Yahoo Lifestyle Meet Katie Springer, Jerry Springer's Only Child
The late Jerry Springer knew how to bring the drama, prompting the guests of his ever popular daytime gig, The Jerry Springer Show, to air their dirty laundry for the world to see. Despite encouraging others to expose family secrets on a daily basis, Springer kept his own personal life extremely private. And while his show was known for its chaotic brawls, behind the camera Springer was a loving father to his only daughter, Katie Springer.
While the Netflix docuseries Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action tackles the outlandish and iconic Jerry Springer Show, it also features interviews with people who were once in the titular host’s orbit, including his only child. The interviews reveal a side of Springer that few who watched his "bring out the baby daddy" brouhahas knew about.
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Here’s what you need to know about Katie Springer.
How many kids does Jerry Springer have?
Jerry Springer only has one child, a daughter named Katie Springer. Jerry kept his family life extremely private and Katie has made very few appearances. Her most notable outing was in 2006 when she appeared on an episode of Dancing with the Stars alongside her dad. The pair later sat for an interview with Access Hollywood.
Who is the mother of Jerry Springer's kids?
Katie Springer’s mom is Micki Velton, Jerry’s one and only wife who he'd been with for 50 years prior to his passing in 2023.
How old is Jerry Springer’s daughter?
Katie is 48 years old. She was born in 1976.
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Does Katie Springer have any disabilities?
Yes. Katie was born without nasal passages; she had surgery to correct it after she was born. She is also legally blind and deaf in one ear.
What does Katie Springer do for work?
There is little information about Springer's current occupation as she lives a fairly private life. During the early 2000s, Springer worked as an assistant teacher at Chicago's Park School, working with kids with disabilities. “He was very protective of his family, and he wanted his family to have what they wanted," Katie said in an interview with People. Katie’s dad also donated $230,000 to the school in 2006 so they can build a high-tech facility for students with disabilities, which was named “Katie's Corner.”
Is Katie Springer married?
Yes. Katie married Adam Yenkin in 2006. Part of the reason for Jerry Springer’s appearance on Dancing with the Stars in 2006 was so he could learn to dance the waltz for a father-daughter dance at Katie’s wedding.
“I don’t know how to dance and I didn’t think it was appropriate. But then I talked with Katie about it and we thought, you know what, this could be a way to combine what I do in life, which is show business, with the wedding,” Jerry Springer said in an interview with Access Hollywood in 2006. “But actually it’s not much different than Katie’s life. The lesson of life, which you teach your children, is that whatever hand you’re dealt, you go out there and do the best you can and you don’t worry about how good anyone else might be, you don’t worry about vanity of ‘Oh, I’m going to look silly?’ Katie lives her whole life like that, so I can do it in a dance.” Jerry was simply dad goals!
