Gayle King meets and greets fans in North Hollywood coffee shop during local CBS segment

Gayle King appears to be working hard to earn her $11million keep as the CBS anchor glad-handed fans at an LA eatery on Friday. 

The 64-year-old TV host arrived at North Hollywood’s Groundwork Coffee around 10 am to meet and greet fans while shooting a segment for the local CBS Los Angeles morning news team. 

King, who reportedly doubled her salary with a massive pay raise earlier this year, is believed to be promoting the network’s local affiliates in a bid to boost ratings.  

Witnesses told DailyMail.com King didn’t seem ‘so thrilled’ to be at the coffee shop, once a former train station, but changed her tune once she had some breakfast. 

Comfort: She later changed into more comfortable gold clogs after heels kept getting stuck in the shop’s wooden planks

The 64-year-old news anchor wore a form-fitting colorful striped dress which she paired with blue stiletto heels 

Gayle appeared to be in a cheerful mood as she mingled with fans and posing for photos 

Gayle touched up her own make up before going on to do her meet and greets 

‘Gayle looked fantastic, but didn’t look so thrilled to be there. She waited in line with her arms crossed to get her drink,’ a source said. 

‘When she went out onto the platform she was shocked to find her stiletto heels were getting trapped in between the wood planks, and had someone get her gold sequin flats from the car.’

‘I’m getting stuck!’ she told the crowd.

DailyMail.com’s photos show King swapping her royal blue stilettos for more comfortable glittery clogs.  

Once on the outdoor platform, King made a beeline for a table of food that was set out by Groundwork and had avocado toast and a fruit smoothie.  

‘Avocado toast, that’s on my diet,’ she told people at her table.

King has been participating in a Weight Watchers diet with best friend Oprah, but has admitted to falling off the plan a few times recently.

Yum: King took a moment to chow down on some avocado toast and fruit smoothie 

‘Avocado toast, that’s on my diet,’ she told people at her table

Sources told DailyMail.com King initially didn’t ‘look so thrilled to be there’. She was pictured waiting in line with her arms crossed to get her drink 

King was seen getting some coffee inside the bustling eatery 

At 5’10, she says her goal weight is 160, yet currently hovers around 173 lbs.

The TV personality showed off her curves in a form-fitting dress with bright horizontal stripes. 

She touched up her own make up before going on to do her meet and greets.  

‘As soon as she ate she got into a better mood,’ the source added. 

‘Then she was smiling and chatting it up with fans.’

In May, King was reported to be negotiating her new contract and said she was shooting for ‘George Stephanopoulos money,’ in reference to the ABC GMA host who is raking in $15million a year. 

King’s exact salary has not been confirmed it is believed she is in the $11million range.

‘Now CBS is getting her out to little hubs like North Hollywood to help lift ratings of local news programs. It’s payback time,’ the source added.