An emotional Steve Harvey asks Miss Universe for forgiveness in new special

In a special two-episode event of "The Steve Harvey Show," Steve Harvey is sitting down with both Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach and Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez Arevalo, who he accidentally named Miss Universe when he was hosting the pageant.

TheGrio Staff

Jan 17, 2016

In a special two-episode event of “The Steve Harvey Show,” Steve Harvey is sitting down with both Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach and Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez Arevalo, who he accidentally named Miss Universe when he was hosting the pageant.

The event is airing next week but has already been taped, and in clips already released, we can see that the mistake is still haunting Harvey.

“This has caused a lot of sleepless nights for me,” Harvey says in a clip. “I didn’t do any interviews until I could talk to the two people who were affected the most, Pia and Ariadna.”

“No matter how tough it was for me, I can’t imagine how it was for these two women. This finally gives me a chance to have a moment of closure,” he adds.

In the episode, Wurtzbach offers her forgiveness and encourages Harvey to let it go.

“Don’t beat yourself up for this anymore. Let’s move forward, let’s just be happy,” she says.

“As strong as I try to be, this has been a dog fight. It’s so crazy. I want some healing to be done, for you and Miss Colombia. I want that more than anything,” a relieved Harvey admits to Wurtzbach.

Watch for the full episodes, which will air on Monday and Tuesday.