“Overa thirdof
mylifehasbeen
[atLi ve],”Kathie
Lee saidas sheleft
the showin 2000.
“Thisis family.
It hasbeenan
amazingjourney.”Theystarteddouble-
datingwiththeir
spouses,Joyand
Frank.“Regisreally
admiredFrank,”says
a in sider.“KathieLee
li kedthattheywere
friends.”“I met mydoppelgänger
when I metRegis. I metmy creativee qua l.”
— Kathie LeeKelly Ripa
became
Kathie Lee’s
replacement
in 2000. “It
was never the
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