Kathie Lee Gifford on Becoming a Grandmother Late in Life (Exclusive)
15.04.2022 - 01:55
/ etonline.com
Kathie Lee Gifford didn't think she'd have children when she married her late husband, Frank Gifford. So, you can imagine the joy she's feeling now that her 32-year-old son is about to become a first-time father.The former show co-host spoke with ET's Lauren Zima and she opened up about becoming a grandmother, how excited she is for her son, Cody, and his wife, Erika, and what she wants to be called in lieu of grandmother. For starters, Gifford — whose five-part special, , is streaming now on Fox Nation — said it's going to be an exciting day when she gets to put her grandchild in her arms.«You know what, I'm not excited for me, weirdly.
I'm so excited for my son and his wife, and for my daughter, who's gonna be an aunt,» Gifford said. «I'm just sort of watching it all. And I'm going to get excited the day that baby is put into my arms.
I don't know if it's a boy or a girl — they don't know and they don't want to, they're doing it the old-fashioned way.»Last December, Gifford announced that Cody and Erika are expecting their first child together. At the time, Gifford posted a sweet video of the news and captioned the post, in part, «I am over a blue or pink moon!!!» The baby is due in June.A post shared by Kathie Lee Gifford (@kathielgifford)Cody and Erika tied the knot last September after seven years of dating. Gifford's 28-year-old daughter, Cassidy, married Ben Wierda in June 2020.
Gifford tells ET she prayed for her children's spouses long before they came into this world.«Both of my children married well, and I've been praying for their spouses since I was pregnant with them,» Gifford said. «You start to pray for God's best for your children, even while they're being woven in your womb. I never thought I'd have
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