Kelsey Grammer on Raising a Newborn at Age 70


Kelsey Grammer opened up about raising her eighth child at the age of 70.

The actor first revealed in October that his wife, Kayte Walsh, gave birth to their fourth child together. Grammer has four other children from previous relationships.

talking to MY! NewsGrammer opened up about how he's coping two months after the birth of his son Christopher.

“It's kind of surprising,” he told the publication in an interview published Friday. “He's a really easy child, but my wife Kayte has been exemplary. With the first two children, we were still improving a little bit, but we were good at it.

“Sleep all night,” the actor continued. “He's her little one in charge right now and he's a wonderful little boy. He was smiling at me this morning and we were chatting a little.”

“He sleeps through the night,” Grammer said of his youngest son (fake images)
Grammer and his wife, Kayte Walsh, share four children.

Grammer and his wife, Kayte Walsh, share four children. (fake images)

He Health The schoolgirl married British film producer Walsh in 2011. They also share children Faith, 12, Gabriel, 10, and James, eight. He is also the father of daughter Spencer, 41, whom he shares with his first wife, Doreen Alderman; his daughter Greer, 33, with ex Barrie Buckner; and daughter Mason, 23, and son Jude, 20, with ex Camille Grammer.

Grammer also talked about what it means to be an older father and how he raised his other children.

“I have older children and I still reflect on it,” he continued. “I think, 'Well, maybe I could have done everything better. I wish I could have done this a little better. I wish we were closer.' It's been a great life with me and my families and the opportunities I've had with the kids.”

“You have the responsibility to have a little bit of design, a little bit of focus and some responsibility,” he added. “I was probably a little weak in that element in the early days, because I was still fleshing out, figuring out where all my demons lived, and where all my anxiety was, and all the tragedy I'd had, I was still working out some of that when I started having kids.”

Grammer has spoken about his love of fatherhood in the past. he said Variety in June 2024: “My children, my little children, my older children, the happiest I am is if they are all together in the same room.

“My job has allowed me to be able to do that. I've had this great experience. It's been painful and challenging and hard and tragic, all those things. But wow, it's a great life. And I want to pass that on to you.”

scroll to top