Meet Gayle King’s son, William Bumpus Jr, who just got married at Oprah’s house: Gwyneth Paltrow and Kerry Washington congratulated the CBS host’s son, who has a cute birthday tradition with his mum
- King’s son is officially married! The 37-year-old tied the knot with Elise Smith at the house of his mum’s billionaire best friend, Oprah Winfrey, on June 2
- Bumpus has married the co-founder and CEO of Praxis Labs, a non-profit that fosters equity and inclusion through technology, and King repeatedly calls her her ‘favourite daughter-in-law’
Gayle King’s son William Bumpus Jr just got married!
According to People, the 37-year-old tied the knot with Elise Smith at Oprah Winfrey’s California home on June 2.
“Big wedding weekend for favourite son Will and my favourite daughter-in-law, the lovely @elisemariesmith. Swipe left for photos of the rehearsal, with @oprah weighing in … turns out she’s a pretty good wedding planner!” wrote the groom’s proud mama.
Gwyneth Paltrow expressed her support by commenting on the post, “Congrats Gayle, he is such a good guy”. Kerry Washington also shared her congratulations to the happy couple, as seen on Instagram.
According to People, King first publicly shared news of her son’s wedding in an interview with CBS Mornings. She gushed that her “favourite son Will and my new favourite daughter-in-law Elise Smith tied the knot on Sunday”. She added, “Oprah, of course, was there, ‘cause it was at Oprah’s house. It’s always nice when she lets us use her house.”
So, who is William Bumpus Jr exactly?
William Bumpus Jr is Gayle King’s only son
Gayle shares two children with her ex-husband William Bumpus.