Many fans of Kathie Lee Gifford will be surprised to learn that she is actually the godmother of Kendall and Kylie Jenner, who are known for being members of the famous Kardashian clan. While appearing on “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” on Tuesday night, Gifford revealed what advice she would give to her two goddaughters.
“By the time I moved away from California they were still very, very little, so I’ve obviously not had a whole lot of influence on their lives,” Gifford admitted. “But I adore them. I adore all of them. They’re part of my life. I’ve know [their mom] Kris [Jenner] since I was in my early 20s, when I first started my career in California.”
As for the words of wisdom she would give the young women, she had two pieces of advice to dole out.
“I would tell them, first of all, stay close to God. And they sometimes do!” Gifford said. “I would tell them to be true to themselves. That’s about it. That’s what I tell everybody.”
“They’re not superstars or billionaires when they come into this world. They were just my dear friend’s children,” Gifford explained. “That’s what all we celebrities are anyway at the end of the day really, we’re just people.”
“We have a celebrity crazed culture and we put people on pedestals that we’re not made for. People aren’t supposed to sit where only God should sit,” she continued. “We make huge mistakes [when] we make our idols out of human beings, ’cause they’re going to topple and fall. Unfortunately in our culture people love to see the fall. I hate it. I hate to see people ruined or destroyed.”
This comes after Gifford spoke out to reveal if she wants to get married again five years since the death of her husband, Frank Gifford.
“It is going to take a very, very special person if I ever do get married again, and frankly I can’t see that happening,” she added. Gifford went on to say that while she is “not looking,” she’s open to the idea of finding love again.
“If it finds me, I will rejoice, and if it doesn’t, I am so doggone busy. I am not sure I would know honestly, and I am doing now what I have dreamed of doing since I was a child,” Gifford said. “Whatever happens in my life, I want it to be authentic, not manipulated by anything, and totally of the Lord.”
This piece originally appeared in UpliftingToday.com and is used by permission.
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