'Frasier' star Kelsey Grammer, 70, expecting eighth child with third wife
Septuagenarian Kelsey Grammer is gearing up to welcome his eighth child, who will be over four decades younger than the actor's eldest.
The Emmy-winning Frasier star, 70, and his third wife, Kayte Walsh, are expecting their fourth child together, according to photos People published of the parents-to-be walking in London.
Though it's unclear when the couple — who got together during his marriage to Camille Grammer — will welcome their newest addition, the due date looks like it could be around the corner as 46-year-old Walsh appeared heavily pregnant.
The news comes just over a month after Grammer spoke to the outlet about juggling his seven other children, aged 12 to 41, he shares with four women.
'I have neglected a couple of the kids in my life, especially the first two,' he said of daughters Spencer, 41, and Greer, 33.
The 41-year-old Greek star was the only child from Grammer's first marriage to Doreen Alderman. Her younger sister, best known for the show Awkward , was born to Grammer and then-girlfriend Barrie Buckner, months before he wed dancer Leigh-Anne Csuhany. That marriage was annulled the following year and produced no children.
Grammer has daughter Mason, 23, and son Jude, 20, from his marriage to Camille Grammer, the demise of which was chronicled in the first season of Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills .
'I'm not proud of the way we started out,' Walsh told Oprah Winfrey in 2012, during the couple's sit-down to discuss their affair, during which Grammer wouldn't even say his ex's name.
Together, Grammer and Walsh are parents to daughter Faith, 12, as well as sons Kelsey, 10, and eight-year-old Auden. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
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