Gayle King isn’t burying the lede: she’s going to be a grandmother again.
The CBS Mornings anchor announced that her son Will Bumpus and his wife Elise Smith are expecting their first baby together.
“Breaking news! Our family is growing!!,” the 70-year-old wrote on Instagram Nov. 6. “Favorite son @willgb3 and favorite daughter-in-law, the lovely @elisemariesmith have JUST given me permission to share photos from Sunday’s baby shower and their baby shoot. They can’t wait and neither can anybody who loves them!”
Gayle’s post included a series of pictures from Will and Elise’s maternity shoot, which sees them posing with their dog and smiling on the beach as the mommy-to-be shows off her baby bump. The photo dump also included a series of photos of the couple from their brown-themed baby shower, as they pose with their parents and attendees, which included Gayle’s BFF Oprah Winfrey and her longtime partner Stedman Graham.
“Can’t wait to see them become parents,” Gayle told Oprah Daily in an interview published Nov. 6. “They are over the moon and I’m right there with them ready to report for duty for ANYTHING they need!”
She added, “It’s been very very difficult to keep this a secret! I’m so glad they finally allowed me to share the news!”
Will and Elise—who got married in June 2024—did not share their baby's sex. Gayle is also grandmother to daughter Kirby Bumpus and her husband Virgil Miller’s kids Luca, 3, and daughter Grayson, whom she welcomed in May 2024.
The morning show host recently clocked in for grandma duties as she participated in a Cars-themed Halloween costume, per her grandson’s request.
“Favorite grandson Luca was in charge of Halloween costumes and wanted us all to go as….any guesses?,” Gayle wrote on Instagram Nov. 1 alongside a carousel of her, Kirby, Luca, Will and Grayson rocking their Cars pit crew costumes. “I just do what I’m told! PS: Is it bad to eat the child’s candy?”
After the arrival of grandson Luca, the veteran journalist gushed about settling into her new role.
"I'm so nuts about this child," she said on the We Are Family podcast in 2022. "I'm certainly not the first person to have a grandchild. I realize that, but what I like is seeing Kirby become a mother herself.”