Gayle King drops seven pounds on 5-day soup fast

Gayle King was in training for heated election coverage and shared with fans that she reached her fighting weight for the main event.

“Just completed my five day soup fast and the results are in!” the CBS anchor captioned a pic on social media Tuesday. “Trying to get into mustard yellow dress for Elex night coverage tonight. Praying to sweet black baby Jesus it now fits.”

The image revealed that King went from 172 pounds to 165. She cautioned fans, “PS plz withhold all the negative comments about my jacked up feet. I am well aware they are a hot mess but not yet comfortable in a Covid environment going to nail salon . . . Bigger issues to worry about.”

The relatable journalist attributed her weight gain to the pandemic and Halloween.