Lesbian rumours , Binge drinking & overdose claims The talk-show queen's darkest secrets could be spilled by her long-time best friend Gayle King in a new $10 million tell-all book, shattering their friendship forever Publishing insiders say Oprah's best friend has her pen poised to write an explosive tell-all in a deal that could earn Gayle $ 10 miliion. With TV host Gayle's career on the rise and Oprah, 5 8, struggling to keep her beleaguered Oprah Winfrey Network - which is running at a reported $300 million loss - afloat, tension betnzeen the pair is at breaking point. "Publishers are hoping that with her desire to stay at the pinnacle of fame, Gayle will agree lo wrile what I hey are cerlain will be an instant best- seller," an industry insider tells US . ne\vspaper l'{ational I Enquirer. p uayle add to Gayle's fame, you've got to believe that's what she'll do." The source believes the blockbuster could be crammed with scandalous material. Among the more explosive suggestions reported in the Enquirer are stunning claims about Oprah having an overdose, her rehab secret, claims of her out-of-control drinhing binges - and the truth about her relationship with Gayle. Rumours that the pair were secretly carrying on a lesbian affair have been floating j around Hollywood for years, although Oprah I has always denied the claims. L "tt Gavle were to admit in a memoir that she i ana Opran nad carried on a lesbian affair, it would change the public view of Oprah, not to mention make [Oprah's long-time partner] Stedman Iool< foo11sh, " savs the insider. "oprah and Gayle have lived together, rvorn "The public sees one face oI oprah, but each other's clothes and discussed everything Gayle sees the whole picture - particularly from sex to kids to flnances - Gayle is her soul when it comes to Oprah's drinking, " claims the mate, " the insider adds. insider. 'And as her netrvorir's ratings drop, the The source claims that Gayle, 5 7, is also drinking is getting out of hand. the one person who knows the true extent of "The tales of Oprah's adventures with booze oprah's out-of-control booze habits. will be solid gold for some publisher. " With long-standing rumours that Gayle's more than a friend, any tell-all would be a surefire best-seller and . make Gayle rich, but at what cost? ' ',t,,r,," ' ". or years, Gayle Ifing was the one ilt.t .. womanOprahWinfreyknewshe i,,i' ' ' ,'tt could trust. But with their famously , I ciose relationship said to be fraying ,i,,:. ,,.,. at the edges, it appears that trust may be shattered for good.