CBS NEWS Anchor Gayle King has become the latest person embroiled in the ongoing Royal scandal after she leaked details of her conversation with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
A regular on CBS show This Morning, King revealed she had spoken to the pair following their dramatic tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Who is Gayle King?
66-year-old Gayle King’s first taste of journalism came when she moved from her home state of Maryland to become a reporter in Washington DC.
Following her stint in Washington, she spent 18 years as the news anchor for WFSB in Hartford, Connecticut.
However, the most pivotal break of her career came when she began her role as a special correspondent on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Gayle has remained best friends with Oprah ever since.
The fame that came alongside appearing on Oprah’s show meant Gayle was offered roles such as her own XM Satellite Radio show as well as becoming editor of O, The Oprah Magazine.
Gayle has been at CBS since 2011, where she has never shied away from controversy.
She received a wave of backlash in early 2020 for repeatedly asking a friend of Kobe Bryant about the basketball star’s rape allegations in the immediate aftermath of his death.
Gayle was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2018 before being named as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people the following year.
What is her net worth?
According to celebritynetworth.com, Gayle King’s net worth is currently estimated to sit at $40million.
Gayle’s first contract at CBS saw her rake in $5.5 million per year, before she renegotiated in 2019 a bumper new contract which raised her yearly salary to $11million.
What has Gayle King said about Meghan and Harry?
The CBS host considers herself a friend of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Gayle was present for Meghan’s baby shower in 2019.
In the wake of the fall-out from their interview with Oprah Winfrey, Gayle told her CBS show how she decided to check in on the pair: “Well, I did actually call them to see how they are feeling, it’s true, Harry has talked to his brother and his father, too. “
She went on to add: “The word I was given was, those conversations were not productive. But they are glad they at least started a conversation.”
Is she married and does she have kids?
Gayle was married to Connecticut assistant attorney general Bill Bumpus for 11 years, before they split in 1993.
The couple have two children together, one daughter – Kirby, and one son – Bill Bumpus Jr.
