Katie Lee might be Billy Joel’s ex-wife, but she still has nothing but positive things to say about him!
Lee, who was married to singer Billy Joel from 2004 to 2009, opened up to http://extratv.com/2015/04/15/katie-lee-on-ex-husband-billy-joels-baby-news-and-her-own-reason-to-celebrate/
Extra about the news that he is expecting his second child this summer with his wife, Alexis Roderick. "I’m really happy for them. He’s a great guy, he deserves all the happiness in the world.” She even described her former husband as a “terrific father.”
The celebrity chef, who was promoting her new cookbook, described the “Uptown Girl” singer as “the greatest” and even added in, “he will always be in my life.”
On April 14th it was announced that Joel, 65, and his 33-year-old wife were expecting their first child together. The pair began dating back in 2009 after Joel and Lee ended their marriage. According to Us Weekly, they exchanged vows when Roderick was 23-years-old and Joel was 55-years-old.
Joel is the father of one daughter, Alexa-Ray Joel, 29, from his second ex-wife, supermodel Christie Brinkley, whom he divorced in 2004. He was also married to Elizabeth Weber Small from 1973 to 1982.
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