COULD IT BE TRUE

Insiders say Oprah Winfrey, 52, and her longtime beau, Stedman Graham, 55, will finally walk down the aisle this summer in Chicago. "At Oprah's age," says an insider, "she no longer feels she has to prove anything about being a strong single woman. Now she's happy to let Stedman have what he wants. She figures they'll be together forever, so if it'll make him happy, why not?" The couple have already picked out the perfect love nest! Life &Style has learned exclusively that Oprah and Stedman have just bought a $6 million 5,000-square-foot apartment in Chicago. "They're moving together to a new place," a rep for Oprah confirms (while denying that O and her man are getting hitched). And she's spending another $6 million to decorate the new pad! Another insider says Oprah plans on gutting the space and replacing everything. She's even going to turn one of the spare bedrooms into a lavishly furnished play-room-for her dogs!

About damn time.... Whatever is Gayle gonna do now?