Alexis Stewart | |
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Born |
Alexis Gilbert Stewart September 27, 1965 New York City, New York, USA |
Alma mater | Barnard College - (Bachelor's degree, 1987) |
Occupation | Radio personality, television host |
Spouse(s) | John Robert Cuti (1997-2004; divorced) |
Children | 2 |
Alexis Gilbert "Lexie" Stewart (born September 27, 1965) is an American television host and radio personality. She is the only child of Martha Stewart and her ex-husband Andrew. She was the co-host of Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer on Sirius Satellite Radio, and Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer on the Hallmark Channel alongside co-host Jennifer Hutt.
Stewart was born in Manhattan. She graduated from Putney School in Putney, Vermont in 1983. She earned a bachelor's degree in English at Barnard College in 1987.
In 1997, Stewart married John Robert Cuti, a lawyer, and former lead guitarist for The Inflatables. Cuti served as a trial lawyer during Martha Stewart's , alongside her lead attorney Robert Morvillo. Stewart and Cuti separated before Martha Stewart was indicted in June 2003 but were not divorced until mid-2004, after the trial was over.
Stewart is a vegan.
On October 9, 2007, Stewart appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss her struggle to conceive a child. On November 29, 2010, it was announced that Stewart had hired a surrogate mother and was expecting her first child in early March of the following year. On March 8, 2011, Stewart's daughter, Jude, was born. Stewart explained she named her daughter after SIRIUS Satellite Radio host Rude Jude. On March 9, 2012, it was announced that Stewart had a second child by surrogate, a son named Truman.
Stewart previously co-hosted Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer on Sirius Satellite Radio and as of September 13, 2010 also on television on the Hallmark Channel. Stewart and former radio partner Jennifer Hutt talked about topics ranging from pop culture to personal relationships. The show was billed as being about "whatever" the two women are thinking, reading, or hearing.