How did Kelsey Grammer meet Kayte Walsh? Relationship explored as actor welcomes eighth child at 70

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Kelsey Grammer, 70 first met his current wife Kayte Walsh in 2009 when the latter was working as a flight attendant on his flight to London. Grammer while speaking to Jimmy Kimmel in 2012 talked about their first interaction and said,

"We went out for a coffee several days later and had this magical night in the snow in London around Christmastime. It was two years ago."

Grammer welcomed his eight child and fourth baby with Kayte Walsh recently. He revealed the news during an October 27 episode of Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle and Rider Strong's Pod Meets World podcast. Grammer was speaking about his memoir Karen: A Brother Remembers, when he said,

"Just had a fourth one, so it just became eight kids. It was like three days ago. Christopher that's just joined the family."

Grammer and Walsh share three more kids together; daughter Faith, 12, and sons, Gabriel, 10, and James, 8. He shares daughter Spencer 41, with his first wife Doreen Alderman, Greer, 33 with ex Barrie Buckner and Mason, 23, and Jude 20, with his ex Camille Meyer.


Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh relationship timeline explored

Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh first crossed paths in 2009 during Grammer's flight to London where Kayte was working as a flight attendant, and the two began dating. In October of 2010, Grammer and Walsh announced that they suffered a miscarriage. In a statement to People at the time, the two said,

"We lost our unborn child about six weeks ago."

They then announced their engagement in December 2010, and tied the knot at New York City's Longacre Theater in February 2011, just two weeks after Grammer finalized his divorce with Camille Meyer.

The two tied the knot a second time in June 2012 at the Little Church of the West in Las Vegas before welcoming their first daughter Faith, in July 2012. In July 2014, the two welcomed son Kelsey Gabriel, and son Auden James in November 2016.

In August 2018, Grammer revealed that he wanted to get a tattoo as a nod to Walsh. While speaking to Conan O'Brien at the time, Kelsey Grammer said,

"It was more of sort of an ownership thing. My wife said, Why don't you get a tattoo?"

In June 2025, multiple news outlets reported that the actor was expecting his eight child. Walsh was photographed with a pregnant Kayte as they took a stroll in a park together in London.

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Edited by Ayesha Mendonca