Gayle King has revisited one of the most painful moments of her personal life, recalling how she discovered her then-husbandWilliam Bumpuswas having an extramarital affair with a friend inside their home, a moment she says ultimately ended their marriage in 1993.
William Bumpus is an American attorney and former Assistant U.S. Attorney in Connecticut. He is widely known due to his former marriage to journalist Gayle King.
The couple married in 1982 and divorced in 1993 after 11 years together. They share two children, Kirby Bumpus and William Bumpus Jr., and have maintained a co-parenting relationship since their separation.
During the 1980s and early 1990s, Gayle King and William Bumpus maintained a relatively private family life while King was building her career in broadcast journalism. The couple married in 1982 and remained together until 1993, when their marriage ended following events King has since publicly discussed in interviews.
Gayle King has detailed the moment she discovered her husband's infidelity after returning home early from a trip, describing how the incident inside their home ultimately led to the end of her marriage, according to People magazine.
She said she immediately sensed something was wrong when she arrived at the house and noticed unusual behaviour from William Bumpus. According to King, he suddenly rushed out of a room wearing only a towel and tried to stop her from entering.
'He comes flying out of the room. He's got a towel on, and he goes, "You can't come in,"' King recalled. She responded, 'What do you mean I can't come in? What are you talking about?'
King said she did not accept his explanation and insisted on searching the house.
'I start searching the house because I didn't believe him', she said. 'I didn't believe him. I get down, and there she is, cowering behind the door in my towel, Alex. It was a nice bath sheet'.
She added that she ultimately found her friend inside the home, an experience she has described as emotionally devastating and a turning point in the marriage.
Source: International Business Times UK
