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Just like the ceremony, Gayle King’s son William "Will" Bumpus Jr.’s wedding welcome party was a stunning — and star-studded affair! In a PEOPLE-exclusive look at the intimate, oceanside ...
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On Tuesday, June 25, Gayle King shared a video on Instagram of her son William "Will" Bumpus Jr. sharing a dance with his now-wife Elise Smith at their wedding earlier this month.
On June 2, her son, William Bumpus Jr., 37, married Elise Smith during an intimate elegant family wedding held at the home of none other than Oprah Winfrey.
Gayle King at the TIME 100 gala on April 24. The journalist was previously married to William Bumpus from 1982 to 1993 and they share daughter Kirby Bumpus, 38, and son William Bumpus Jr., 37.
Screenshot of Elise Smith and William “Will” Bumpus Jr. / @gayleking *Gayle King’s son, William “Will” Bumpus Jr., wed Elise Smith at Oprah Winfrey’s California home on Sunday, June 2.
(L-R) William Bumpus Jr. and Gayle King attend the Premiere of Netflix’s “Colin In Black And White” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 28, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
Her ex-husband, William Bumpus, also agreed that she was looking “fantastic.” “Well, I can mark off one more item on my highly unlikely to ever happen bucket list!
Gayle tied the knot to attorney general William Bumpus in 1982 and the couple had an 11-year marriage. During this time, they welcomed two children – son Williams Bumpus Jr. and daughter Kirby.
"Once Kirby and Will and Oprah was fine with it, I was fine," Gayle—who divorced ex William Bumpus in 1993—shared. "I thought Oprah would say no, no.
William Bumpus Jr. and Gayle King attend the Premiere of Netflix's "Colin In Black And White" at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Oct. 28, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.