‘FOX & Friends’ Host Shares Her Journey to Motherhood with I Am Second

New Short Film Featuring FOX News’ Ainsley Earhardt Releases Just Prior to Mother’s Day

Ainsley Earhardt, host of the No. 1 cable television morning show FOX & Friends, opens up about her unexpected road to motherhood in a new White Chair Film released May 7, 2019, from I Am Second, a storytelling organization.

As a girl growing up in small-town South Carolina, Earhardt was enraptured by televised events like the Oscars, and she knew that she was meant for a career on screen. Earhardt graduated with a degree in journalism, and she went on to anchor for top-ranked broadcasts on a state-level. In 2007, she moved to New York to begin her career at a national level. Everything was as she wanted it to be.  

“I was a planner. I had a whole life planned out – what I was going to do, how I was going to get to New York, what internships I was going to do and what the stepping stones were going to be,” said Earhardt. “But when I started trying to have children, I was not successful.”

When Earhardt finally got pregnant after a long period of trying, she was ecstatic to see the most important part of her life plan coming to fruition. But as she progressed in her pregnancy, what should have been a routine ultrasound appointment instead revealed the greatest tragedy she would ever experience when the doctor couldn’t find a heartbeat.

Earhardt’s miscarriage only deepened her longing and pain.

“You walk down the streets of New York and you see other girls with their carriages, strollers, babies and baby bumps, and you want it so badly,” Earhardt recounts holding back tears. “I started thinking, ‘Should I have done this earlier? Is this my fault?’”

Earhardt tried to get pregnant again with no success. After deciding to take a break, they received an unexpected surprise. On Mother’s Day, Earhardt shared with her family her news of expecting.

She welcomed a healthy baby girl into her life, who today is her pride and joy, but realizes her difficult journey to motherhood was necessary in order to teach her patience and trust.  

“This world is amazing, and I am loving my life. And I’m so blessed, but this is not it,” Earhardt reflected. “I just know that women are hurting. I know that men are hurting … Know that God has a plan and God works it all out. Life is such a journey. Every step of it – good or bad – is still beautiful.”

To watch Earhardt’s full White Chair film, visit iamsecond.com/ainsley.

About I Am Second

I Am Second is a non-profit launched in 2008 that ignites hope and inspires people to live for God and for others. Its website, iamsecond.com, features written and film-based stories of more than 100 athletes, actors, models, musicians, cultural influencers and everyday people who have stepped in front of the camera and declared, “I Am Second.” For information, visit iamsecond.com.

Kathie Lee Gifford Shares How She Found Joy through Infidelity, Loss and Loneliness

New White Chair Film details life of author, actor and television host

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 20, 2018 – Kathie Lee Gifford, author of three New York Times bestselling books and three time Emmy-winning cohost of the fourth hour of NBC TODAY, stepped in front of the camera to declare herself “Second” in the newest film from I Am Second, a global storytelling organization.

In the film, available on iamsecond.com, Gifford shares about the ups and downs of her life, from her beginnings in the entertainment industry and her 29-year marriage to her husband Frank to the biggest struggle she currently faces and how she maintains her joy.

“I’ve been in the desert as many times as I’ve been on a mountaintop, but I’ve learned my deepest lessons from the deserts,” Gifford recalls.

Gifford only ever wanted to be an entertainer and has been in the business since she was 10 years old. Since then, she enjoyed a diverse and successful career, but it has not been without its challenges.

“To be a young woman in that industry is brutal because of the rejection and because it’s nonstop,” she says. “Spotlights are tough because some people die under them. I came to life under them.”

Throughout the film, Gifford opens up honestly about the times in her life when God took horrible situations and wove them into something beautiful, including overcoming rumors and wrong accusations, restoring her marriage after her husband’s infidelity and experiencing the death of the love of her life.

“My biggest struggle at this point in life is loneliness,” Gifford admits. “I’ve lost my parents, my husband is gone now and my children live far away. I still live in same big house where we made a gazillion, million memories, and there are times when I am overwhelmed with loneliness. But I’ve discovered if I just keep thinking about what I’ve lost, I don’t pay attention to what I still have. I don’t want to live my life in hopelessness.”

Gifford shares in the I Am Second film how she found her unique purpose and joy in life and encourages others to do the same.

To see the full film, visit iamsecond.com.

About I Am Second

I Am Second is a non-profit launched in 2008 that ignites hope and inspires people to live for God and for others. Its website, iamsecond.com, features written and film-based stories of more than 100 athletes, actors, models, musicians, cultural influencers and everyday people who have stepped in front of the camera and declared, “I Am Second.” For information, visit iamsecond.com.

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