SYDNEY (AFP) – U.S. talk show queen Oprah Winfrey to navigate a post-card perfect Sydney Harbour with the Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe on Monday as he launched an all-star lineup for her tapings Opera House.
Winfrey, 56, struck the glittering waters of the famous port on the board “Eagle Rock” with Crowe, a local Sydney, tailed by a fleet of about 20 other yachts.
Wearing a white hat given to him by Crowe and adorned with the logo of his team South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby team, Winfrey beaming as he sat in the stern of the boat, talking sports with the stars “Gladiator.”
“I had the time of my life,” Winfrey said.
Port properties in the course of a weekend of heavy Hobby Well, with a view of sparkling waterfront Saturday evening reception, complete with fireworks, followed by Sunday morning to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge and a visit to Bondi Beach.
Australia to pay 2.3 million U.S. dollars to attract talkshow diva Down Under – mostly to cover the cost of accommodation – but experts claim exposure can be worth more than ten times that amount.
Winfrey was mobbed by fans all over Australia, and was given a reception in Melbourne is usually available to the nobility or star-stone.
He will film extravaganza in front of multiple episodes of 12.000 fans in the front page of Australia Sydney Opera House Tuesday, with special guests to include Crowe, actor Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman and rock band Bon Jovi.
Rapper Jay-Z will also feature on the show, Oprah revealed Monday the manager, the “final jump” to another star “special guests” – rumored by local media to include the U2 rock star, who is currently touring Australia.
The Oprah Winfrey Show to say that they received more than 350,000 requests for free tickets, with 12,000 lucky to be selected through a poll. Harbourfront Centre will be in virtual lockdown for the event, with police cordons and road closures.
So a lot of footage that was gathered in a whirlwind tour shows will now display Winfrey says her four-episode “Australia Ultimate Adventure” in January 2011.
Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson told Winfrey and the 300-strong audience he was taken from the United States has visited more than 25 locations throughout Australia in an important boost for the tourism industry who are sick, struggling with a stronger local currency.
“Visit Oprah Australia is creating a moment that is very impressive and powerful for what is one of the most successful television event in history,” said Ferguson.
She told Winfrey show aired in Australia 23 of the 33 priority tourism markets and advertising value of more than 70 million U.S. dollars were produced in Australia and the United States.
“In many ways, the value of this deal is priceless,” said Ferguson.
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