Kelsey Grammer’s daughter shares the ‘meanest thing’ her estranged father ever said to her
Kelsey split from Greer's mom when she was four years old
Kelsey Grammer's daughter has spoken about the 'meanest thing' her father ever said to her.
Greer Grammer, 33, opened up about her relationship with her dad on a recent episode of the Pretty Basic Podcast.
Kelsey split from Greer's mom when she was four years old, and later ended up back in touch when she was a teenager.
Greer explained she had been doing some community service when her dad approached her to introduce himself.
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"He came up to me and said, 'Are you Greer?' And I said, 'Yes, I am,'" she explained. "Then he went, 'I’m...' And I was like, 'I know who you are. Duh.'"
The pair met for lunch, with Greer adding: "That's kind of what started our relationship. It took a couple of days to call him, because my mom was like, 'Give them some time'. I was ready to call him that day, like, 'Let's do this thing. I got a dad now, woohoo!' She was kind of like, 'Take some time to think about it over the weekend. Let them process it as a family and then call.'"
In October, Kelsey welcomed his eighth child with his fourth wife, Kayte Walsh.
The pair have been married for 14 years and have three kids together already - 12-year-old Faith and sons Gabriel, 10 and James, eight.
Kelsey is also dad to 41-year-old Spencer, whom he shares with his first wife, Doreen Alderman. As well as Greer, he also has two other children - Mason, 23 and Jude, 20 - with ex Camille Grammer.
While Greer has since revealed that the pair have a good relationship now, she also revealed the 'meanest thing' Kelsey ever said to her.
"[Grammer] was always my last name. I guess my dad did ask my mom — he told me this later — but he was like, 'I told your mom... I said it might be better for you to not have my last name. It would be easier for you growing up'.
"I think I was like 19 when he told me that and I started sobbing, because to me that was like the meanest thing you could ever say to somebody, like... 'I knew I wasn't gonna be in your life, so I told my mom it would probably be easier for you to not have my last name.'"
Despite this, Greer said the suggestion was 'fair' and added that her dad wasn't 'wrong' in what he said.
UNILAD has reached out to Kelsey for comment.
Earlier this year, Kelsey opened up about parenting, revealing he was working on his relationship with his eldest kids after 'neglecting' them at times.
"I have neglected a couple of the kids in my life, especially the first two," he told PEOPLE. "I'm trying to make up for a little of it now. I'm still their dad, so you can always have [a] chance to show up. I probably should have been a little more clear and maybe less tolerant with the older ones.
"I'm pretty tolerant with the young ones, but I'm clear about how there's certain expectations and certain ways to navigate through a social situation: keep it close to the vest and play it straight, and you're going to be well-served in your life.
"I'm a little more specific with them about doing their studies and being prepared. [I tell them], 'What's your job in life? Showing up.'"
Lucy Devine