Meet Gayle King, the 69-year-old Sports Illustrated cover star: the CBS host has interviewed Barack Obama and Elon Musk – and those rumours about her and Oprah Winfrey being lovers just won’t die

May 18 , 2024

Gayle King is famously besties with Oprah Winfrey – and just did Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition cover. Photos: @gayleking/Instagram

After Martha Stewart, Gayle King becomes the latest senior citizen to grace Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’s cover, joining younger models Kate Upton and Chrissy Teigen for its 60th anniversary issue

King is best known for being the co-host of CBS Mornings, and has interviewed everyone from Barack Obama and Elon Musk to Bradley Cooper in her time – but just how close is she to Oprah?

Move over Martha Stewart! Gayle King is the latest senior citizen to grace the cover of the famous Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. And how did she prep for the big-deal shoot? By eating a burger, according to The New York Times.

The 69-year-old CBS Mornings co-anchor joins models Kate Upton, Hunter McGrady and Chrissy Teigen for four separate covers of the magazine, which hit news-stands on May 17.

More than 20 other models, including Stewart, Tyra Banks, Winnie Harlow, Christie Brinkley and the magazine’s first transgender cover model, Leyna Bloom, celebrate the edition’s 60th anniversary on a series of special “Legends” covers.

“I never in a million years thought I would be standing here in a bathing suit for Sports Illustrated, but here I am”, King told the magazine, “which says to me that sometimes people can dream, God can dream, the universe can dream a bigger dream than you can ever think for yourself.”

King, who came to prominence as the best friend and confidant of media mogul Oprah Winfrey, was caught by surprise that she made the cover.

Here’s what we know about Gayle King:

What nationality is Gayle King?

Gayle King has enjoyed a long career as a TV journalist and presenter. Photo: @gayleking/Instagram

Gayle King is American. Per her IMDB page, she was born in Chevy Chase in Maryland on December 28, 1954.

Why is Gayle King famous?

Fame and celebrity

Hollywood

Icons and Influencers

Millionaires and billionaires

Sex and relationships

Social media

Fashion

Barack Obama

Faye Bradley

Faye Bradley is a Hong Kong-based contributing online editor for Style by SCMP, where she covers topics in luxury, pop culture, celebrity, influencer, entertainment, travel, trending news, food and drinks, and lifestyle. As a freelance writer, her work has been featured in CNN Style, Business Insider, Michelin Guide, Travel + Leisure Asia, China Daily, Design Anthology, BurdaLuxury, Skyscanner, and Hong Kong Tourism Board. With a BA (Hons) in art and design from the University of Leeds, she is the co-founder of Paradigm Haus, a print publication that covers artists, creatives and entrepreneurs the world over, and the founder of CSP Times, a digital luxury lifestyle website. She is also an editor for luxury wellness travel publication Compare Retreats.

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