Kathie Lee Gifford refuses to read Kelly Ripa's memoir

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Kathie Lee Gifford has refused to read Kelly Ripa's memoir. The 69-year-old star co-hosted 'Live' with Regis Philbin in the 1990s but has no interest in the new autobiography by Kelly - who later took over from Kathy on the talk show - because of the rumoured revelations it contains about their late mutual co-star.

She said: "I'm not gonna read the book. I haven't read it. I don't even know if it's out yet. I just know what Regis was to me.

He was, for 15 years, the best partner a person could ever, ever have professionally, but he was my friend. " The 'Today' show host went on to explain that she and Regis - who died of a heart attack at the age of 88 in 2020 - had a special friendship and that she "never" saw him treat anyone unkindly.

Speaking on 'Good Day New York', she added: "We were dear friends and after I left the show, for the next 20 years, we became better friends, dearer friends.