Kathie Lee Gifford

Kathie Lee Gifford is the four-time Emmy award-winning former co-host of the fourth hour of “TODAY,” alongside Hoda Kotb. Prior to NBC News, she served as the co-host of “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee” for 15 years, where she received 11 Emmy nominations. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2021.

Bio, Wiki, Parents

Kathryn Lee Gifford was born on 16 August 1953 in Paris, France. She is American by nationality and belongs to the French ethnicity. Her birth sign is Leo. She was born to parents Aaron Epstein and Joan (nee Cuttell). Her father was a musician and US Navy Chief Petty Officer. Meanwhile, her mother was a singer.

Kathie grew up with two siblings - brother David Paul Epstein and sister Michie Mader. She attended Bowie High School and later joined the Oral Roberts University, where she studied drama and music. 

Kathie Lee Gifford: Dating Someone at Present?

The former Today co-host has a new love interest in her life. On 29 April 2021, during an appearance in an episode of Today, she revealed that she is in a special relationship with somebody. But she has resisted herself from revealing the name of the mysterious man.

Kathie was previously married to Paul Johnson, a composer, producer, and publisher of Christian music. But they divorced in 1982. After a few years, the former fourth hour co-host met former NFL player Frank Gifford and eventually got married to him. Together, they welcomed two children - son Cody Newton Gifford and daughter Cody Gifford. Sadly, her second husband, Frank, died in 2015.

Net Worth and Salary 

In June 1985, Kathie became a co-host of The Morning Show on WABC-TV with Regis Philbin. The program went to national broadcast in 1988 as Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, and Gifford became well known across the country. Together with Regis, she was nominated for Outstanding Talk Show Host during the Daytime Emmy Awards for eight consecutive years.

In 2008, Kathie started working as a co-host of the fourth hour titled Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda alongside Hoda Kotb. After working for 11 years, she had her final Today show appearance in 2019 with a party, including a video by her two children. 

Kathie has been involved in several other projects and has made appearances in films and television series. Besides, she has penned down two autobiographical books and a number of children's books. She now works as a producer and director. On 28 April 2021, she was even honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Kathie earns an average salary of $5 million per year. As of 2021, her net worth is estimated at $60 million.

Height, Weight, Body Measurements

67-year-old Kathie still looks gorgeous and possesses a slim, attractive body that weighs around 56kg. She has a decent height of 5 feet 5 inches. She has blonde hair and dark brown eyes. 

Interesting Facts 

1. Kathie has over 482k followers on her Instagram account. 
2. Her first husband died of a natural cause at the age of 84. 
3. Kathie has written two autobiographical books - Just When I Thought I'd Dropped My Last Egg: Life and Other Calamities and The Rock, the Road and the Rabbi.