Gayle King thought she was being "punked" when she was asked to pose for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover. The 69-year-old TV star couldn't believe it when she was approached about starring in the Swimsuit Issue of the long-running magazine.

Once King realized it was genuine, the CBS Mornings host was "excited. That's what it was for me. To show you that it's 69 and feeling really fine."

"That's what it was for me. To show you that it's 69 and feeling really fine," the 'CBS Mornings' co-host tells PEOPLE

Genevieve Morton is a South African model who has been in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue multiple times. She was on the cover in 2011 and was voted Sexiest Woman in the World by FHM in 2012. Senate Republicans block the Democrats' IVF bill that would enshrine protection and expand access for IVF services.

Olympic rugby star Ilona Maher is gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. The 28-year-old, who led Team USA to its first Olympic medal in rugby sevens at the 2024 Paris Games, posed in a fierce bikini on the front page of the outlet's digital September issue,

Gayle King took plenty of risks in her career and life to get where she is today, but admits one opportunity she received felt like she was “being punked.” Earlier this month, she took a risk by eating a half-eaten slice of pie she received via delivery at her residence,

Gayle King has revealed the most common reaction she's received for her Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover. The Mornings co-host shared how women of all ages have expressed their feelings about the shoot.