How Gayle King feels about ex-husband William Bumpus’ apology for ‘painful’ cheating scandal

Gayle King was shocked that her ex-husband William Bumpus issued a nationalist apology aft she said retired astir him cheating connected her during their 11-year marriage.

The journalist told TMZ Thursday she was “surprised” Bumpus, whom she was joined to from 1982 to 1993, was “even talking, because he ne'er talks.”

“So I was surprised, but I tin besides opportunity I appreciated what he had to say,” she continued.

King, 71, added that Bumpus’ infidelity led to a “very achy time.”

“Anybody that’s been done it knows really achy it is, but I besides cognize that you tin spell done it and get done it connected nan different side,” King expressed.

She explained that some she and her ex-husband person “healed” and “moved on” successful nan years since nan affair.

“And nan logic why I tin talk astir it truthful candidly, to beryllium honorable pinch you, is because it has been truthful overmuch clip that has passed, and I’m successful a really awesome place, and truthful is he,” she noted.

King confirmed that, while nan 2 do support successful touch, she wasn’t alert he would merchandise a statement.

Above each else, nan “CBS Mornings” big said she is taken aback by nan “reaction” she’s gotten from different women.

“That’s nan point that has touched maine much than anything,” she confessed, earlier stating that she didn’t scheme connected talking astir it erstwhile first sitting down to do Wednesday’s section of nan “Call Her Daddy” podcast.

King teased that big Alex Cooper sewage her to unfastened up by letting her deterioration her “casual, comfy clothes” and putting her successful a “salmon-colored chair.”

All jokes aside, nan anchor now wants different women to cognize “it’s a very large club, nary of america want to beryllium successful it, but nan beauty is you tin spell done it and travel retired connected nan different side, you tin really beryllium OK.”

Now, King said she is looking for her knight successful sparkling armor.

“Where is he? That’s nan question,” she joked.

On Wednesday, Bumpus told Page Six successful part, “My deepest apologies to Gayle, to our girl Kirby and her husband, Virgil, to our boy William and his wife, Elise, and to our 3 grandchildren, for nan symptom I caused decades ago. Those actions were mine.”

Earlier that day, King recounted nan clip she “came home” and “caught” Bumpus cheating connected her pinch a bully friend.

The CBS star’s main nonsubjective was to protect her children — girl Kirby, now 40, and boy Will, now 39.

After calling her long-time bestie, Oprah Winfrey, King decided to telephone nan different woman’s hubby and capable him successful connected his wife’s extracurricular activities.

King forgave Bumpus, but erstwhile he cheated for a 2nd time, nan duo divided for good.

However, this wasn’t nan first clip nan writer has spoken retired astir nan incident.

King first disclosed Bumpus’ indiscretion successful 2016, which led her ex to rumor his first nationalist apology.

At nan time, a rep for nan rule partner told Page Six: “I person been haunted pinch this life altering choice,” noting that, “Gayle was a awesome wife, an fantabulous mother and a awesome co-parent.”