Gayle King’s Personal Life, Siblings, Parents, Husband, Girlfriend, Kids, Other Family and Dating History
Parents:
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- Gayle King’s parents are Peggy Tucker and Emmett Scott King.
- She was born in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and spent part of her childhood in Ankara, Turkey, where her father was deployed.
Husband:
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- Gayle King was previously married to William G. Bumpus.
- They tied the knot in 1982 but divorced in 1993 after 11 years of marriage.
- William Bumpus is an attorney and an assistant attorney general in Connecticut.
- They share two children: daughter Kirby (born in May 1986) and son William Jr. (born in April 1987).
Relationships After Divorce:
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- After her divorce, Gayle had an on-again, off-again romance with businessman Stedman Graham for nearly 20 years.
- Despite their deep care for each other, they struggled to align their futures and eventually split in 2013.
- Gayle considers her time with Stedman a valuable learning experience about compromise and communication in a relationship.
Other Relationships:
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- In the late ’90s, during an off-period from Stedman, Gayle briefly dated Connecticut State Trooper Charlie Hopson.
- Rumors also circulated about her dating actress Kidada Jones, daughter of music legend Quincy Jones, in 2016.
Children:
Gayle King has two children:
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- Kirby Bumpus
- William Bumpus Jr.
Dating History:
Gayle King has been in a relationship with Cory Booker in 2006.
Other Family and Friendships:
- Apart from her immediate family, Gayle King is well known for her long-time friendship with the famous talk show host and actress, Oprah Winfrey
Personal Life
Gayle King was born on December 28, 1954, in Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA. She is of African American descent. Her parents are Peggy Tucker and Emmett Scott King. The family returned to the United States in 1966, where her father worked as an electrical engineer. King also began her career as a production assistant at WJZ-TV in Baltimore, where she met Oprah Winfrey, who was an anchor for the station at the time.
She later trained as a reporter at WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C. In 1981, she became a news anchor for WFSB in Hartford, Connecticut, where she worked for 18 years. King also worked as a special correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show.
