Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh welcome son Christopher, 8th child

Kelsey Grammer and his wife, Kayte Walsh, have welcomed a son, the actor announced on Monday, saying the newborn joined the family just days earlier. Grammer, 70, told hosts of the Pod Meets World podcast that the baby, named Christopher, was born about three days before the episode aired and is the couple's fourth child together and his eighth overall.

Grammer made the announcement during the podcast, saying, "Just had our fourth one, so it just became eight kids. It was like three days ago. Christopher, that's just joined the family." The actor and Walsh have been married since 2011 and already share three children, Faith, Gabriel and James. Grammer has four adult children from earlier relationships: Spencer, Greer, Mason and Jude.

The pregnancy was first publicly noticed in June, when Walsh, 46, was photographed in London appearing to be expecting. Grammer and Walsh's expanding family has drawn attention because of the couple's age difference and because Grammer, who rose to fame on long-running television roles, is in his seventies.

Grammer has spoken in recent years about fatherhood and the challenges of balancing a demanding career with family life. In a previous interview...