For almost three weeks, the acerbic commentator has been MIA from his regular seat on the afternoon talk show “The Five” and his late-night hosting duties on “Gutfeld!,” the Gateway Pundit reported.
On Tuesday, fans got their answer.
“This is going to be a great surprise for a lot of you,” co-host of “The Five” Dana Perino said.
“You might have noticed that our friend Greg Gutfeld hasn’t been here for a couple of weeks, and it’s for, with a good reason.”
Perino then read a statement from Gutfeld announcing the birth of his baby daughter, Mira — with typical Gutfeld panache.
“It is with great joy that my wife, Elana, and I have welcomed a baby girl into the world,” Perino read.
“Mira is healthy with a real set of lungs. She has Elana’s beautiful eyes and my rock-hard abs. We are hard at work teaching her three languages and putting her through rigorous workout routines. She is already very observant and has asked if Jesse wears a toupee. I told her that he definitely wears a wig.”
He closed with a reference to his French bulldog, Gus.
“As you can understand, we value our privacy, and we thank everyone for the good wishes. And now I have to go stop Gus from licking her face.”
After the announcement on “The Five,” and his colleagues’ congratulations, Gutfeld himself weighed in on the social media platform X.
“[S]ee, thats how you keep a secret,” he wrote.
“[T]hanks to all the nice words! see ya in a few!”
Gutfeld, 60, has been married to his wife, Elena Moussa, 42, since 2004, The New York Times reported in January 2005.
While few Americans are more open about their politics than Gutfeld — he’s made smart, funny, and bitting conservative commentary a personal brand — he’s maintained some privacy over his personal life.
So the news of his new baby came as a surprise to the public — and generated plenty of congratulations from fans who’d noticed his absence.
The news of the young addition to his life is capping a strong year for Gutfeld, who’s solidified his ratings position in the late-night field.
He also arguably helped the results of the November election by hosting a visit from then-candidate Donald Trump in September that was Gutfeld’s biggest episode since the show started in 2021.
