Gayle King had a little overshare moment while explaining Oprah Winfrey 's absence from CBS Mornings on Tuesday due to a stomach flu. While kicking off the Oprah's Book Club segment, King candidly explained to author David Wroblewski why Winfrey -- who is usually in the studio to celebrate her pick -- missed the moment to be beside him to speak about his book, Familiaris . "I'm so glad you are here and I'm so sorry that Oprah can't.
..," King told Wroblewski.
"Yesterday she said, 'I'm gonna rally, I'm gonna rally.' She had some kind of stomach flu where stuff was coming out of both ends." King's co-hosts, Nate Burleson and Tony Dokoupil, both audibly reacted to the news -- and King's reveal.
"I won't get too graphic," King continued. "But needless to say, she ended up in the hospital [for] dehydration and had to get an IV. It was a very serious thing.
She's OK...
she will be OK." Noticing that she may have shared too much information, King reiterated how much her pal wanted to be there to celebrate the author. "I hope she's not mad at me for sharing that detail," King added.
"I wanted to make it clear though it mattered to her and it really bothered her that she couldn't be here today, but we will pick up the slack." King, Burleson and Dokoupil continued the conversation with the author, who was previously selected for Oprah's Book Club in 2008. Following King's reveal, a statement on behalf of Winfrey was made via the Oprah Daily Instagram account further explaining her absen.
