Oprah was dwarfed by Valerie Adams when the pair met before her show in Auckland this week.
The two-time Olympic shot put gold medalist shared the photo on Facebook with the caption: "Picture with my girl @oprah."
Adams towers over Oprah
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Oprah and Valerie Adams
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Despite towering over Oprah, Adams who stands at 193cm, is not the tallest in her family.
Her brother, Oklahoma City Thunder NBA basketballer Steven Adams, stands at 213cm.
It's been 3 years since I've see the lil bro @RealStevenAdams #AdamsGetTogether #Rotorua pic.twitter.com/do2k7rWquE
— Dame Valerie Adams (@ValerieAdams84) June 13, 2015
Today, he made headlines for his ferocious dunk on two-time NBA champion LeBron James.
WATCH: Steven Adams throws down huge dunk on LeBron James! pic.twitter.com/ZMiwlRwJ8W
— nzherald (@nzherald) December 18, 2015
Valerie Adams is not the only Kiwi sporting star to make someone look short this year.
All Black Sam Whitelock managed to make Prime Minister John Key look very small indeed when stopping to shake his hand following the World Cup semi-final win over South Africa.
