Kathie Lee Gifford’s Husband: Everything About Her 2 Marriages To Frank Gifford & Paul Johnson

• Kathie Lee Gifford is an American TV property astir known for her clip connected the deed quality show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.
• She is not presently married.
• Kathie’s astir caller matrimony was to Frank Gifford.
• On Dec. 16, 2022, Kathie’s daughter, Cassidy Gifford, revealed she is expecting her archetypal child.

Live with Regis and Kathie Lee host Kathie Lee Gifford, 69, is an highly palmy quality personality. She spent astir 15 years co-hosting the amusement with the precocious TV icon Regis Philbin, from 1988 until her departure successful 2000. Other quality programs she’s appeared connected see the TODAY Show, Kathie Lee and Hoda, The View, Good Morning America, and galore more. However, erstwhile Kathie is not engaged with her astonishing career, she is often spending clip with her family. Below is everything to cognize astir her astir caller matrimony to Frank Gifford, and her archetypal spouse!

Kathie Lee Gifford & Frank Gifford. (Dave Allocca/Starpix/Shutterstock)

Kathie Lee Gifford’s Marriage To Frank Gifford

The blonde quality was astir precocious married to the precocious NFL prima and sports commentator, Frank Gifford. Kathie and her precocious spouse said their “I Do’s” successful 1986, astir 2 years earlier she became a household name. Frank was a halfback and flanker for the New York Giants from 1952 until helium retired successful 1964, per History. Following a palmy vocation successful football, the precocious 84-year-old went connected to go a palmy sports commentator for ABC’s Monday Night Football. Frank became 1 of the astir well-known sports commentators having worked connected the ABC programme for astir 30 years from 1971 until 1998.

Kathie and Frank were joined for 29 years, but sadly, their matrimony came to an extremity erstwhile the erstwhile jock died successful 2015. At the clip of his passing, NBC News confirmed the somber quality via an authoritative statement. “It is with the deepest sadness that we denote the sudden passing of our beloved husband, begetter and friend, Frank Gifford. Frank died abruptly this beauteous Sunday greeting of earthy causes astatine his Connecticut home,” the connection read. “We rejoice successful the bonzer beingness helium was privileged to live, and we consciousness grateful and blessed to person been loved by specified an astonishing quality being. We inquire that our privateness beryllium respected astatine this hard clip and we convey you for your prayers.” Kathie spoke to TODAY about remembering her precocious spouse during a 2016 interview. “I cognize with each my heart. He saw Jesus, and Jesus took his enactment away,” she said astatine the time.

Her First Marriage To Paul Johnson

Prior to her matrimony to Frank, Kathie was joined to composer Paul Johnson from 1976 to 1986. The details of her archetypal spouse stay comparatively private, however, the TV big did unfastened up a spot astir the marriage successful her memoir, It’s Never Too Late, which was released successful 2020. In an excerpt released by TODAY, Kathie clarified that it wasn’t a heavy relationship. “The information is, it was lone a matrimony successful the pages of the law,” she penned successful the book. “Though Paul and I were married, we shared lone 1 happening — our faith.” Despite being joined for 7 years, Paul and Kathie did not invited immoderate children together.

Kathie’s Kids

Kathie and her precocious hubby, Frank, happily welcomed two kids into their lives. About 4 years into their marriage, Kathie gave commencement to her son, Cody Gifford, 32, successful 1990. Later, the family-of-three expanded erstwhile the arrogant momma gave birth to her daughter, Cassidy Gifford, 29, successful 1993. Kathie often posts astir her 2 top joys via her Instagram account. Most precocious connected Dec. 29, 2022, the mom-of-two shared a throwback photo of her 2 kiddos. “I commune your vacation has been filled with a operation of dear, ineffable memories and marque caller blessed ones with the ones you love. May God bless us, everyone! Shalom shalom,” she captioned the post.

Kathie Lee Gifford with her 2 kids. (Broadimage/Shutterstock)

And successful different breathtaking news, Cassidy announced she is officially expecting her archetypal child with her husband Ben Wierda. The 29-year-old announced the babe quality via Instagram connected Dec. 16, 2022. “A full batch other to beryllium praising Jesus for this Christmas. Our small peanut arriving June 2023 Jeremiah 1:5,” she captioned the Christmas photo. Her older brother, Cody, is married to Erika Marie Brown.

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