Alex Cooper Is Shocked as Gayle King Abruptly Asks About Her Favorite Sexual Position with Husband During Live Interview

Mar. 15, 2025

Alex Cooper and Gayle King.Photo:CBS Mornings/YouTube

CBS Mornings/YouTube

Gayle KingcaughtAlex Cooperoff guard with one of her questions.

In an interview onCBS Morningson Feb. 11, the 70-year-old anchor surprised theCall Her Daddyhost, 30, when she asked her about her favorite sex position with husbandMatt Kaplanafter being married for one year.

“Oh my God Gayle, are we allowed to talk about that?” Cooper asked while King’s otherCBS MorningsanchorsNate BurlesonandTony Dokoupillaughed and added that their producers said “no” to answering that question.

Although Cooper was ready to give a candid answer, Gayle clarified that she had asked the question for a specific reason. “I’m making a point [that this] is what Alex does on her show [with her guests],” King clarified as the podcast host wiped away laughing tears.

Cooper elaborated on her interview method and explained that “I do ask a lot of the crazier questions that we’re not [always] allowed to talk about [on a show likeCBS Mornings].”

“There’s a lot that goes into it prior to [the interview],” Cooper continued. “I’m not asking [something like their favorite sexual position] as the first question in the interview. I think there’s a rapport that I build with these people and yes, when I’m asking [celebrities], it is a question we want to know, but it’s asked in the appropriate way at the right time.”

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Cooper added that she’s “reading the room” during the interview and making sure she’s “self-aware” and “not making someone uncomfortable.”

“I’ve also been interviewed a lot of times and I can recognize when someone is not reading the room and you’re like ‘That was not an appropriate question to ask,'” she continued. “I think that’s what I take pride in; making my audience feel comfortable and my guests feel comfortable too.”

Cooper — who launched the Unwell Network back in August 2023 — also spoke about the feedback she’s gotten from her audience about her conversation style, noting, “It has allowed them to feel less shame around normal, everyday things that we’re all experiencing [like sex], so why can’t we talk about it.”

source: people.com