Barbara Walters reveals she once had an affair with a married U.S. Senator

Barbara Walters has revealed on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” (in an episode which is scheduled to air on Tuesday) that she once had an affair with a married U.S. Senator by the name of Edward Brooke.

Walters told Oprah that she was “infatuated” with the moderate Republican from Massachusetts and continues to describe him as both brilliant and exciting. However, the affair ended to protect both of their careers from possible scandal.

Edward Brooke was the first African American to be elected by popular vote to the United States Senate when he was elected as a Republican from Massachusetts in 1966.