Gayle King Slips Back into Her Famous Yellow Dress from 2012 as She Rings in 13th Anniversary on “CBS Mornings ”

Gayle King is continuing her sweet CBS Mornings tradition.

On Jan. 9, the broadcast journalist celebrated her 13th anniversary on the daytime show and slipped right back into her signature yellow and white Alex Kramer dress, the very one she wore on her first day as a cohost in 2012.

While accepting congratulations from her co-anchors Nate Burleson and Vladimir Duthiers — and a yellow rose bouquet from Drew Barrymore — King said the occasion seemed "insignificant considering what’s going on in the world today.”

“I’m very happy to be here 13 years later, but I still keep thinking about what’s going on in California, but thank you so much for this,” she added in reference to the wildfires raging across Southern California.

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When asked by Duthiers if she thought she’d ever accomplish such a milestone in her career, King recalled a conversation she had with Diane Sawyer. “I said Diane, how have you done this for 10 years? I could never do anything like that.”

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King has reworn the dress every anniversary and, despite it being a little “tattered,” she continues to show it love year after year.

On her 12th CBS Mornings anniversary, King shared the backstory behind choosing the sunny design. "I knew I wanted to wear yellow on my first day because it's my favorite color," King recalled. "And I said, 'I'm going to wait and see if I'm still here and then I'm going to wear it again.' 12 years later, here we are! Still psyched to be sitting here."

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On Dec. 28, 2024, King celebrated another major moment in her life — her 70th birthday!

Beforehand, her longtime friend Oprah Winfrey threw her a surprise bash to which she had the most shocked reaction. In a video shared to Instagram, King could be seen fully taken aback as a room full of guests began to sing “Happy Birthday” to her.

But, Winfrey had one more surprise in store for her bestie on the day: inviting Tyler Perry to an intimate dinner with King's friends and family.

Of course, there was no shortage of yellow at the get-together as King’s loved ones outfitted themselves in her most-loved hue. She wore a casual butter yellow knit dress and tinted glasses. In addition to the themed outfits, King’s bash also included a lemon-yellow multitiered birthday cake topped with sparklers.

“All I can say is turning 70 is a blast especially when @oprah digs into her bag of ‘surprises. 'This time one of my favorite people on the planet @tylerperry showed up for dinner! Open to all new adventures .. looking forward to 2025 !!” King wrote on Instagram.

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