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Kathie Lee Gifford has revealed why she forgave her late husband Frank for his extramarital affair with a flight attendant - admitting she didn't want to end up a 'bitter and angry human being'.
The 70-year-old TV host admitted that she did struggle with the concept of forgiveness at first, but decided to move past Frank's infidelity because she feared she would end up making everybody around her 'every bit as miserable'.
In a candid interview with Entertainment Tonight, Kathie explained that one of the hardest topics to write about in her new book, I Want to Matter: Your Life Is Too Short and Too Precious to Waste, was her second's husband's betrayal with Suzen Johnson in 1997.
'I could have let the seed germinate but I don't want to be that person, that bitter, angry, unhappy, miserable human being 'cause you know what you end up doing? You end up making everybody around you every bit as miserable,' she told ET's Rachel Smith.
Kathie Lee Gifford has revealed why she decided to forgive her late husband Frank for his extramarital affair
Frank, pictured here in 2004, cheated on Kathie with a flight attendant back in 1997
Frank and Kathie pictured in November 2012 with their two children Cassidy and Cody
The couple, pictured here in 1990, married one another in October 1986
'I have always felt from my earliest youth that I had the choice every day of my life to be a blessing or a burden and I want to be a blessing,' Kathie continued.
Although it has been nearly a decade since Frank passed away of natural causes, his affair with Suzen still brings her 'very painful' memories.
'My faith was definitely tested the most during the whole year dealing with Frank’s infidelity because I thought that I had finally found my soulmate,' the mother-of-two explained.
Asked if she thinks she was scrutinized because she 'stayed' with the former football player, Kathie replied: 'Oh I was damned if I did, and damned if I didn't. If I
