Wish TV - David Letterman Article
Even though David Letterman is a public figure, he has been successful in keeping his private life private. That’s why his confession last Friday that he’s going to become a father was so startling.
News 8 Entertainment reporter Patty Spitler paid a visit to Letterman’s mother to find out what she thinks of the latest developments.
Dorothy Letterman is a woman who knows how to keep a secret. She’s known about this since late February – about as soon as Letterman and his partner, Regina Lasko, have known. “He said, 'Mom, you're gonna be a grandmother.' And I was speechless. I didn't put two and two together for a few minutes. And then, 'I'm thrilled.' I'm so glad for him, and he will be a wonderful dad,” said Dorothy.
The baby is due at the beginning of November. Dorothy says it was a relief when her son went public with the news. “I was thrilled when he did. I've been waiting for him to do it because I've been holding the news since I found out about it. I didn't tell anyone. I didn't even tell the girls. He said, 'Mom, let me tell the girls.' [Letterman's sisters]. I didn't even tell them. I let him do it. And that took some doing,” she laughed.
Letterman and his partner know the gender of the child, but they haven’t shared that with anyone else, including Dorothy. “It's okay. As long as everybody's fine, that's the main thing. And we'll love either one,” she said. “That will be just so wonderful to hold a baby again. It's been a few years since I've had a baby to hold. I've had some practice but it's been a few years. It's an exciting time for all of us.”
Letterman joked on the air that he was looking for a place to put the baby. At 56, he may have some serious lifestyle adjustments to make. His mom says he hasn’t spent much time around babies, but she reckons he’ll be fine. “We've all gone through that. I mean, when you have a first child, I'm surprised my first child survived me!" She also says that her son is great with his younger guests on the Late Show, so that also gives her confidence in his parenting skills.
As for marriage, Dorothy said, “That's up to them. He knows that. Mom's not gonna say anything.”
Dorothy says her son was “a mischievous little guy, but he was very easy. I can remember - a little bitty guy in the summertime. He liked his breakfast on the front stoop. He wanted a poached egg every morning. So I fixed him a poached egg and orange juice and he ate it on the front stoop. And he was happy. I went through a broken leg and a broken arm with him and a cut head. All the boy things moms have to put up with. Just fond memories.”
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