Kathie Lee Gifford turns 73 this summer. She left the Today Show in 2019 to focus on her bestselling Biblical fiction book series, producing films, and being a grandmother. The former talk show host shared a stunning photo but was mistaken by fans for her daughter, Cassidy. The resemblance is uncanny. Stay on this page to see it for yourself.
Former Today Host Shares Hurt From Husband’s Affair
Kathie Lee Gifford’s husband, Frank Gifford, passed away in 2015. By then, a scandal that was front-page news had long been forgotten. The former LIVE host revisited her husband’s infidelity during an interview with Sean Hannity.
Frank and Kathie Lee Gifford were on TV regularly in 1997. She was co-hosting LIVE with Regis and Kathie Lee. The former NFL player was an announcer on Monday Night Football. Their fame led to many stories and rumors about their relationship. That year, he was caught in a hotel room with a flight attendant. Kathie Lee Gifford insisted to Sean Hannity that it wasn’t a full-fledged affair. However, she admitted that it hurt their marriage.
“It was horrible. He was my hero. It took a long, long time for me to gain trust again,” she said. But her faith helped her forgive her husband for his indiscretion. She described their marriage as a “happy” one until his death.
Kathie Lee Gifford Shares Stunning Photo
Kathie Lee Gifford co-hosted the fourth hour of the Today Show for 11 years. She left in 2019 to pursue other opportunities. She launched a biblical fiction book series, “Ancient Evil/Living Hope,” in 2024. The first installment, Herod and Mary, came out that year. The second book in the series, Nero and Paul, was released in 2026.
Before she was an author or talk show host, Kathie Lee Gifford was a vocalist on Name That Tune and a commercial model/actress. She took fans back to the early days of her career by sharing her first magazine cover shoot on social media.
“My very first magazine cover shoot for Moody Monthly. I was 17 years old on my first trip to Israel, and little did I know what God had planned for me,” she captioned the post.
Fans Mistake Her For Daughter
The photo shows a young Kathie Lee Gifford wearing a black top, with her red hair pulled into a ponytail tied with a scarf. However, the post received many comments confusing the woman in the photo with Cassidy Gifford, the talk show host’s daughter. Cassidy Gifford, 32, is an actress and model. She starred in Prime Video’s The Baxters.
Kathie Lee Gifford credited her two children, Cassidy and Cody, as a huge reason why she stayed in her marriage after her husband’s infidelity. The former talk show host is the proud grandmother to five grandkids. Her son, Cody, has three children, while Cassidy welcomed her second child in 2025.
Tell us in the comments if you see a close resemblance between Kathie Lee Gifford and her daughter.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
