Kathie Lee Gifford Reveals Surprising Way Howard Stern Feud Ended

Still, that didn’t stop her from offering an olive branch when the shock jock stopped by Today in 2012. And although Kathie Lee said everyone in the studio tried to keep them apart, she made sure to pay him a visit.

“The Lord said, ‘Kathie, go down and say hello to him,'” she told Fox News. “And I said, “‘OK. OK Lord.'”

She made her way to his dressing room and wished him luck as the new judge of America’s Got Talent, a move that surprised Howard so much, he called Kathie Lee later that day and left her that apologetic voicemail.

And when the duo finally connected later on the phone—much to her family’s shock—they ended their feud once and for all.

“I said, ‘Howard, I’m really happy for you that you are asking for forgiveness, because anytime we’ve hurt somebody in life, it’s important to ask for forgiveness,'” she said. “‘But I just want you to know that I forgave you 30 years ago.'”