On screen, Martha Stewart exudes a mixture of qualities: elegance, formality, innovation and humor. So it is no surprise that her grandchildren see those qualities in her as well.
They don’t call her Grandmama, Nana or Granny. She’s not a Gaga, a Gigi or a Glamma. And she’s definitely not a Meemaw.
To her two grandchildren, Martha Stewart is just … Martha.
Stewart shared her grandmother name on a Dec. 4 interview with QVC’s Shawn Killinger. The clip has collected over 200,000 views on TikTok in one day.
“What’s your grandma name?” Killinger asked.
“Martha,” said Stewart, overly annunciating the name. “They’ve called me Martha since they were born.”
“Do you know how hysterical that is, that your grandchildren call you by your first name?” asked Killinger.
“And all their friends call me Martha,” added Stewart. “None of them call me Mrs. Stewart. I’m not a Mrs. Stewart.”
“But even as babies, you were like, ‘Call me Martha’?” Killinger pressed.
“I didn’t say that. They called me Martha,” Stewart explained. “My daughter calls me Martha. She’s always called me Martha.”
Soon after getting married to Andy Stewart at 19, Martha Stewart welcomed her daughter, Alexis Stewart. The couple filed for divorce in 1990.
Alexis Stewart followed in her mother’s footsteps to become a writer and a television personality, and she has also hosted her own radio show. She welcomed daughter Jude in 2011 with help from a gestational surrogate. The following year, she welcomed son Truman, also with a gestational surrogate.
Jude Stewart, 14, is a budding jewelry designer who occasionally strolls red carpets with her grandmother … errr, her Martha. Truman Stewart, 13, keeps a lower profile than his older sister.
After her 2024 documentary “Martha” came out, Martha Stewart shared her thoughts with the New York Times. Among her chief criticism? That her grandchildren weren’t mentioned.
“There’s not even a mention. And these grandchildren are utterly fantastic,” she said. “My daughter was very against the children being included. But I could have talked about them, and I did.”
