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Kathie Lee Gifford Reveals Why She ‘Never Wanted to Be Famous’: ‘I Was Never Ever the Best’


Kathie Lee Gifford tells Closer exclusively how she 'never wanted to be famous,' and why her life didn't change 'for the better' after achieving fame on Live.

The former Today personality, who retired from her television gig in 2019 and moved to Nashville, has a new book — Herod and Mary: The True Story of the Tyrant King and the Mother of the Risen Savior. When I got home from that first trip, my son said, ‘Mom, why don’t you write books based on biblical history?’ I thought it was an amazing idea.” So, this book shows the difference between someone like Herod, who was as evil as you could possibly be, and Mary, who is just as dear, kind, loving and pure as a person can be.”

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