Howard Stern criticizes Oprah Winfrey for ‘showing off’ her lavish lifestyle on Instagram

Howard Stern called out Oprah Winfrey for showing off her lavish lifestyle on social media.

The controversial radio host, 68, spoke about how the media mogul, 68, ‘loves showing off’ her wealth and is ‘not embarrassed by’ it during The Howard Stern Show on Monday.

‘It’s f****** mind-blowing when you follow her on Instagram,’ he told his co-host Robin Quivers, 70, before adding, ‘You gotta be a little self-aware and know that there are people struggling out there.’ 

Showing off: Howard Stern called out Oprah Winfrey for showing off her lavish lifestyle on social media during The Howard Stern Show on Monday; (L) Stern pictured 2019, (R) Oprah pictured 2022

‘Oprah’s not embarrassed by her wealth at all,’ he said. Stern also stated that when you follow the famed talk show host on Instagram you ‘see her estates, her gardens, the people who service her.’ 

‘Service her? She’s not a car,’ Robin admonished him. 

‘Well, she kind of is. She’s got servants and like people cooking and it’s f****** wild.’

Not embarrassed: The controversial radio host, 68, spoke about how the media mogul, 68, ‘loves showing off’ her wealth, estates, and gardens and is ‘not embarrassed by’ it

Living lavish! ‘It’s f****** mind-blowing you when you follow her on Instagram,’ he said, before adding, ‘You gotta be a little self-aware and know that there are people struggling out there’

Stern continued his critique, adding that Oprah ‘knows’ how to be rich and ‘likes’ to show it off.

‘Which is something I’m not comfortable with,’ he added. ‘I don’t think that people should show off their wealth.’

Robin rebutted his statement, ‘Oprah’s just showing you her life. She’s not showing off.’

Wild: ‘She’s got servants and like people cooking and it’s f****** wild,’ he said of her social media content, adding, ‘I don’t think that people should show off their wealth’

However, Stern didn’t see it that way, and said her posts lacked self-awareness. 

‘You gotta be a little self-aware and know that there are people struggling out there, Robin. You got to. You gotta kind of think about people who don’t have — to eat. You know what I’m saying? I mean, come on. You gotta be a little bit aware of this.’ 

Robin once again challenged his statement: ‘Well, if you don’t show your wealth, are they getting fed?’

‘No, they are not. But I make a good living, and I’m having trouble watching Oprah. I go, wow. Look what’s going on over there? Her estate is unbelievable. When she goes shopping, she goes shopping in her backyard cause everything is growing back there. There’s a farm back there,’ he said of her extensive garden which is frequently featured on her Instagram.

Jealous? ‘I make a good living, and I’m having trouble watching Oprah. I go, wow. Look what’s going on over there? Her estate is unbelievable. When she goes shopping, she goes shopping in her backyard cause everything is growing back there. There’s a farm back there,’ he added

However, Stern did praise Oprah for her charitable work with The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls – her South African school – and the fact that she invited the students to her house on each Thanksgiving.

‘Every Thanksgiving she welcomes the African gals at her boarding school in Africa for girls — I guess whose parents abandon them. And she takes them in and they call her like “Mama”… and all the African women come up to her estate and they start singing.’

‘I think [the girls] believe Oprah’s God because she gives them an education. She gives them meals, don’t ask. They love her. And it’s impressive. I gotta be honest. I mean, it’s real charity work.’ 

Positive note: Stern did praise Oprah for her South African school, and the fact that she invited the students to her house on each Thanksgiving, calling it ‘real charity work’; Pictured with one of her students in 2017

Winfrey has a net worth of $2.5 billion – from her talk show, TV shows and brand deals – according to Forbes.

Oprah – dubbed the Queen of All Media by fans – first became a millionaire in 1989. She reached billionaire status by 2000.

One of the richest self-made women in America, Winfrey reportedly makes $300 million per year, and owns $200 million worth of real estate.

Meanwhile Stern – who’s the world’s highest-paid radio host and boasts an eight-figure annual contract with SiriusXM – has a net worth of $85M. 

Billionaire: Winfrey has a net worth of $2.5 billion according to Forbes, $200 million worth of real estate, and is one of the richest self-made women in America; Pictured 2022