Kathie Lee Gifford's Daughter Cassidy Welcomes Baby No. 2 With Ben Wierda

Kathie Lee Gifford's Daughter Cassidy Welcomes Baby No. 2 With Ben Wierda

E! News·2025-06-10 06:01

Kathie Lee Gifford has a new grandchild.

The TV personality’s daughter Cassidy Gifford, 31, has officially welcomed her second child with husband Ben Wierda. The Baxters actress shared the happy news of their daughter Rosie's birth a few days after her arrival on June 3.

"Rosie Mae Wierda!" Cassidy wrote on Instagram June 6 alongside a black and white maternity photo and a sweet snap of her holding Rosie's hand. "Born at 9:59am on 6/03/2025. You are a million prayers answered, Rosie girl."

She continued, "We love you so much. 1 Samuel 1:27."

The couple—who tied the knot in 2020—welcomed their first son Finn, 23 months, in June 2023. At the time, Cassidy shared a similar picture with Finn's feet in her hand, and wrote, "Our whole entire world. Finn Thomas Wierda 6.24.2023. We are so madly in love with you, buddy. Thank you, Lord for this most precious gift."

However, Cassidy's kids aren't Kathie Lee's only grandchildren. Her son Cody Gifford and his wife Erika share kids Frankie, 3, and Ford, 17 months, and have a third on the way.  

For Kathie, her role as grandma is perhaps her most important yet.

The former Today host has gushed over her love of her grandkids, explaining how "every moment is a gift" made even more special knowing that they are a piece of her late husband Frank Gifford, who passed in 2015.

"I knew I was going to love Frank instantly because I love babies," she told Today in 2022 after the birth of her first grandchild. "But this is my son’s child—my husband’s son’s son. It’s all such a beautiful tapestry of life and creation."

And while Rosie marks Kathie's first granddaughter, when the Live with Regis and Kathie Lee host was first anticipating becoming a grandma, she shared she'd be happy no matter the gender of her grandkids, sharing on X (formerly Twitter) in December 2021, "I am over a blue or pink moon!!! I don't care which."

For more celebs who welcomed babies this year, read on.

The Aquaman actress announced on Instagram May 11, Mother's Day 2025, that she has welcomed twins, daughter Agnes and son Ocean, who join big sister Oonagh, 4.

Jimmy Kimmel announced during the May 20 episode of his late night show that his daughter Katie Kimmel and her husband Will Logsdon welcomed a baby girl, Patti Joan. 

The Ultimatum couple welcomed their third baby, named Royce Canon Kissinger, in April.

The Hills alum welcomed his third baby with wife Ashley on May 8, adding a baby boy named August to their familiy. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers star player announced April 19 that his wife had given birth to their first baby, a girl.

While still legally married to Gino Palazzolo, the 90 Day Fiancé star gave birth to a baby girl named Matty with her boyfriend, she announced in April.

The Love Is Blind couple, who appeared on season one of the Netflix dating series, announced April 6 that they have welcomed their first baby, a daughter.

The Saturday Night Live alum and her fiancé—whose full name has not been publicly revealed—welcomed their baby girl in early April. 

“It’s been a week and a day with my beautiful squirmy baby girl,” Cecily captioned an April 10 Instagram post. “I recognize all her little squirms and kicks from when she was on the other side of me and now I get to say ‘see what I was talking about!’”

The YouTuber, who goes by Ms. Rachel, announced on April 8 she and her husband welcomed their second baby, a girl named Susannah, via surrogate.

"Sometimes timing isn’t what you plan and the road to get there is bumpier than you expect," she wrote in the post, "but when you hold your little ones you know… I’m meant to be your mama."

The Shazam! actor and his girlfriend—who’ve mostly kept their romance under the radar—welcomed their first baby, son Henson Ezra Levi Pugh, on April 2.

The Philadelphia Eagles alum and his wife welcomed their fourth baby girl, Finnley "Finn" Anne Kelce, on March 30.

The Transformers alum and the "Bloody Valentine" singer welcomed a baby girl on March 27, nearly three months after it was reported that the couple broke up.

The Real Housewives of New York City star announced she and her husband welcomed their fourth baby together, a baby boy named Jack, in March.

Attention Upper Eastsiders, the Gossip Girl alum is a dad! He and the Supergirl actress welcomed a baby boy named Oscar Alexander Westwick, they announced on March 24.

The Entourage alum expanded his, well, entourage when his wife gave birth to their second son Evren Saint-Eros on March 22.

Eminem became a grandpa when his daughter gave birth to a baby boy named Elliot Marshall McClintock—a nod to the rapper's real name is Marshall Mathers—in mid-March.

The Sister Wives star and her husband shared the arrival of their fourth baby Emilia Estelle Brush March 15. “We waited for you to make your appearance,” Madison wrote on Instagram. “We are so in love.”

The Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker and former professional soccer player announced the arrival of their baby girl on March 10. "Worth The Wait," they wrote in an Instagram post. "Welcome To The World Blakely Marie Watt!"

The “Ex’s and Oh’s” singer welcomed her second baby with her on-again, off-again boyfriend of five years in late February.

"Our family just got a little bit brighter," the couple captioned a joint Feb. 28 Instagram post. "Welcome to the world Royal Tooker."

Snoop Dogg's daughter gave birth to "perfect" baby girlon Feb. 28 at six months pregnant. Though excited to become a mom, Cori shared the insecurity she felt for not carrying the baby to full term.

“I’ve cried and cried, I’ve compared and compared, blaming myself that I wasn’t able to give her all that she needed,” she wrote in her Feb. 28 Instagram announcement. “But no matter what God always shows me that I’m His Child!”

Six months after announcing that she and her husband of seven years were expecting their third baby, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star welcomed son Lorenzo Antonio FudaFeb. 19.

The Bachelor alum found himself with a new rose on Feb. 12, when his wife gave birth to their daughterWinona Elane Higgins at 2:53 a.m. 

"Words still are hard for me, I won’t accurately articulate what just happened," Ben wrote on Instagram. "Life starts again for us, a new chapter we enter into, and so many moments of lacking the words but feeling God inspired love."

The Teen Mom alum and his fiancée welcomed a baby girl namedPresley Sage Elianna Edwards on Feb. 12. Ryan is also dad to son Bentley with ex Maci Bookout, as well as kids Jagger and Stella from his relationship with MacKenzie Standifer.

The supermodelgave birth to her third baby, her first with the jujitsu instructor, multiple outlets reported in early February.

While accepting the 2025 Grammy award for Best Rock Song, the "Broken Man" singer revealed she got married and is a mom.

"We’ve kept it under wraps," she later told the press of her life updates, per The Hollywood Reporter. "The child is young, just to be clear."

The New York Yankees outfielder and his wife welcomed a little girl named Nora Rose Judge on Jan. 27.

The This Is Us alum became a part of his own big three after welcoming baby girlKe’ala Coral Ventimiglia with his wife on Jan. 23.

It's a bébé for the Emily in Paris star! She and her director husband welcomed their first child—daughter Tove Jane McDowell—via surrogate.

The Disney Channel alum gave birth to her first child Kasai in January. She has not publicly revealed the name of her boyfriend, who is the father of her baby.

The Kansas City Chiefs safety got himself a new teammate when his girlfriend gave birth to a baby girl weeks before the Super Bowl.

"I saw her being born," he shared in a Jan. 22 press conference. "And didn’t feel anything except love and so much happiness holding her."

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