And then he goes, 'I do?' "They are there for a very good reason," she said. After getting engaged last November, Cassidy and Wierda tied the knot in June in an intimate setting in the groom's backyard in Michigan, Cassidy's manager confirmed to PEOPLE in a statement at the time. 'Oh, we can't leave them out,' and, 'Oh, their feelings are gonna be hurt.' I’m not looking for anything. "When the mother of the bride can’t contain her joy!! “Who says I’m not dating somebody?”. He was 84. It's real," Kathie Lee, 67, said in a new interview with Extra TV. "Whatever happens in my life, I want it to be authentic, not manipulated by anything, and totally of the Lord.". You know ,you get tired in this life, you get tired," she continued. Text us for exclusive photos and videos, royal news, and way more. "They're just beautiful human beings, and to see your children happy like that -- I know Frank's smiling each day... we just sensed their dad just smiling.". The world has changed so much. “I just went out with friends to a club to hear my favorite band down there. ", "They're just beautiful human beings," Kathie Lee told Entertainment Tonight about her children's life partners, "and to see your children happy like that — I know Frank's smiling each day ... we just sensed their dad just smiling.". Kathie Lee's son Cody got married days before her book announcement news . ", RELATED: Kathie Lee Gifford on Daughter and Son's COVID-19 Weddings: 'It Ended Up Being Precious'. "I believe what you love as a child is, in some way, what you are supposed to end up doing in some form," she shared. ", "They were going to be typical big weddings, and you never know how many people to have. In her new rom-com movie, Then Came You, Kathie Lee plays Annabelle, a lonely widow who plans a trip around the world with her husband's ashes. In June, daughter Cassidy tied the knot with Ben Wierda. If he comes along, I’ll know. "Oh, I got some gams. Her new movie, Then Came You, is about a widow who travels with her husband's ashes to the places they loved -- and ends up finding a second chance at love. I was sort of obligated. Then Came You hits select theaters on Sept. 30, and will be available On Demand on Oct. 2. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Gifford, who also collaborated with Brett James on original music for the movie, has a lot keeping her busy. While she and Annabelle both went through the grief of losing their husbands, the former Today show host said the role wasn't autobiographical. Kathie Lee Gifford on Daughter & Son's 'Precious' COVID-19 Weddings -- and If She'd Ever Remarry (Exclusive), Choo Choo Bob's Train Store to close this weekend, Twin Cities author pursues the perfect run, Seattle Storm beat Minnesota Lynx for 2-0 series lead, A post shared by Kathie Lee Gifford (@kathielgifford). However, the book stems from an idea the Emmy winner holds dear -- that the dreams people have as a child are not accidents. "I hear him in my head all the time, encouraging me and cheerleading me," Gifford confessed to ET. Gifford is living out all of her dreams -- and experienced many of them alongside her late friend and former co-host, Regis Philbin. "[My character] doesn't get very far before she meets Craig Ferguson, and once you meet Craig, all hell breaks loose!". He knew he looked handsome," Gifford recalled. Coyote Ugly Turns 20: Where Is the Cast Now? Charles Sykes/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock. Kathie Lee Gifford attends "A Toast to Kathie Lee" the Kathie Lee Gifford farewell party at … I’m not looking, I’m busy.”, During a November 2019 appearance on Today with Hoda & Jenna, Kathie Lee revealed that she had gone "out on a couple of dates. Who doesn't love a second chance at love? He went into Heaven going, 'Hey everybody! Kathie Lee Gifford is cherishing her family's special celebrations. He was very frail by then and he was ready. Her new children's book, Hello, Little Dreamer, releases Oct. 13. I saw Frank's passing coming, but Annabelle didn't," Kathie Lee said. ", She also praised her new son-in-law, Wierda, and daughter-in-law, Brown, as "two people that I just adore.". Amid the coronavirus pandemic, both her children traded the "big weddings" they had planned for more intimate affairs in order to tie the knot -- and as Gifford told ET, they "ended up being precious. ", "As soon as he sat down for lunch, I said, 'Regis, you still have the greatest head of hair!' ", RELATED: Kathie Lee Gifford Says She's 'Open' to Dating Again but Admits She's 'Picky', "I have dated a little bit," said Kathie Lee, who added with a laugh: "It's not been successful.". This sweet guy asked me to dance and I said okay. "I owed my publisher another children's book," Gifford admitted, when asked what inspired the book. As Gifford explained, she's "not looking" -- but that doesn't mean she's completely closed off to finding love. I just had to show up. A post shared by Kathie Lee Gifford (@kathielgifford) on Sep 15, 2020 at 9:06am PDT. It’s surreal.