Gayle King showcased her incredible figure in a white, below-the-knee dress while attending a special screening for I Am: Celine Dion in New York City on Monday.
For the star-studded occasion, the 69-year-old television personality, who has sparked speculation that she has used Ozempic to trim down, also rocked a large statement necklace, open-toed gold heels and a coordinating clutch.
Additionally, the best-selling author wore an Apple Watch and a glamorous makeup look, consisting of a dramatic pair of fake eyelashes, bronzer and a nude lip gloss.
Her hair was styled in loose waves, which cascaded down to her shoulders as she prepared to watch the highly-anticipated music documentary about Dion, which will center around the Canadian singer’s life and battle with Stiff Person Syndrome.
Fans have recently been speculating that King, like her best friend Oprah Winfrey, has turned to Ozempic or another weight loss medication.
Gayle King showcased her incredible figure in a white below-the-knee dress while attending a special screening for I Am: Celine Dion in New York City on Monday
While King has not publicly addressed the unsubstantiated rumors, her longtime pal admitted to using a weight loss drug in December.
The journalist, who became a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model at 69, last month, previously shared that she works out for an hour five to six days a week.
While speaking about gracing the cover of the iconic publication, the mother-of-two revealed it was a surprise to her as she was initially told she was ‘just going to be on the inside.’
King’s CBS Mornings co-anchor, Nate Burleson, congratulated her on the honor during their program as she declared the TV personality proof that ‘sexy isn’t an’ or size.
‘Look how beautiful you look. That’s so inspiring to women of all ages,’ McGrady told King while pointing at her cover. ‘Yes girl, you did that.’
King admitted that she’s ‘never’ seen herself ‘this way’ and didn’t think she ever would.
‘But when I look at that…I go, I look damn good,’ King said.
Before the shoot, King told People that she ‘did have a cheeseburger.’
For the star-studded occasion, the 69-year-old television personality, who has sparked speculation that she has used Ozempic to trim down, also rocked a large statement necklace, open-toed gold heels and a coordinating clutch
Fans have recently been speculating that King, like her best friend Oprah Winfrey, has turned to Ozempic or another weight loss medication
‘There were a couple bathing suits that they pulled out. I said, “I ain’t wearing that. I ain’t wearing that,”‘ she recalled. ‘It was either a two-piece with a high cut … I wanted tasteful cleavage, and they delivered on all of that.’
King’s latest appearance comes after she revealed Winfrey was hospitalized recently because of a stomach problem that left her excreting from ‘both ends.’
Gayle made the candid confession last week, adding that she hoped Oprah, 70, would not be upset by her indiscretion.
‘She had some kind of stomach thing where – stomach flu where stuff was coming out of both ends. I won’t get too graphic,’ said Gayle.
While King has not publicly addressed the rumors, her longtime pal admitted to using a weight loss drug in December (pictured together in January 2024)
‘But needless to say, she ended up in the hospital, dehydration, she had an IV, so it was a very serious thing,’ the news anchor continued.
When she was asked about the current state of Oprah’s health, Gayle said: ‘She will be okay. She will be okay,’ on CBS Mornings.
Oprah, whose size has famously fluctuated over the years, recently hit the headlines for her documentary about people who use weight loss drugs.
‘It is a very personal topic for me,’ said Oprah in a press statement quoted by BET: ‘and for the hundreds of millions of people impacted around the globe who have for years struggled with weight and obesity.’
The journalist, who became a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model at 69, last month, previously shared that she works out for an hour five to six days a week
Over her decades of superstardom, Oprah has been candid with her fans about the various steps she has taken to shed pounds.
Last year she was dogged by rumors she was on Ozempic, the diabetes medicine that has become a Hollywood fad among those attempting to slim down.
As the speculation mounted, Oprah confessed in December that she had relented and started taking weight loss medication – after previously feeling that she had to rely on her own ‘willpower’ to achieve the figure she wanted.
Her size ‘occupied five decades of space in my brain, yo-yoing and feeling like why can’t I just conquer this thing, believing willpower was my failing,’ she told People.
The longtime best friends looked slimmer than ever as they attended King’s son William Bumpus Jr.’s wedding
When she underwent knee surgery in 2021, her physical rehabilitation helped her develop a number of healthy habits that helped her burn fat.
‘After knee surgery, I started hiking and setting new distance goals each week. I could eventually hike three to five miles every day and a 10-mile straight-up hike on weekends. I felt stronger, more fit and more alive than I’d felt in years,’ she gushed.
‘I eat my last meal at 4 o’clock, drink a gallon of water a day, and use the Weight Watchers principles of counting points,’ added the television icon, who at that point was still on the board of directors of Weight Watchers.
As for the drugs, she said: ‘I had an awareness of medications, but felt I had to prove I had the willpower to do it. I now no longer feel that way.’
