Oprah's partner's daughter Wendy Graham marries and has baby girl

Publish date: 2024-05-21

Oprah Winfrey is a grandmother!

Daily Mail Online has learned exclusively that Stedman Graham's only child, daughter Wendy Graham, married an engineer named Bradley Kerwin Greene in March - and the couple had a beautiful baby girl named Cadence.in May. 

Oprah and Stedman are over the moon that Wendy, 40, has found happiness with the 27-year-old Trinidadian.The couple were married in a spiritual ceremony on March 28 by Unity in Chicago minister Heidi Alfrey. 

Wendy was born shortly after her parents, Stedman and Glenda were married in 1974. But the marriage didn't last long and Wendy was often dragged back and forth from Glenda's home in Dallas to Stedman's in Chicago. Glenda is now married to Paul Lusk and lives in Lancaster, Texas.

Lovefest: Oprah and Stedman are over the moon that Wendy, 40, has found happiness with the 27-year-old Trinidadian and now they have a new baby granddaughter Cadence to boot

Here comes the bride...and the new mom. Wendy Graham is now Mrs Bradley Kerwin Greene. She has worked for her father at his consulting company and for Oprah at Harpo Productions

Here comes the bride...and the new mom. Wendy Graham is now Mrs Bradley Kerwin Greene. She has worked for her father at his consulting company and for Oprah at Harpo Productions

 

It's official: Wendy and Bradley were married in a spiritual ceremony by Unity in Chicago by minister Heidi Alfrey

'Glenda is very happy and looking forward to seeing her new granddaughter,' Wendy's stepfather Paul told Daily Mail Online.She's planning an August visit to Chicago, where the new family live.

'Wendy is doing well but she won't be a stay-at-home mother and housewife because she and Bradley have big plans for their future so she will probably be going back to work in August.

'Everyone is very happy for them, they are a wonderful family.'

But Wendy has had her share of tragedy.   

In 2002, tragedy struck when Wendy's fiancé, Sherman Galbreath, drowned while she was trying to teach him how to swim while on a vacation in the Virgin Islands.

According to the local newspaper, The Virgin Islands Daily News. the exact circumstances surrounding the July 3 drowning at St. John's Hawksnest Beach were unclear.. 

Stedman whisked his daughter Wendy off of a tropical island just hours after the tragedy. 

Wendy had not had a lasting relationship until recently, family insiders say. But now all of her dreams have come true and Oprah, 61, and Stedman, 64, who never married but have been partners since 1986,  are relieved that she is a happy new wife and mother.

Nursing bras and Aveeno diaper creme were among the items of Wendy and Bradley's baby registry on Bump

Nursing bras and Aveeno diaper creme were among the items of Wendy and Bradley's baby registry on Bump

Among the more expensive items on the newlywed's wish list was a baby stroller for $129.99 

Among the more expensive items on the newlywed's wish list was a baby stroller for $129.99 

Onsies, a high chair and crib bumpers were also on the baby registry

Onsies, a high chair and crib bumpers were also on the baby registry

'It took a long time but Wendy finally met a nice guy after moving to Chicago a few years ago to work with Stedman,' says the source.  Stedman's management and marketing company, S. Graham & Associates is based in Chicago.Wendy has also worked for Oprah's company, Harpo Productions.

'Wendy met Bradley through mutual friends and they immediately hit it off and began to spend a lot of time together,' says the source.

'But once they started to get serious Wendy was concerned about their age difference, he's 13 years younger than her and their cultural differences as well.'

'Wendy was used to being an independent woman and didn't want someone telling her what to do and of course, having Oprah Winfrey as your 'stepmother' makes it a little difficult to be a wall flower. 

Spiritual leader Heidi Alfrey married Wendy and Bradley. The Unity in Chicago describes itself: ' We are a spiritual community of light, love, laughter comprised of people of all faiths.Through creative thought, affirmative prayer and meditation,we bring good into expression in our lives and in the world.

Spiritual leader Heidi Alfrey married Wendy and Bradley. The Unity in Chicago describes itself: ' We are a spiritual community of light, love, laughter comprised of people of all faiths.Through creative thought, affirmative prayer and meditation,we bring good into expression in our lives and in the world.

Oprah and Stedman have never formally married themselves. But they have neen together since 1986

Oprah and Stedman have never formally married themselves. But they have neen together since 1986

'Oprah and Stedman both love Wendy very much, Oprah has often said she fell in love with Wendy the first day they met and thinks of her as her own daughter.'

Wendy  Bradly Greene set up a baby register at Target, Babies R Us and Wal-Mart.

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Some of the more expensive gifts they have asked for were a Cuisinart Baby Food Maker and Bottle Warmer for $120.99, a Graco Fast Action Fold Sport Click Connect Travel System Tangerine for $279.99, a Summer Infant 3Dflip Convenience Stroller (black) for $129.99, a Graco Duo Diner LX Highchair for $125.99 and a Stork Craft Custom Tuscany Glider and Ottoman for $229.99.

The due date for the baby was May 10, 2015 and they got married on March 28, 2015 in Chicago.

Today, Wendy and Bradley are relaxing in their downtown Chicago apartment with their new baby Cadence, and Oprah and Stedman could not be more pleased.

 

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