Jimmy Kimmel STUNS Fans With EMOTIONAL Grandfather Reveal—Daughter’s Secret Birth Leaves Viewers in Tears as Baby’s Name Carries Deep Family Meaning

In a rare moment of raw emotion, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel dropped a personal bombshell that had fans tearing up across the nation—he’s now a grandfather. During a candid segment, Kimmel shared that his eldest daughter has quietly welcomed a baby, revealing not just the joyful news but the touching name and its heartwarming significance. What does the name mean? Why did they keep the birth a secret until now? And how has this milestone changed the famously funny host?

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TALK show legend Jimmy Kimmel has shared with his viewers that he is now a proud grandfather to a baby granddaughter!

The 57-year-old host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! canceled his show on Monday but revealed the reason why on Tuesday – with the sweet news tying in seamlessly.

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Jimmy Kimmel revealed that he has become a grandpaCredit: JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!

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He revealed that he took Monday off work to be with his daughter who gave birthCredit: JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!

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He also shared the sweet name and meaning behind itCredit: Getty
Opening his show, Jimmy revealed that he had canceled the night before because he had become a grandpa.

In his opening monologue, Jimmy revealed that his daughter, 33, had welcomed her first child.

Katie Kimmel and her husband Will Logsdon welcomed a baby girl on Monday, with Jimmy deciding to be there instead of his own show.

Returning to work, Jimmy began the show by saying: “I am the host of the show. Thank you, thank you for coming, thank you for watching, thank you for joining us here in Hollywood.”

He then said: “We are back to work after an extra day off.

“You know, we were supposed to have a show last night, but we didn’t because my daughter had a baby last night.”

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He then added: “My oldest daughter – you know, people don’t realize, people that know I have two little kids, they don’t know I have two older kids.

“My oldest daughter, she’s 83-years-old,” Jimmy joked, as the crowd roared with laughter.

“Her name is Katie,” he continued.

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“Katie and her husband Will had a baby girl right at the time we shoot our show last night. So I decided to be there instead of here.”

He then revealed the baby’s name and meaning behind it – after making a joke (or two), of course.

Jimmy said: “The baby’s very healthy. Her name, they gave her a very cute name.

“Her name is Melania,” Jimmy joked. “It’s Melanie Thee Stallion…her name is Patti. Like the melt, but with an ‘I’ not a ‘Y’.”

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BABY’S SWEET NAME & MEANING

He later added that Patti‘s middle name is Joan, which is his mother’s name.

Jimmy shares Katie and his eldest son Kevin, 31, with ex-wife Gina Maddy.

Jimmy and Gina were married from 1988 to 2003.

In 2013, he married wife Molly McNearney and they share two kids: daughter Jane, 10, and son Billy, 8.

Jimmy’s daughter Katie and her husband Will got married in September 2020.

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Jimmy Kimmel’s daughter Katie Kimmel and husband Will Logsdon have welcomed their first child togetherCredit: Instagram/katiekimmel

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Katie can be seen posing with her dad and step mom in the above snapCredit: Getty