Al Rokeris sharing his reaction to his daughter’s big announcement.
“We’re very excited. It’s hard to believe,” he expressed duringWednesday’s broadcast. “It still hasn’t quite sunken in.”
Although he added that “he’s known for a while,” he shared that he first learned about the news from his son-in-law’s brother.
“Wes' goofy brother accidentally dropped it in a text,” he toldHoda Kotb. “Thanks, Cory.”
This will be the Roker’s first grandchild. To commemorate the new chapter, he joked that he already has a “grandfather name.”
“I think in honor of my dad, I’m going to try to go for Pop-Pop,” he expressed.
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Roker shares Courtney withex-wife Alice Bell, whom he married from 1984 to 1994. In addition to Courtney, Roker is also dad to sonNick, 20, and daughterLeila, 24, both of whom he shares with wifeDeborah Roberts.
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His wife, 62, also left a sweet comment that read, “This is so very exciting!!! 😍😍.”
Courtney and Laga wedon June 4, 2021, at The Ashford Estate in New Jersey. Younger sister Leila served as Courtney’s maid of honor, and plenty ofRoker’sTodaycolleaguesalso attended the nuptials, including Kotb, Dylan Dreyer, Craig Melvin, andSheinelle Jones.
After their engagement in April 2020, Rokerdedicated an Instagram postto the couple.
“I was waiting to get the ok, but now that it’s on her insta, we are so thrilled the @djweslaga asked @ouichefcourtney to marry him,” hewrote alongside photosof his daughter and Laga. “#shesaidyes Could not be more thrilled for these two.”
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source: people.com
