'It would kill me': Oprah insists she will NOT run for president in 2020 because she cannot face the 'bull***t' and the 'nastiness' in politics, as she stars on a very 'regal' cover of British Vogue

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‘It would kill me’: Oprah insists she will NOT run for president in 2020 because she cannot face the ‘bull***t’ and the ‘nastiness’ in politics, as she stars on a very ‘regal’ cover of British Vogue

Oprah Winfrey has revealed that she has no plans to run for president in 2020 because she believes the the current political landscape would ‘kill’ her.

The 64-year-old media mogul has graced the cover of British Vogue, and inside the pages of the magazine, she has opened up about whether she would ever consider making a run for commander in chief after becoming somewhat of a dream candidate for Democrats earlier this year.

‘In that political structure — all the non-truths, the bulls**t, the crap, the nastiness, the backhanded backroom stuff that goes on — I feel like I could not exist,’ she said. ‘I would not be able to do it. It’s not a clean business. It would kill me.’

Famous face: Oprah Winfrey graces the cover of British Vogue's August issue, in which she insists she will not run for president because the political landscape would 'kill' her — Famous face: Oprah Winfrey graces the cover of British Vogue’s August issue, in which she insists she will not run for president because the political landscape would ‘kill’ her

Not for her: The 64-year-old media icon, who looks like a queen in the regal spread, said she would not be able to 'exist' in politics because it is 'not a clean business' — Not for her: The 64-year-old media icon, who looks like a queen in the regal spread, said she would not be able to ‘exist’ in politics because it is ‘not a clean business’

The media icon appears on the cover of the magazine’s August issue, dressed in a white, off-the-shoulder, custom-made taffeta Stella McCartney gown.

Her hair is pulled back to reveal Buccellati earrings with white and yellow diamonds as well as emeralds, while the headline reads: ‘Oprah’s next act — an audience with a global powerhouse.’

Although perhaps the most candid interview she has given on the subject of her potential presidential campaign, it is not the first time Oprah has addressed the furious speculation that she would make a bid for the White House in 2020.

In February of this year, she told People that it would take a divine intervention from God to convince her to run – despite both her long-time partner Stedman Graham and her best friend Gayle King appearing to push her towards a campaign.

‘I pay attention, and when you have that many people saying something, I thought gee, I never in my life, ever, ever, thought I would be in politics. I’ve always said no no no no no,’ she said at the time. ‘Am I at least supposed to look a that question?

‘I had enough people, billionaires calling me, saying I can get you a billion dollars, I can run your campaign.

‘And I went into prayer. God, if you think I’m supposed to run, you gotta tell me, and it has to be so clear that not even I can miss it.’

Her admission came just weeks after she was widely praised for the inspirational speech she gave at the 2018 Golden Globes, where she brought the crowd to tears with her passionate delivery.

Twitter users went wild over the barnstorming speech, joking that the former talk show host should make a run in 2020 – with some even speculating that her emotional words at the award ceremony could be construed as her first campaign speech.

Shortly after she appeared on the stage at the awards, ‘Oprah 2020’ began trending on Twitter, with many viewing the success of the speech, during which she looked ahead to a time when no woman will have to utter the words ‘me too’ again, as a clear sign that the TV mogul is destined to lead the country.

After opening up to Vogue about how she reached her decision, Oprah also weighed in on feminism in the wake of the Times Up movement, noting that she has opted to focus on the positives that have come from it.

‘People talk about “these are such dark times,” but what if we shift the paradigm? Because I see it differently,’ she said. ‘I see, “Isn’t this remarkable that we’re waking up?”

For years, women have endured craziness,’ she added. ‘This is what’s happening to people. They’re allowing themselves to not just become corroded, but to become hysterical. You’ve got to lean to the happiness.’

The former talk-show host also spoke about losing her son after giving birth at the age of 14.

Oprah has been open about the sexual abuse she suffered as a young girl, which resulted in her pregnancy.

Her son died in the hospital a few weeks after she gave birth, but she said she has moved on from the traumatic experience and chooses not to think about it.

‘I actually saw someone the other day and they said how old they were — 45 — and I was thinking, well, how old would my son have been? I’m 64 — so he would have been 50. But I don’t think about it.

‘Considering the fact I’ve interviewed so many people who were haunted by [the death of a child], and who got stuck and never moved on, yes, I feel very liberated by it.”

The cover comes a little over than a month after Oprah, whose shows have aired in the UK, attended Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding at Windsor Castle, making her one of a few Hollywood A-listers to appear at the royal occasion.

Oprah thanked Edward Enninful, 46, who became British Vogue’s editor-in-chief in April last year, for featuring her on the publication’s cover.

‘This was an incredibly regal experience. Thank you @edward_enninful and @britishvogue for making me Empress for a day,’ she wrote on Instagram.