become a meme, thats like, What? Im like, What? Youre going there? Youre going all the way there? Winfrey remembered.

The reason why it was such a powerful interview is when you have somebody else who is willing to be as open, as vulnerable, as truthful as they were, she added.

Markle alleged in the interview that the royal family had expressed racist concerns about how dark her unborn son Archies skin would be. She declined to say who had made the comments. Harry later told Winfrey they were not made by his grandparents, Queen Elizabeth II and the now-late Prince Philip.

Winfreys response of shock and anger became the meme she was referring to in her conversation with ODell.