Oprah Winfrey 'Almost Gave' Gayle King 'a Heart Attack' With Birthday Surprise

We all know Oprah Winfrey likes to go big when it comes to surprises—but her bestie Gayle King wasn't ready for this one.

Ahead of King's 70th birthday later this month, Winfrey, 70, pulled off the surprise of a lifetime while throwing her friend a secret party with all of her loved ones.

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As seen in a new video posted by both Winfrey and King on Instagram, the CBS News journalist could be seen walking into the venue with Winfrey on her arm, when she was quite literally stunned to realize that tons of her friends and family had been waiting to yell out, "Surprise!"

King was visibly shocked when she realized it was a surprise party, dropping her purse and nearly falling over with astonishment—making for quite an entertaining slow-motion clip on Instagram.

"I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched this video 🥹😂" one of King's followers wrote in the comments on Instagram, while someone else called it "the most incredible surprise."

"The reaction even better than I imagined. Loved celebrating you, GK!" her CBS colleague David Begnaud chimed in.

"Talk about a surprise !!!" King captioned her Instagram post on Saturday, Dec. 14, while revealing that she was told the dinner was for Winfrey's Oprah Daily team. "And then THIS happened …."

In her own Instagram post, Winfrey penned a sweet message to her longtime pal, writing, "My bestie of 50 years is turning 70 so we gathered everyone that loved her to celebrate. Hard thing to surprise her, O the stories we have made up, the lies we have told to keep this a secret."

She then added, "Happy birthday @gayleking, sorry we almost gave you a heart attack 😂."

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