Photo: Paul Archuleta/GettyKathie Lee Giffordis enjoying life out of the public eye.The formerLive! with Regis and Kathie Leeco-host stepped out of the spotlight for a quieter pace of life — and she’s found happiness in Nashville.“For the first time after longing to be back in California for 45 years or whatever it was, I just thought, ‘I don’t want to be there. I’m going to Tennessee,'” she recalls.Gifford, 69, has called Nashville home for three years, telling PEOPLE: “I have a whole community of people here that share my faith,” she said. “It’s been good for my soul, let me tell you.“It’s no surprise the formerTODAYanchor has found creative inspiration in Music City — even though many assumed she wasretiringwhen she left the morning show after 11 years.“Without having to be battling traffic into New York every day and battling all the stuff that goes with it after, oh, how many decades I did it. I’ve forgotten,” she adds. “That, I knew I was done with, but I felt like my creative years were just beginning. I really did, especially once I started directing. That changed everything.“Gifford is now focused on writing music and directing — including her new filmThe Way(in theaters Thursday), which accompanies her latest bookThe God of the Way(out Tuesday).Alongside her work, Gifford spends her time with family and loved ones. She’s welcomed her firstgrandchild, Frank(whose parents are her sonCodyand his wife,Erika Brown), whom Gifford calls “extraordinary.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.She’s also putting her own love life first. After losing husbandFrank Giffordat 84 in 2015, Gifford has welcomed love into her life again. She’s in anew relationship, though she’skeeping it entirely to herself.“They also let me be just a person down here too,” Gifford says. “It’s so wonderful to be a private person for change.”
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Kathie Lee Giffordis enjoying life out of the public eye.The formerLive! with Regis and Kathie Leeco-host stepped out of the spotlight for a quieter pace of life — and she’s found happiness in Nashville.“For the first time after longing to be back in California for 45 years or whatever it was, I just thought, ‘I don’t want to be there. I’m going to Tennessee,'” she recalls.Gifford, 69, has called Nashville home for three years, telling PEOPLE: “I have a whole community of people here that share my faith,” she said. “It’s been good for my soul, let me tell you.“It’s no surprise the formerTODAYanchor has found creative inspiration in Music City — even though many assumed she wasretiringwhen she left the morning show after 11 years.“Without having to be battling traffic into New York every day and battling all the stuff that goes with it after, oh, how many decades I did it. I’ve forgotten,” she adds. “That, I knew I was done with, but I felt like my creative years were just beginning. I really did, especially once I started directing. That changed everything.“Gifford is now focused on writing music and directing — including her new filmThe Way(in theaters Thursday), which accompanies her latest bookThe God of the Way(out Tuesday).Alongside her work, Gifford spends her time with family and loved ones. She’s welcomed her firstgrandchild, Frank(whose parents are her sonCodyand his wife,Erika Brown), whom Gifford calls “extraordinary.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.She’s also putting her own love life first. After losing husbandFrank Giffordat 84 in 2015, Gifford has welcomed love into her life again. She’s in anew relationship, though she’skeeping it entirely to herself.“They also let me be just a person down here too,” Gifford says. “It’s so wonderful to be a private person for change.”
Kathie Lee Giffordis enjoying life out of the public eye.
The formerLive! with Regis and Kathie Leeco-host stepped out of the spotlight for a quieter pace of life — and she’s found happiness in Nashville.
“For the first time after longing to be back in California for 45 years or whatever it was, I just thought, ‘I don’t want to be there. I’m going to Tennessee,'” she recalls.
Gifford, 69, has called Nashville home for three years, telling PEOPLE: “I have a whole community of people here that share my faith,” she said. “It’s been good for my soul, let me tell you.”
It’s no surprise the formerTODAYanchor has found creative inspiration in Music City — even though many assumed she wasretiringwhen she left the morning show after 11 years.
“Without having to be battling traffic into New York every day and battling all the stuff that goes with it after, oh, how many decades I did it. I’ve forgotten,” she adds. “That, I knew I was done with, but I felt like my creative years were just beginning. I really did, especially once I started directing. That changed everything.”
Gifford is now focused on writing music and directing — including her new filmThe Way(in theaters Thursday), which accompanies her latest bookThe God of the Way(out Tuesday).
Alongside her work, Gifford spends her time with family and loved ones. She’s welcomed her firstgrandchild, Frank(whose parents are her sonCodyand his wife,Erika Brown), whom Gifford calls “extraordinary.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
She’s also putting her own love life first. After losing husbandFrank Giffordat 84 in 2015, Gifford has welcomed love into her life again. She’s in anew relationship, though she’skeeping it entirely to herself.
“They also let me be just a person down here too,” Gifford says. “It’s so wonderful to be a private person for change.”
source: people.com
