Michael Strahan is a grandfather!
During the Fox NFL Sunday show on September 22, the Good morning America host announced that his oldest daughter, Tanita, has given birth to a baby boy named Onyx, according to PEOPLE staff.
Additional details about the latest family member have not been revealed.
Meanwhile, Tanita, 32, has not spoken publicly about her pregnancy and her last Instagram post was in October 2023.
The illustrator from Los Angeles is Michael’s eldest of four children. He shares Tanita with his first wife, Wanda Hutchins. She was born in Germany, but lived in Houston, Texas until her parents divorced, after which she returned to Germany with her mother.
Tanita (left) and Michael Strahan.
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In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE in 2016, Tanita talked about how growing up in Germany made her the relaxed person she is. “I was never the type of person to be amazed. When I was growing up in Germany, nobody cared about such things,” she said.
Tanita returned to the United States in high school and continued to study design and visual communication at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles.
In a 2013 interview with New York Family, Michael said Tanita was “a little bit like me in the sense that she has a very strong personality, but a quiet strong personality.”
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He added: “She’s not going to be one to walk into a room and make it all about her. She definitely has her own opinion and is very smart and knows what she wants, which I like about her.”
Michael also has a son Michael Strahan Jr., 29, with Hutchins and twin daughters Isabella and Sophia, 19, with second wife Jean Muggli.
The Good morning America host often praises his family, telling PEOPLE in 2016 that he considers his children the source of his strength. “For me, it’s all about family, now more than anything,” he said.
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Michael made a sweet celebratory Instagram post for Tanita for her 31st birthday.
At the time, the talk show host shared two photos of himself with his daughter, one of which was a memento of them hugging when she was little.
“Happy birthday to my firstborn @tanitaa.st 🎉🎊🍾,” he wrote in the caption. “Please help me wish her the most amazing day. I’m so proud of the person and artist you’ve become my baby. Proud to be your daddy❤️❤️❤️❤️.”
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