Katie Couric's Kids Elinor and Caroline: Meet Her Children
Elinor Tully Monahan
Katie and Jay welcomed their eldest daughter, Ellie, on July 23, 1991. Since she’s grown up, she’s followed in her mom’s impressive footsteps. Not only is she stunning like Katie, but Ellie is also just as smart as she graduated from Yale University. Following her graduation from the ivy league school in 2013, Ellie pursued a few jobs in Hollywood. Most notably, she’s helped write episodes for TV series like The Boys, Mr. Robot and more.
When it comes to her personal life, Ellie is equally accomplished. In February 2019, Katie announced her daughter was engaged to her longtime love, Mark Dobrosky. “OMG!” the proud mom captioned her post via Instagram. “And she’s wearing the ring her dad gave to me.”
In July 2020, Katie revealed the two were preparing for their nuptials as she shared a video of Ellie shopping for her wedding dress. “Happy almost wedding day Ellie and Mark! Same time, next year!” Katie wrote. “P.S. she DID NOT say yes to this dress!!!”
Ellie’s wedding plans were pushed back a number of times amid the coronavirus pandemic, but Katie announced her daughter officially tied the knot in July 2021. Alongside a photo of the blushing bride and groom watching fireworks at their reception, the proud mama wrote, “Baby you’re a firework. Happy wedding Ellie and Mark. (Of course, more pics to come when I recover!)”
Just one day before her daughter walked down the aisle, Katie posted touching throwback photos of the pair and marveled over how “proud” her late husband, Jay, would be to watch their child get married.
“It seems like yesterday when Ellie was crawling up my body like a little gymnast and doing a backflip off my shoulders,” the TV personality penned. “When she wouldn’t take off her Belle dress — ever. When she got her wisdom teeth pulled and was so loopy she asked the dentist to lunch. When she would spin the volleyball before a serve. When she headed off to college where she met a wonderful guy named Mark. When she moved to L.A. for graduate school … and became a successful TV writer. And on and on. It went by in a flash and today Ellie is getting married to her beloved Jersey boy. My heart is full of unbridled happiness for them both and for all of us who are coming to celebrate their love and life itself.”
In December 2023, the family shared that Ellie was expecting her first child. Katie posted a video on her Instagram account documenting the moment she found out she was going to be a grandmother through a friendship bracelet inspired by Taylor Swift.
“Been dying to tell you,” the broadcaster captioned the sweet video. “This is what happens when you go to a @taylorswift concert last summer and forget your friendship bracelet and your daughters say, ‘Don’t worry, we made one for you!’
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