After Nearly 2 Decades Of Working Together Regis Philbin Admits His True Feelings To Kathie Lee

Apr 17, 2019 by apost team

Kathie Lee Gifford has been working in the television industry for over five decades. Many people don't realize that the critically acclaimed talk show host used to be a vocalist on the iconic game show Name That Tune. Gifford performed on the show for a total of four years until 1978. She also worked as an actress on the short-lived television show Hee Haw Honeys.

In 1985, Gifford's professional career started to drastically improve. She was personally invited by host Regis Philbin to join The Morning Show. The duo managed to develop instant chemistry and the show's ratings continued to rise. The show was eventually renamed to Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee.

The show became syndicated on a national level and aired for almost two decades from 1988 to 2000.

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After her time with Regis Philbin, Kathie Lee Gifford joined Hoda Kotb as co-host for NBC's Today. Gifford helped to increase the show's ratings and popularity. Last December, Kathie Lee revealed that this would be her last year on the Today show. She has been working with NBC for eleven years.

Regis Philbin, Kathie Lee's first co-host, released a heartfelt video that aired on her last day with NBC.

In the video, Philbin reminisced about their time together on the show. He said that the fifteen years spent with Kathie was the best time of his television career. Philbin also wished Kathie luck in her new career.

After nearly three decades in television, Kathie Lee has decided to move into the film industry. Having seen one of her movies already, Philbin expressed his confidence in Kathie's abilities.

In the video, he wished her all the best in her career as a movie producer and actress. He mentioned that Kathie would be a "great success". The final portion of the video focused on Philbin's view of Kathie Lee Gifford as a human being. He revealed that the time spent with Kathie will always hold a special place in his heart.

Kathie fought back tears as she watched the heartwarming message. After the video, Kathie revealed that Philbin and her friend Joy had called yesterday. The three had a lovely conversation about life and her new career.

The two are planning to be in Greenwich for the summer and want to spend time with Kathie.

Philbin's heartfelt message can be seen below:

Are you a fan of Kathie Lee and do you miss Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee? We sure do! Let us know which iconic duo you would like to see on a TV show and don't forget to show this video to your friends to spread the nice message!