Tony Dokoupil appeared on CBS Mornings alongside his wife and co-host Katy Tur to discuss her new memoir, Rough Draft.MORE: Tony Dokoupil shares emotional message from family of AR-15 inventorShedding light on her childhood, the MSNBC anchor described how her father was once physically abusive toward the family.
Opening up to her husband, Katy described how isolating she found the experience, adding: "I always kind of felt like a bit of a fraud, like I didn't really belong."WATCH: CBS Mornings' Tony Dokoupil shares emotional message from family of AR-15 inventorAcknowledging her reluctance to share her story with Tony, she said: "I didn't really know how to broach it with you."In the eye-opening interview, Katy went on to describe how she only began "confronting" the traumatic events of her childhood during the Covid pandemic after her mother sent her emotional footage of their news coverage.
She admitted that she hasn't yet been able to mend the relationship with her father.MORE: Tony Dokoupil reveals rare glimpse of married life as he hilariously calls out his wifeMORE: Tony Dokoupil shares heartbreaking update as he reports on the refugee crisis in Poland for CBS MorningsKaty's father, who underwent gender reassignment surgery and changed her name from Bob to Zoey, told CBS News: "I could be very intimidating, for sure.
And, you know…if the kids felt I was intimidating, I apologize. I did the best I could." The duo tied the knot in 2017Their TV appearance comes after Tony recently gave fans an insight into his own complicated family history.
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