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Rosie O’Donnell reflects on the joy of seeing her son Blake become a first-time dad to baby Anthony Joel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Rosie shares a touching moment where Blake’s bond with his son brought unexpected emotions and pride<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Rosie is preparing for her Broadway debut in a one-woman show later this summer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Rosie O’Donnell<\/a> is sharing the best parts of being a fifth-time grandma.Chatting with PEOPLE at the 2026 Tony Awards<\/a> on Sunday, June 7, in New York City, Rosie, 64, shared what the best parts of being a grandma have been following the birth of her son Blake<\/a> O’Donnell’s first child, Anthony Joel, with his wife Teresa in March.Rosie, who is set to star in her own one-woman show on Broadway, coming later this summer, tells PEOPLE about some of the most unforgettable moments she’s shared with her grandson so far.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\nRosie O’Donnell and her son Blake in New York City on April 4, 2016.
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“To see my son as a parent and to remember him as a baby \u2014 it is absolutely \u2014 I can’t stop crying,” she says.Rosie has five children<\/a>, four of whom she shares with Kelli Carpenter: sons Parker<\/a>, 30, and Blake and daughters Chelsea<\/a>, 28, and Vivienne<\/a>, 23. Her youngest child, Clay<\/a>, 13, was shared with her late ex-wife, Michelle Rounds<\/a>.Continuing, Rosie says: “[Blake] will say to me, ‘Mommy, I don’t want you to be upset, but the baby’s really into me, and you might not get to hold him that much. First I was p—ed, and then I thought, wait a minute, that’s a beautiful thing.”<\/p>\nNever miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong> PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\nRosie then shares the sweet thing Blake has been saying to get his newborn baby to stop crying. “He looks at him and goes, ‘Hey my baby boy,’ And [the baby] starts laughing, and he’s only 2 months old,” she shares.<\/p>\n
Rosie announced the arrival of her son Blake<\/a>‘s baby boy on Instagram<\/a> on Saturday, March 28. “Anthony Joel O’Donnell has arrived! And my heart burst open,” Rosie captioned a black-and-white photo of her grandson’s foot in the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Rosie](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/2CAE036CB8523A86B7407EC06079867E9372C79322AD5E1EC31A35DB4DA455C7\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960_h640;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Faol_people_articles_471%2Fb9e409922afc0b9f89cc448d99566c60\"\/)
<\/div>\nRosie O’Donnell shares a photo of her fifth grandson’s foot on March 28.
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“Congratulations to mama Teresa n Blake Christopher \u2014 I love u so \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f,” she added.The couple announced they were expecting their first baby<\/a> in an Instagram post<\/a> a year after tying the knot<\/a>. In the post, Blake and Teresa shared a photo of a onesie with “Baby O’Donnell March 2026” written on it as it hung on a clothesline next to a sonogram photo in a field of sunflowers.<\/p>\nRosie welcomed her fourth grandchild in 2023, when her daughter Chelsea gave birth to her first son, Atlas<\/a>. Chelsea is also a mom to daughters Skylar Rose<\/a>, 7, Riley<\/a>, 5, and Avery Lynn<\/a>, 4.<\/p>\nRead the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Rosie O’Donnell reflects on the joy of seeing her son Blake become a first-time dad to baby Anthony Joel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Rosie shares a touching moment where Blake’s bond with his son brought unexpected emotions and pride<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Rosie is preparing for her Broadway debut in a one-woman show later this summer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Rosie O’Donnell<\/a> is sharing the best parts of being a fifth-time grandma.Chatting with PEOPLE at the 2026 Tony Awards<\/a> on Sunday, June 7, in New York City, Rosie, 64, shared what the best parts of being a grandma have been following the birth of her son Blake<\/a> O’Donnell’s first child, Anthony Joel, with his wife Teresa in March.Rosie, who is set to star in her own one-woman show on Broadway, coming later this summer, tells PEOPLE about some of the most unforgettable moments she’s shared with her grandson so far.<\/p>\n Rosie O’Donnell and her son Blake in New York City on April 4, 2016. “To see my son as a parent and to remember him as a baby \u2014 it is absolutely \u2014 I can’t stop crying,” she says.Rosie has five children<\/a>, four of whom she shares with Kelli Carpenter: sons Parker<\/a>, 30, and Blake and daughters Chelsea<\/a>, 28, and Vivienne<\/a>, 23. Her youngest child, Clay<\/a>, 13, was shared with her late ex-wife, Michelle Rounds<\/a>.Continuing, Rosie says: “[Blake] will say to me, ‘Mommy, I don’t want you to be upset, but the baby’s really into me, and you might not get to hold him that much. First I was p—ed, and then I thought, wait a minute, that’s a beautiful thing.”<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong> PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n Rosie then shares the sweet thing Blake has been saying to get his newborn baby to stop crying. “He looks at him and goes, ‘Hey my baby boy,’ And [the baby] starts laughing, and he’s only 2 months old,” she shares.<\/p>\n Rosie announced the arrival of her son Blake<\/a>‘s baby boy on Instagram<\/a> on Saturday, March 28. “Anthony Joel O’Donnell has arrived! And my heart burst open,” Rosie captioned a black-and-white photo of her grandson’s foot in the hospital.<\/p>\n Rosie O’Donnell shares a photo of her fifth grandson’s foot on March 28. “Congratulations to mama Teresa n Blake Christopher \u2014 I love u so \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f,” she added.The couple announced they were expecting their first baby<\/a> in an Instagram post<\/a> a year after tying the knot<\/a>. In the post, Blake and Teresa shared a photo of a onesie with “Baby O’Donnell March 2026” written on it as it hung on a clothesline next to a sonogram photo in a field of sunflowers.<\/p>\n Rosie welcomed her fourth grandchild in 2023, when her daughter Chelsea gave birth to her first son, Atlas<\/a>. Chelsea is also a mom to daughters Skylar Rose<\/a>, 7, Riley<\/a>, 5, and Avery Lynn<\/a>, 4.<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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