Alyssa Farah Griffin Is Pregnant! The View Co-Host and Husband Justin Griffin Expecting First Baby, a Boy! (Exclusive)
The View is about to have a brand-new little viewer.
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That's because co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin is pregnant, expecting her first baby — a little boy, due in February 2026 — with husband Justin Griffin.
Their happy news was shared at the Hot Topics table of the ABC daytime series on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Days earlier, the pair sat down with PEOPLE to open up about their baby-to-be after they posed for a sweet maternity shoot at their home.
"Baby Griffin is on the way and we're just so excited — and terrified," Alyssa, 36, jokes. "It's starting to feel very real. This past week, I felt the baby kick for the first time, and immediately I grabbed Justin's hand and he felt and I was like, 'Oh my gosh, what's happening?!' It was magical."
"The time is flying by, it's crazy," Justin, 37, adds. "I've always wanted to be a father, and you feel so present when you get the news. Like, 'This is happening!' But then all of a sudden you zoom out and you're like, 'Wait, we're 22 weeks pregnant? Where did it go? — slow down!' "
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Time may be moving quickly but getting to this point was a long journey for the Griffins.
The couple, who wed in November 2021, explain they felt "ready to have a family" a year into their marriage. They tried for two years, eventually conceiving after five rounds of in vitro fertilization (IVF).
During that span, Alyssa learned she had endometriosis, a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of it, making it harder to get pregnant. "I went undiagnosed my whole life until I started this process," Alyssa says. "So that just added to the complications."
Staying positive throughout wasn't always easy, but each credit the other's support for giving them strength.
"First and foremost, I have the best partner in the world," Alyssa says. "Like they say, marry your best friend, and Justin is mine.
That might not have always been pleasant for Justin, Alyssa admits. "There were a couple of times I was an absolute monster!" she laughs. "IVF, it was an emotional roller coaster. My first round wasn't bad but I got over-confident and started my second right away, and let me tell you, it's unlike anything I've experienced. You do feel somewhat out of control with your own body. It's hard to balance the hormones of it all, especially when you're not getting the best news after a cycle. But Justin, he was never hard on me."
"There's so many things that attract me to Alyssa, but one of the things is her determination," Justin says. "Going into IVF, there was so much of that determination that came through. From the first round to the last, she was always like, 'Oh no, I've got this. There's going to be nothing that can get in my way. I'm tough. I know how to do this.' "
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The two also had a "wonderful" fertility doctor, Dr. Taraneh Nazem, of RMA of New York.
"I just loved her," Alyssa says. "I'll never forget in our first visit, she told us, 'The good news is, you're going to have a child. I want to tell you that upfront. It just might take a few rounds.' And each time we didn't get great news, she always brought me back to, 'You're going to get what where you want to be in the end. Bear with me.' "
When Dr. Nazem called to tell Alyssa about her positive pregnancy result — a call that fittingly coincided with the conservative pundit's own birthday celebrations — the two cried together on the phone. "She knew how hard it was, but she made it easy on us," says Justin. "She was really fantastic."
"Both Justin and I just feel so grateful that we were in the position that we were even able to do that many rounds of IVF," Alyssa notes. "I consider it a miracle of science, and just such a wonderful thing that we've gotten to where we are now. So yeah, there was definitely some tears."
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Part of that emotion, too, came with the news that they were having a boy.
"I'm so excited to be a boy mom, even though I'll be outnumbered at home because we have two male dogs." Alyssa says, joking that
That's something Justin knows firsthand. "I grew up with a younger brother, and you have a built-in best friend," he shares. "Even now — my brother, he's also my business partner. He beat me to the altar and now has lapped me in the delivery room with two amazing kids. And I've got to watch him grow into this unbelievable dad, balancing it all effortlessly, which is really cool. I'll definitely be looking to him, and my own fantastic father, as an example for the type of dad I want to be."
In fact, the couple will be leaning on the experience they've had with Justin's toddler-aged niece and nephew, plus a 17-year-old nephew Alyssa has through her sister, as they prep to be parents. "I remember changing my nephew's diapers, and now Justin's niece and nephew have helped re-up those parenting skills," Alyssa says. "So we're feeling as prepared as we can be."
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Of course, it's safe to say nothing will ever prepare the Griffins for the experience of parenthood ahead. But the couple both are looking forward to starting this next chapter.
"I can't wait to hold the baby, that's going to be the most amazing thing for me," says Justin. "And then, I'm excited to relive some of the most magical parts of my childhood through the lens of my own child. As someone who grew up with a big family and a very close family, the best memories I have are with my mom, my dad, my brother and our cousins. So I'm excited to create that environment for our son."
"It's like this blank slate of endless possibilities," Alyssa continues. "And there's an awesome responsibility attached to that, but I couldn't think of a better person to be the partner in this than Justin,"
"They say anything worth doing is hard. Well, all of the struggle feels so in the rear view mirror now that we're here," she adds. "We're just so excited for everything ahead."
RHOC Recap: Katie Returns & Leaks Text Messages With Gretchen During Meetup With Tamra, Gretchen and Slade Confront Tamra as She Storms Off, Plus Emily Clashes With Gretchen
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Emily is hosting a fundraiser for the Innocence Center. Naturally, it will be a line-dancing event, and therefore, hats need to be made. Emily invites
In fact, Tamra quit (again) and went as far as blaming Heather. Emily thinks that her honesty with Tamra was the appropriate route, but Gretchen thinks Tamra is a narcissist who gaslights those who try to question her.
In the meantime, Tamra explains that she is so “emotionally drained and it just seems like nobody really cares.” She lets Gina know that she is tired of the gang-up. Gina admits that Gretchen was out of line by spreading the recording studio rumor, and Tamra wonders when enough is enough. Gina reminds Tamra that Emily and Heather
When Heather arrives, the tension is thick. Gina acts as the mediator, but Tamra wonders why Heather would want to be friends with her to begin with. Heather feels like her explanations are never good enough for Tamra. Tamra seems to be most angry that Heather and Emily said they didn’t trust Tamra in front of Gretchen. Tamra states that despite Heather’s apology, she will need time to work through everything.
Emily is thrilled to tell Gretchen that Tamra has planned a meeting with Katie to find out the truth. Gretchen scoffs at this, stating, “All of a sudden, Katie has accountability? Give me a break.” When Gretchen realizes just how much sh*t Emily is stirring, she calls Emily out.
Emily turns it, reminding Gretchen that SHE is the one who brought up the defamatory rumor about Tamra. Emily is sick of Gretchen’s antics, but Gretchen feels like Emily needs to take accountability because she is the one who kept egging on the situation in L.A. Emily storms off when she realizes this blame game is never going to end. Next time, maybe Emily won’t play both sides…
Jenn and Shannon have a date with an animal psychic. These two are thrilled to find out what their dogs wish to say. Jenn learns that her one dog wants to be carried more, and Archie, well, let’s just hope he stays quiet about *the* DUI. Shannon has a slew of questions to throw at the psychic, and in the end, Shannon learns that Archie wants a brother. Without hesitation, Shannon announces that she will, of course, heed Archie’s needs and get another dog.
Katie enters the episode all thanks to Tamra, who is now suddenly ready to believe Katie. Katie explains that she feels sad about the whole situation and is hurt by Jenn because she did not stick up for Katie. Katie becomes emotional, and Tamra tries to match her energy with some alligator tears about being the odd one out.
Tamra is counting on Katie to learn the truth: Did Gretchen say she was drugged by Tamra, and how did Katie get wrapped up in this mess? Katie states the same story as before: Slade called Matt and said, “Don’t share this.” Gretchen lied and said Tamra drugged her. Katie was told to stick to the story because it’s a legal issue.
Katie was being lied to by Slade, who is “at the root of this tornado.” Katie goes on to say she was trying to cover for Gretchen, but now she realizes she was being used to cover Gretchen’s lies. Katie also shares her texts with Gretchen, which seemingly imply this.
Interestingly, Slade no longer calls Matt (since he no longer has any use for him), and so Matt wants to meet up with Slade so they can talk man-to-man. Just very curious that Tamra is reaching out to Katie. Is it because Tamra is on the outs with the rest of the group?
Later, Heather (and some of the ladies) attend a Trevor Project fundraiser. The Trevor Project has a hotline for youth in crisis, and Heather shares a very staggering statistic: Every 45 seconds, an LGBTQ+ youth tries to commit suicide. Heather pledges $50,000 to support the foundation.
Emily has the director of the Innocence Center over to help create an after-care program to fix issues for exonerees. The stories that these men share make you realize how much has been lost for them, yet they remain positive. Emily relates their stress to the situation with Luke, her son. She realizes that she should be grateful, knowing that all she has to do is learn how to navigate his needs.
It’s the day of the Innocence Fundraiser, and Gretchen is wondering how it will go being in the same room as Tamra. Slade speaks out (what else is new?) and claims that none of the guys respect Eddie because Eddie lets Tamra do whatever she wants, and that’s not cool.
The crew rolls up, and a familiar face is there to show support: Elizabeth Vargas. Emily explains that 46% of people in prison are there wrongfully, and so once they get out, they need to be supported. Despite the sentiment of the fundraiser, Emily is still frustrated that Tamra actually met up with Katie. This is the exact behavior that Emily is talking about, thus making Tamra more untrustworthy.
Tamra shares that it went well with Katie, but Shannon is just mind-blown that Tamra waltzed back in after quitting five times. Tamra claims that Katie is credible now because she believes that Gretchen and Jenn set her up.
Emily explains that despite their issues, she has moved on with Gretchen. She runs right over to let Gretchen know Tamra met up with Katie. Sh*t stirrer. Shannon claims that Tamra is obsessed with Gretchen, adding more fuel to the fire.
After some line-dancing and donating (thanks, Gina and Terry!), Gretchen hears that Tamra has gotten dirt about Slade from Katie. Gretchen decides that she should confront Tamra, WITH Slade in tow. It’s hard to watch as they beeline toward Tamra, but Tamra runs away… again. Gretchen yells after Tamra, “run, b*tch, run,” which does not sound very Christian-like. Too much Fireball for Gretchen again?
Tamra feels like the group antagonizes her, but she is mad that Eddie flipped them off. Tamra knows that Gretchen brought Slade along to confront her for attention. She calls the couple trash and happily leaves the event.
Gretchen wonders why Tamra can say whatever she wants about Slade, but Slade can’t ask Tamra what happened. Gretchen claims that Slade only gets involved because the women talk about him. Emily tells Gretchen that it was aggressive to confront Tamra with Slade.
Emily yells back and forth with Gretchen until Gretchen runs off. Slade promises he will stay out of it, so long as no one talks about him. Odd that he’s avoiding Katie’s husband, but he jumps on any opportunity to confront a housewife…
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