Gayle King On Being Shocked She’s A Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model And Why Oprah Told Her To ‘Go For It’

See Gayle King react to her Sports Illustrated cover

“CBS Mornings” anchor Gayle King became a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model at 69, posting behind-the-scenes footage from the shoot on social media before getting surprised with her own cover on live TV.

Gayle King On Being Shocked She’s A Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model And Why Oprah Told Her To ‘Go For It’

Gayle King on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, on newsstands May 17. (Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated via CNN Newsource) By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Gayle King learned she was a Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model the same time the rest of the world did. The co-anchor of “CBS Mornings” found out on her show Tuesday in an interview with fellow SI cover models Kate Upton and Hunter McGrady. Upton handed King a copy of the m…