When best-selling author Iyanla Vanzant sat down with Oprah last year to clear the air about why she fell off the face of the Oprah universe, Iyanla’s fans began to hope that a show for the spiritual guru would be in the works. Now the former Oprah stand-in and host of her own Barbara Walter’s produced show will have another chance to heal the hearts and minds of America.
Her upcoming show, tentatively titled “Iyanla Fix My Life,” will air on OWN later this year and follows her appearance on OWN as part of Oprah’s Lifeclass series. Oprah will take the ‘Lifeclass’ series on the road with 6 new episodes beginning next month. Iyanla Vazant will be featured in front of a St. Louis audience on March 26th.
Vanzant expressed gratitude for the new show OWN:
After much prayer and conscious consideration I am choosing to move forward with this project as my next step in service to the world. I am so humbled and grateful to have this opportunity to do what I love; on a network that gives me the freedom to be myself; working with people who value what I bring to the table; offering to the people I love (that would be you) a consistent dose of something I believe will facilitate and support the personal growth and spiritual evolution of individuals, families and communities.
Following her groveling appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Iyanla Vanzant’s book made its way to the best-seller list and she was again fully-embraced by the Oprah fold, so it makes sense that the next step would be her own show (even if many could view this as a desperate attempt by OWN to bump up sagging ratings).
