Alexis Gilbert Stewart (born September 27, 1965) is an American television and radio host presenter. She is the only child of

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and her ex-husband Andrew Stewart. She was the co-host of ''Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer'' on

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, and ''Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer'' on the Hallmark Channel alongside co-host Jennifer Hutt.

Personal life

Stewart was born in Manhattan. She graduated from

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in Putney, Vermont, in 1983. She earned a bachelor's degree in English at

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in 1987. Her mother, Martha Stewart, had also attended Barnard. In 1997, Stewart married John Robert Cuti, a lawyer and former lead guitarist for The Inflatables. Cuti served as a trial lawyer during Martha Stewart's

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, alongside her lead attorney Robert Morvillo. Stewart and Cuti separated before Martha Stewart was

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in June 2003 but were not divorced until mid-2004, after the trial was over. Stewart has a daughter Jude (born 2011) and son Truman (born 2012), both through

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Career

Stewart previously co-hosted ''Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer'' on Sirius Satellite Radio and as of September 13, 2010, also on television on the Hallmark Channel. Stewart and former radio partner Jennifer Hutt talked about topics ranging from pop culture to personal relationships. The show was billed as being about "whatever" the two women are thinking, reading, or hearing. Stewart and Hutt's TV show, '' Whatever, Martha'', premiered on the Fine Living Network on September 16, 2008. The second season premiered on September 23, 2009. On ''Whatever, Martha'', Stewart and Hutt made fun of old ''

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'' episodes and attempt to cook or create one of Martha Stewart's projects to see how difficult the projects are to complete. In one episode, Martha appears on the show and makes fun of herself and her guests. The third season of ''Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer'', which ran as ''Whatever, You're Wrong!'', premiered on the

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on April 8, 2011. ''Whatever, Martha'' also premiered on the

on April 8, 2011. On June 7, 2011, Stewart posted on her ''Whatever'' blog that her last day on ''Whatever'' would be that Friday, June 10.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Alexis 1965 births Living people American people of Polish descent American talk radio hosts American television hosts Barnard College alumni Mass media people from Manhattan The Putney School alumni