Alexis Gilbert Stewart (born September 27, 1965) is an American television host and radio personality. She is the only child of

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and her ex-husband Andrew. She was the co-host of ''

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'' on

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, and ''Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer'' on the Hallmark Channel alongside co-host Jennifer Hutt.

Personal life

Stewart was born in Manhattan. She graduated from

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, in 1983. She earned a bachelor's degree in English at

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in 1987. Her mother, Martha Stewart, had also attended Barnard. 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

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, alongside her lead attorney Robert Morvillo. Stewart and Cuti separated before Martha Stewart was

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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 ''

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'' to discuss her struggle to conceive a child. On November 29, 2010, it was announced that Stewart had hired a gestational surrogate and was expecting her first child in early March; on March 8, 2011, her daughter, Jude, was born. Stewart explained she named her daughter after

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host

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. On March 9, 2012, it was announced that Stewart had had a second child by

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, a son named Truman.

Career

Stewart previously co-hosted ''

'' on Sirius Satellite Radio and as of September 13, 2010, also on television on the Hallmark Channel. Stewart and former radio partner

Jennifer Hutt Jennifer Koppelman Hutt (born February 7, 1970) is an American radio host, television host, author and lawyer. Career From 2005 to 2011, Hutt co-hosted ''Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer'', a daily radio talk show on SiriusXM with Alexis Stewa ...

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. Stewart and Hutt's TV show, '' Whatever, Martha'', premiered on the Fine Living Network on September 16, 2008. The second season premiered on September 23, 2009. On ''Whatever, Martha'', Stewart and Hutt made fun of old ''

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'' episodes and attempt to cook or create one of Martha Stewart's projects to see how difficult the projects are to complete. In one episode, Martha appears on the show and makes fun of herself and her guests. The third season of ''Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer'', which ran as ''Whatever, You're Wrong!'', premiered on the

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on April 8, 2011. ''Whatever, Martha'' also premiered on the

on April 8, 2011. On June 7, 2011, Stewart posted on her ''Whatever'' blog that her last day on ''Whatever'' would be that Friday, June 10.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Alexis 1965 births Living people American people of Polish descent American talk radio hosts American television hosts Barnard College alumni The Putney School alumni

Alexis Alexis may refer to: People Mononym * Alexis (poet) ( – ), a Greek comic poet * Alexis (sculptor), an ancient Greek artist who lived around the 3rd or 4th century BC * Alexis (singer) (born 1968), German pop singer * Alexis (comics) (1946–1977 ...