Watch Katie Couric’s shocked reaction learning she’s going to be a grandma — and how was Taylor Swift involved?

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Katie Couric is going to be a first-time grandma!The veteran journalist, 66, shared that her daughter Ellie Monahan, 32, is pregnant by posting the moment she learned that she was going to be a grandma.In the video, Couric is sitting outside with Ellie and her other daughter Carrie, 27, before the trio attend a Taylor Swift Eras Tour show earlier this year.

Carrie hands her a friendship bracelet, a tradition with Swift fans, as she tries to decipher what it says.“Brand, Brandy, B, Granny …” the former “Today” show co-host says. “Granny to be.”Couric laughs before the message finally sinks in.“I’m pregnant,” Ellie says, as her husband Mark Dobrosky, captures the moment on camera.“You are?” Couric says, appearing to be in shock. “Wow.”Ellie and Dobrosky married during the Fourth of July weekend in 2021, two years after announcing their engagement.“Been dying to tell you,” Couric added in her Instagram post caption. “This is what happens when you go to a @taylorswift concert last summer and forget your friendship bracelet and your daughters say, “Don’t worry, we made one for you!” #omg #omg #omg #omg #needmy [glasses].”On Aug.

4, the author initially shared a collage of photos with her daughters as they attended Swift’s concert.A post shared by Katie Couric (@katiecouric)“All I can say is WOW. @taylorswift defies superlatives.

But let me try. She’s a brilliant singer-songwriter and mesmerizing performer. Oh, and did I mention she is indefatigable?” she captioned a pic of them near their floor seats. “I hope you enjoy watching some of the highlights This was a once in a lifetime experience I’m so glad I got to share with my girls who each have a PhD in Swiftology.