Whitney Houston's family speaks - Entertainment - ITN.co.uk © Harpo Productions. Whitney Houston's sister-in-law has told Oprah Winfrey "the writing was on the wall" for the singer's death. Patricia Houston is one of the family members that has been interviewed intimately by the talk show host, for a special show screening on US television this weekend. Patricia said: "I saw her chasing a dream, looking for love in all the wrong places." Oprah Winfrey also interviewed Whitney's brother Gary Houston and her only daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown. The family also reveals how they really feel about Whitney's ex-husband, the singer Bobby Brown.