Gayle King obtained an enormous birthday shock on Saturday, courtesy of her greatest good friend Oprah Winfrey.
King, who will flip 70 later this month, thought she was attending a vacation social gathering for one among Winfrey’s corporations however walked proper into the shock at New York City’s Ci Siamo restaurant, in accordance with footage posted to her Instagram web page.
The “CBS Mornings” anchor threw her clutch on the bar and gasped as her household and buddies shouted “shock!” upon her entrance.
The social gathering’s visitor record included: Katy Perry, Stephen Colbert, Angela Bassett, Jeff Bezos, Brooke Shields, Andy Cohen and others.
In a heartfelt speech, Winfrey marked King’s birthday and one other milestone they are going to quickly share collectively.
“Next 12 months marks a half a century that we’ve been buddies,” Winfrey mentioned, in accordance with a clip of her speech. “In 50 years, we now have been in sync, in one another’s nook, supportive of each other, wanting ahead to the most effective that would occur for one another.”
The media mogul went on to explain King as “the one particular person in my life who has all the time been simply extra overjoyed for something that occurred to me” and mentioned that “the world is a greater place from the enjoyment that Gayle brings all people.”
King was handled to a four-tiered birthday cake with sparklers and DJ Suss One served because the night’s emcee.
“I can’t consider that you simply pulled this off; I can’t consider that you simply guys got here for me,” King instructed her company throughout a speech. “I’m simply blown away by the individuals who’ve taken their time simply to come back… I’m so grateful. Thank you so, a lot. I actually do really feel the love.”
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