by Essence Gant
January 7, 2015
The Oprah Effect: 5 Superstar Careers that Benefitted from Queen Oprah’s Touch
Gayle King
The world was introduced to Gayle King as Oprah’s longtime best friend. Oprah fans naturally took to Gayle too after the girlfriends traveled cross country, road trip-style, and recorded the whole thing for “Oprah and Gayle’s Big Adventure.” Viewers got a front seat to their petty spats and their tear-jerking laughs. King is currently the Editor at Large for O, The Oprah Magazine, and she is co-anchor on CBS This Morning.