Kelsey Grammer, 70, and Spouse Kayte Walsh Celebrate Arrival of Their 4th Child
Kelsey Grammer is now a proud father of eight.
During his appearance on the Monday, October 27, episode of the “Pod Meets World” podcast, Grammer, 70, shared the exciting news, telling the hosts that he and his wife Kayte Walsh “just welcomed our fourth child, so we’ve officially become a family of eight.”
The actor mentioned that their newborn son, named Christopher, arrived “three days” earlier.
Back in June, the Frasier actor was seen in London alongside Walsh, 46, who was displaying a noticeable baby bump.
He shares his daughter Spencer, 42, with first wife Doreen Alderman, daughter Greer, 33, with ex Barrie Buckner, and sons Mason, 24, and Jude, 21, with third wife Camille Meyer. Grammer and Walsh, who wed in 2011, are also the parents of kids Faith, 12, Gabriel, 10, and James, 8.
Earlier this year, Grammer spoke exclusively with Us Weekly about fatherhood and the broad age gap between his oldest and youngest children.
“It’s been fascinating,” he told Us in a May interview. “The age range extends from [41] to 8. That’s remarkable. The 12, 10, and 8-year-olds are the ones I spend the most time with, and it’s wonderful.”
He added, “[My kids] are incredible, and they bring so much meaning to my life. The love I feel today is truly breathtaking.”
At that time, Grammer had published his memoir, Karen: A Brother Remembers, where he recounted the pain of losing a child while Walsh was pregnant with twins in 2012. He described experiencing “the greatest sorrow” when he and his wife chose to terminate one of the twins due to severe complications.
Doctors had informed them at 13 weeks that the male twin’s amniotic sac had ruptured and could not be repaired. Faced with the potential loss of both twins, Grammer and Walsh made the heartbreaking decision to preserve their daughter Faith’s life.
In conversations with Us, Grammer expressed that the birth of their son Gabriel in 2014 brought a sense of healing.
“It genuinely made us stronger in many ways,” he said. “Kayte endured so much. We can shed tears over that day, but we are grateful for the blessing of having [our son] Gabriel come into our lives [afterward].”
Grammer praised Walsh during a 2018 interview with Closer magazine, stating that she “possesses a remarkable and extraordinary ability to love. She revels in being pregnant and embracing motherhood.”
He expressed that there are advantages to being an older parent.
“As you reach a certain age, career concerns take a backseat,” he remarked, adding that in earlier years “kids can sometimes get neglected, leading to regrets.”
At the time, he reflected that James was “walking, talking, and eating constantly” while Gabriel, then 4, “was starting to figure things out. They discover something new every day. It’s a true joy.”
