Television personality Kathie Lee Gifford has announced she is not seeking a new romantic relationship, reflecting on widowhood in a recent interview with People.
The 72-year-old former television host explained her current stance on relationships ahead of the 11-year anniversary of her husband Frank Gifford's death this August.
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“I am not dating anybody right now, and I don't want to date,” she said.
She also expressed that she has no intentions of walking down the aisle again.
“I'm not looking, and I don't think I'll ever get married again,” Gifford added.
The television star mentioned a past potential romance that ultimately did not progress further.
“I had an opportunity for that to maybe happen, and it didn't work out,” she said.
However, she remains open to unexpected possibilities while honoring the memory of her late husband.
“Frank will always be the love of my life.
If God wants to do something miraculous, like give me another great love [then I'm open to it].
And so I leave room for the miraculous to happen,” Gifford said.
Marriage and Healing
Gifford married the sports broadcaster in 1986, and they navigated public marital difficulties together, including an infidelity incident in 1997.
“I came home a week after that happened [to reconcile with Frank],” she said.
She shared that many individuals frequently approach her to discuss their own experiences with marital healing.
“There's not a day that goes by that somebody doesn't come up to me and say, 'I just want you to know I had separated from my husband, and I went back.