Closer USA – August 26, 2019

A

t a recentoutdoorconcertin

Franklin,Tenn.,KathieLee

Giffordgleefullydancedwith

a handsomeyoungermanto a

Journeytributeband.Look-

inggiddy,theformerToday

co-hostsmiledbroadlyas hernewbeaumoved

inforakiss.Later,thecouplesattogetherin

lawnchairs,chattinganimatedlyandclearly

enjoyingeachother’scompany.

Fouryearsafterthedeathof herbeloved

husband,footballgreatFrankGifford,Kath-

ieLeehasremadeherlifeandfoundnewlove

withRandyCronk,56,a twice-divorcedinsur-

anceagentandOhionativecurrentlyresiding

inSpringHill,Tenn.“I’vebeenreadyforlove,”

KathieLee,65,confidedtoCloser. “ W hatever

God hasforme,I’mopen.”

MAKINGCHANGES

Whiledivineinterventionmayhaveplayeda

partinKathieLee’snewromance,shealsode-

servescreditformakingsomehugemovesto

createamorefulfillinglifeforherself.Last

April,facinganemptynest—herchildren,

Cody,29,andCassidy,26,bothlivein

LA—KathieLeequitherjobatToday

and movedto Nashvilleto focusonher

musiccareer.“I’mmakingbigchang-

esinmy lifebecauseI needto,”shesaid

atthetime.“Otherwise,despairsetsin

and lonelinesscanbe crippling.I moved

toNashvilleto savemy life.”

ThechangeliftedKathieLee’sspirits.

“Iwakeup everydayexcitedaboutwhat

I’mdoing,”shegushed.Herrelocation

ing Randy. “You don’t find love,” Kathie

Lee said. “It finds you. It sneaks up on

your heart.” — Louise A. Barile

New Man

THE FORMER TODAY CO-HOST

FINDS ROMANCE AGAIN FOUR

YEARS AFTER LOSING FRANK

Meet My

LOVE UPDATE

“Do I need
companionship?
Yes, I do,” says
Kathie Lee.
“And that’s one
of the reasons
I moved to
Nashville.”

KATHIE LEE GIFFORD

“Meeting Randy

has definitely put

the pep back in

her step,” says

an insider.

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