Kathie Lee Gifford Addresses Frank Gifford Divorce Misconception

Kathie Lee Gifford is still hurting over her late husband Frank Gifford’s indiscretion. 

Nearly 30 years after the former Today show host’s late husband had a one-night stand with flight attendant Suzen Johnson, she cleared up a misconception about the headline-dominating scandal. 

“People call it an affair,” Kathie Lee said during a July 15 appearance on Hang Out with Sean Hannity. “No, an affair is not a tryst at a hotel one time. At all.”

Indeed, while Frank’s 1997 infidelity was a one-night gaffe, the incident gained national attention when an audio recording was published by a tabloid after Kathie Lee publicly defended her husband against the allegation, noting that for her, it was “another betrayal.”

“It was horrible,” she admitted. “He was my hero. It took a long, long time for me to gain trust again. But you know what I did? The Bible says, ‘Be anxious for nothing,’ right? Now, did I threaten divorce? No.”