Why did Kelsey Grammer leave Camille Grammer? All about frasier star’s wives as actor becomes dad for 8th time

Kelsey Grammer, 70, and his 46-year-old wife, Kayte Walsh, are expecting their fourth child together. According to a report from People Magazine, the actor is about to become a father for the eighth time. Kelsey Grammer has been married three times before Kayte and shares children with his ex-wives.

He married Camille Grammer in 1997 and remained together until 2011. The former couple faced difficulties in their marriage, with Camille alleging that the actor cheated on her.

She hinted at an affair on a 2011 episode of the Ellen DeGeneres Show. However, he dismissed the claims. Their split was messy and highly publicized.

In a 2012 conversation with Oprah Winfrey on Oprah’s Next Chapter, as Hollywood Life reported, Walsh reflected on her relationship and revealed:

"I’m not proud of the way we started out. Because he was in a marriage."

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Kelsey Grammer is expecting his eighth child

The Frasier star is a proud dad of seven children and is happy to embrace fatherhood for the eighth time. Kelsey and Kayte were recently spotted walking in a park in London, according to an exclusive report from People Magazine.

Last month, Grammer spoke exclusively with the outlet and reflected on parenting his children. Admitting his mistakes and how he neglected his older ones, he explained:

"I have neglected a couple of the kids in my life, especially the first two. I'm trying to make up for a little of it now. I'm still their dad, so you can always have [a] chance to show up."

Now, Kelsey Grammer is working to be a better father and support his children. He added:

"I probably should have been a little more clear and maybe less tolerant with the older ones. I'm pretty tolerant with the young ones, but I'm clear about how there's certain expectations and certain ways to navigate through a social situation: keep it close to the vest and play it straight, and you're going to be well-served in your life. I'm a little more specific with them about doing their studies and being prepared. [I tell them], 'What's your job in life? Showing up.'"

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Everything we know about Kelsey Grammer's wives

Doreen Alderman

In 1982, Kelsey Grammer married Doreen Alderman. On October 9, 1983, the estranged couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Spencer Grammer. Spencer is an actress who rose to fame with her performance as Casey Cartwright in Greek. She also voiced Summer Smith in the animated sitcom, Rick and Morty. In 1990, Kelsey and Doreen divorced after approximately eight years of marriage.

In 1992, Kelsey Grammer became a father for the second time with his ex-girlfriend, Barrie Buckner, having their second child together.

Leigh-Anne Csuhany

Kelsey was married to Leigh-Anne for about a year. Their tumultuous relationship began in 1992 and ended the following year with an annulment. The former exotic dancer was pregnant with her ex-husband's child during their separation.

According to The List, the actor sought to gain custody of the unborn child. After the annulment, Csuhany attempted suicide at a hotel in Malibu. She also left a note, writing:

"[Kelsey] doesn't love me."

Soon, Leigh-Anne was taken for psychiatric observation. This was when she lost her unborn baby.

Kelsey opened up about his second wife in his memoir, explaining:

"To be sure I'd never leave her, Leigh-Anne had to convince me I was nothing: unattractive, untalented, undeserving of love, and incapable of being loved by anyone but her."

Recounting her physically abusive behavior, he further wrote:

"She'd spit in my face, slap me, punch me, kick me, break glasses over my head, break windows, tear up pictures of my loved ones, threaten to kill me or herself."

Camille Grammer

In 1997, Kelsey Grammer exchanged vows with Camille Donatacci. The couple welcomed Mason Olivia Grammer in 2001 and Jude Gordon Grammer in 2004 via surrogacy.

This was the Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor actor's most publicized relationship, primarily because of their appearances on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Following their chaotic and widely publicized divorce, Camille often discussed her marriage in interviews. As reported by Hollywood Life, she held Kelsey responsible for alleged cheating. Recalling the time he stayed in New York, she said:

"Somebody’s in the apartment as Mrs. Grammer, it’s just not me."

She did not shy away from accusing Kelsey and clarifying the facts from her perspective. While speaking with Ellen on an episode of the Ellen DeGeneres Show, she talked about discovering the news of Kelsey's affair.

Camille said, as Us Weekly cited:

"A mutual friend called me and said, 'I don't like what he's doing to you and I don't like the timing because you're still in the middle of shooting a reality show.' And then I called him that night and texted him. No answer from him. I waited for three hours and then he called me and said, 'I don't want to be married anymore."

On the other end, Kelsey often broke his silence during interviews. In 2012, he shared his side of the story during a conversation with Conan O’Brien. Denying the "one-nighter" rumors, he elaborated:

"There have been a lot of postings lately about me and my past. I usually don’t read them, but after thousands you bump into them. There was one comment that I read … about how Kayte and I met, and hooked up in London, and she spent the night with me. A 'one-nighter' or whatever. Well, that’s not true. We kissed that night – and that was it. I said good night to her after two hours."

In a 2019 conversation on In Depth with Graham Bensinger, as cited by Bravo TV, the actor shared:

"Honestly, I don’t really talk about her very much, because so much of her life is spent talking about me, and I just think it’s sort of pathetic."

Over the years, the Cheers actor set things straight in different interviews. Kelsey Grammer also disclosed the moment he realized he wanted to end his relationship with his third wife. Remembering the time he had a heart attack and losing his mother, he further continued:

"A month after I had a heart attack, my mother died — 12 years ago now — the day of my mother’s funeral, my third wife basically had an explosion about something. And started to tell me, 'I’m out of this, I’m out of here.' Again. 'I want a divorce.' Blah, blah, blah, which, we’d had the same conversation for eight years, and it was tiresome."

He later remarked:

"I realized at that moment that I was done with her, that I was not gonna end up in this relationship for much longer. And somewhere under a year, I was done."

Kayte Walsh

In 2011, Kelsey Grammer married Kayte Walsh. In 2012, they welcomed their first child together, Faith Evangeline Elisa. In 2014, they became parents to Gabriel Elias, followed by the birth of James in 2016. This year, they are awaiting their fourth child.