Being born into a famous family often warrants certain life pleasures and CBS Journalist Gayle King’s son, William Bumpus Jr. is a prime example of that. The 33-year-old has been in the limelight since anyone can remember and while much isn’t known about his personal life, fans feel as though they know the famous son. He is after all Oprah Winfrey’s Godson and his former childhood nanny.

Honestly, William Bumpus has lived a life of fame and fortune since he learned how to walk. This guy hasn’t had to work a day in his life, given that his only occupation at the moment seems to share the limelight with his famous mother and godmother for the rest of his life . . . and of course going on morning walks with his dog, Scott. Who wouldn’t want that life?

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A Rocky Childhood With A Happy Ending

William Bumpus Jr.’s life wasn’t as glam as social media would have us believe. The 33-year-old witnessed his mother endure a very public cheating scandal, where his dad of the same name, committed infidelity back in the ’90s. The worst part was King found her attorney husband in bed with her best friend at the time. Ouch!

Both Bumpus’s parents have opened up about the cheating scandal, though his father took longer coming clean about his wrongdoing. Despite breaking up the family, the attorney has maintained a “cordial” relationship with King for the sake of William and his sister Kirby Bumpus.

Though, during his parent’s separation, King had a difficult time caring for both her son Bumpus and daughter Kirby. Luckily, they had a famous Godmother Oprah Winfrey who at the time volunteered to babysit them. During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Gayle noted that the “best gift she ever received from her talk-show best friend was being William’s nanny.” Ever since, Oprah has been involved in Bumpus’s life and even gave a heartfelt tribute to him at his graduation ceremony at Duke University. William Bumpus may have had an unstable childhood, but his parents and Oprah Winfrey certainly made sure he was loved.

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William Bumpus Is A True Mama’s Boy

There’s no doubt in our minds that William Bumpus receives plenty of love from the people closest to him. Like his famous Godmother, his mother is his biggest fan. On several occasions, Gayle King has gone on record to say that William Bumpus is her “favorite son”, despite being her only son. Bumpus also has a kid sister Kirby Bumpus, a former Obama Administrator and health educator. It’s quite obvious that Gayle King is playing favorites here. Then again, all mothers love their firstborns a little more than they should.

While we’re sure King and Kirby have their special mother-daughter times, the CBS journalist will bend over backwards to spend time with her “favorite son.” Sources report that the two spend plenty of quality time together, whether that be special red-carpet events or traveling the country. King even revealed during an interview that her and her son have a special tradition where they dine-out at Red Lobster every year on his birthday. The famous mother and son have been ordering his favorite crabcakes since he was 8-years-old. Clearly William Bumpus Jr. and his mother have an extremely close relationship. Bumpus is just a little too spoiled for a 30-year-old man.

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Why Isn’t He Working For A Modeling Agency Yet?

William Bumpus Jr. has his life made in the shade. With a very close-knit family and a super-supportive Godmother, Bumpus has great people surrounding him. While many members of his family have successful career jobs in politics and journalism, Bumpus lacks any real merit in that department. Sources haven’t been able identify just how the 33-year-old makes a living, but we can guess he gets by with his looks. Ladies can’t seem to get over how good-looking the famous son is, and neither can news outlets. William’s attractiveness is his only occupation at the current moment, with the addition of being related to CBS’s Gayle King and Oprah Winfrey. It’s no wonder the 33-year-old mama’s boy doesn’t take up modeling. His net worth will surely skyrocket after just gracing the pages of a few magazine spreads.

While his good-looks are making headlines, so is his good-natured personality. Oprah Winfrey has gone on record to note that her Godson has “a generous spirit and good-personality”, two attributes that are often hard to find in men of his caliber. William Bumpus Jr. has great potential to make any woman happy—if only he’d great a real job.

It’s clear that the 33-year-old has grown up in the spotlight alongside his mother and is riding every wave of fame that comes his way. Though, at some point, the famous son needs to get a serious reality check. As a man in his thirties, he has to leave the nest at some point. No matter how great of a guy Gayle King’s son is, he can’t live in his mother’s limelight forever. Let alone, rely on her paycheck to support him his whole life.

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