Gayle King Says She's Sending Hot Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Pics to Ex

King rocked a sexy one-piece for her debut cover

Gayle King Says She's Sending Hot Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Pics to Ex
The 69-year-old CBS Mornings anchor is one of the stars to grace the sought-after cover of the legendary magazine’s 60th anniversary of its swimsuit issue. Greg Doherty/Getty Images

Bill Bumpus should be expecting ex-wife Gayle King's sizzling Sports Illustrated issue in the mail.

The 69-year-old CBS Mornings anchor is one of the stars to grace the sought-after cover of the legendary magazine's 60th anniversary of its swimsuit issue.

King rocked a sexy one-piece for her debut cover.

Models Kate Upton, Chrissy Teigen, and Hunter McGrady also nabbed their own covers for the special edition.

"It has sunk in, but it's still mind-blowing to me, honestly," King gushed to Entertainment Tonight at the magazine's New York City launch party Thursday. "I used to look at it all the time, myself... never in a gazillion years did I think I would be that person."

She said both of her adult children – Kirby, 38, and William, 37 – whom she shares with Bumpus, were ecstatic for their mom.

"Both of them said to me separately, 'Mom, this is really cool. We're very proud of you,'" said King.

"I wonder what my ex-husband is saying. I'm gonna send him a copy!" she joked.

"But what's been most interesting to me is the number of women who've been stopping me, saying, 'You have no idea what an inspiration this is,'" King said on a more serious note.

After 11 years of marriage, King and Bumpus – a Connecticut prosecutor – divorced in 1993. She previously referred to her ex as "a cheater" during a 2006 discussion with movie star Will Smith on her satellite radio show, CBS News reported.

During a 2016 questionnaire with Vanity Fair, King quipped, "I'm not a huge fan of the woman I caught naked with my now ex-husband on June 24, 1990, at 9:16 P.M.– but I don't remember the details."

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