Oprah Winfrey Shares Sweet BTS Video from BFF Gayle King’s 70th Birthday Celebration

The video comes just two weeks after Winfrey surprised King with an early birthday bash on Dec. 14

 Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King attend the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 3rd Annual Gala Presented by Rolex at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California
Oprah Winfrey (left) and Gayle King. Photo:

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Oprah Winfrey still isn’t done celebrating Gayle King’s 70th birthday!

Back on Dec. 14, Winfrey, also 70, surprised her best friend with an epic birthday party. She even posted a video of the festive occasion on Instagram which shows the pair walking into the venue. King can be seen jumping back in surprise when greeted by cheers from her loved ones.

But that surprise celebration was two weeks ahead of her actual birthday.

King officially turned 70 on Saturday, Dec. 28, and it appears her BFF celebrated with her yet again. 

Winfrey shared a new video on her Instagram Stories featuring King in a room full of friends as they clapped and sang their own lively version of “Happy Birthday” to the CBS News journalist.

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Gayle King and Oprah Winfrey attend the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Gayle King (left) and Oprah Winfrey attend the Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, 2024.

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During the Dec. 16 episode of Sherri, King dished about how Winfrey kept her completely in the dark about the surprise party that took place on Dec. 14.

She told host Sherri Shepherd, who was in attendance at the party, that she had been “bitching and moaning” about going to the event — which she said was disguised as a holiday work dinner — because she wanted to go to a “very important black-tie dinner” instead.

When King attempted to have the holiday work dinner rescheduled, Winfrey told her that it wasn't possible so King begrudgingly went.

But when she saw her “favorite son Will," she began to sense that something was up. 

“I'd seen Will earlier,” King recalled, referring to her 37-year-old son. “He was in town. He had taken a plane to go home, or so I thought. I was so thrown by that, thinking, you know, you're trying to process that.” 

“Then, I see [my] favorite daughter Kirby and her husband,” she recalled of her 38-year-old daughter. “Like, what are they doing [here]? You know, her husband had made partner… So they were in New York celebrating, and they said that they had left earlier in the day.”

Gayle King
Gayle King.

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“So my mind couldn't comprehend it — even when they said 'surprise' — thinking what surprise," King continued. "It was only when they sang 'Happy Birthday.' My birthday is Dec. 28. It's between Christmas and New Year's. Nobody wants to celebrate with you on those particular times because it's right in the middle of your holiday plans so I was really fine with that.” 

She told Shepherd she was “so humbled and blown away” by her loved ones' thoughtful surprise.

“It's so nice to feel appreciated in that way while you're still alive to, as they say, receive your flowers and it was sure there were some famous people — I get that — but there were so many different types of people from my life,” King noted.

“My three sisters were there and their kids and their husbands. I don't even know how to express the gratitude that I feel," she added.

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