Shania Twain reveals moment Oprah Winfrey conversation turned ‘sour’

Country music legend Shania Twain has opened up about the topic that sent a friendly conversation with Oprah Winfrey into a very uncomfortable place.

Shania Twain has opened up about the moment her conversation with Oprah Winfrey turned awkward.

The country pop star, 57, shared on the podcast Table Manners with Jessie Ware and Lennie Ware on Wednesday that the divisive topic of religion made her conversation with the media mogul, 68, turn “sour”, reports the New York Post.

“It was great to just sit and have real talks, but as soon as we started talking about religion, it all went sour,” Twain — who did not specify when the dinner took place — said, adding that she then told Winfrey, “Let’s stop talking about religion!’”

The Man! I Feel Like a Woman singer said there were clear differences between her and the former talk show host because Winfrey is “quite religious” and Twain considers herself more “spiritual.”

“I’m not religious in the sense that I’m dedicated to a religion,” she explained. “I’m much more of a spiritual person. I’m a seeker.”

Winfrey is “quite religious”. Picture: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images

Twain said when the topic was raised, things turned “sour”. Picture: Amy Sussman/Getty Images

Despite their conflicting points of view, Twain said she was open to having a conversation but the topic just “wasn’t debatable” for Winfrey.

“There was no room for debate, and I like to debate,” the singer said.

“Canadians like to debate everything. So, I’m like, ‘Oh, OK. It’s time to change the subject.’”

A rep for Winfrey did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment on Twain’s claims.

In an interview with AARP Bulletin in 2015, the Oprah magazine founder, who grew up Baptist, opened up about her relationship with her faith and how she views those of different backgrounds.

“For me to live in a world that is not inclusive of other people who are not Christian would be the opposite of Christianity,” she said at the time. “I can’t define ‘God,’ so to be open to the mystical and mystery of God is a natural part of myself.

She added, “So people criticise me for not being what they are, and I say, it’s working for me and has worked for me and continues to work for me, in a way that fills me with a sense of peace and contentment about what God means to me.”

Although Winfrey and Twain had a bump in the road at that dinner, that did not stop the two women from working together.

The singer has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and she also starred on her own reality show on Winfrey’s OWN network called Why Not? with Shania Twain.

This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission.