Meet Alexis Stewart: Martha Stewart dishes up dirt in her new Netflix docu, but her only daughter has previously said she had a “hands-off approach to parenting” and that there was never food in the house

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Pop culture icon Martha Stewart closes 2024 with a bang. She has a Netflix documentary, Martharight out; publishes his 100th book, Martha: The Cookbook: 100 favorite recipes, with lessons and stories from my kitchenon November 12; and will be on a book tour for most of that month to celebrate.
The new documentary by RJ Cutler explores the details of Stewart’s life and will contain some shocking revelations. The domestic doyenne speaks frankly about her ex-husband, Andrew Stewartand cheated on her, claiming he was “not happy at home”. “I don’t know how many different girlfriends he had during this time, but I think there were quite a few,” she recalled.

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The 83-year-old wasn’t the perfect wife either. In the documentary, she also admits to having an affair and insists her husband didn’t know. However, Cutler mentions that Andrew Stewart actually knew, adding that it was Martha who first stepped out on her partner. She quickly dismisses this, saying she doesn’t think it’s true.
The lifestyle stomach also admits to kissing a stranger at Florence Cathedral while the couple were on their famously long European honeymoon, but insists “it wasn’t rude or unfaithful. It was just emotional in the moment”.
Just a few years into their marriage, the Stewarts welcomed their only daughter, Alexis. Motherhood did not come easily for the US first, however female self-made billionaire. “Back then, everyone had children so young. It was like the style, and I thought it was a natural thing. And it turns out, being a mother is not natural at all,” Stewart says candidly. She had previously opened up about her relationship with Alexis, calling it “difficult,” but added, “(Alexis) would do anything for me and I would do anything for her.” The two have maintained that they are “incredibly close” and they recently bought a 12.3 million dollars duplex in the New York City building where the show Only murder in the building is shot.

So who is Martha Stewart’s daughter, Alexis Stewart?

She had a wealthy but tough childhood

Alexis Stewart and Martha Stewart, pictured in St Barts in 1990. Photo: @stbarthslife/Instagram
Alexis Stewart and Martha Stewart, pictured in St Barts in 1990. Photo: @stbarthslife/Instagram

Alexis was born in New York City and grew up in Manhattan and the Berkshires. Although her parents were wealthy, being Martha Stewart’s daughter came with its own challenges. Andrew Stewart, Alexis’ father, expressed his regrets about the parenting in an interview, admitting that they did a “bad job” as parents and barely had time for her. But Martha told People in 2020 that she “tried to involve (Alexis) in everything” and taught her daughter to cook while running her catering business from home. Alexis’ parents divorced when she was 2 years old.

She is in the entertainment industry

Alexis Stewart (left) with Martha Stewart's makeup artist Daisy Toye, in a post shared in November 2020. Photo: @marthastewart48/Instagram
Alexis Stewart (left) with Martha Stewart’s makeup artist Daisy Toye, in a post shared in November 2020. Photo: @marthastewart48/Instagram

Alexis Stewart attended the Putney School, a prestigious boarding school in Vermont. According to her famous mother, she couldn’t wait to leave home. Stewart then attended her mother’s alma mater, New York’s Barnard College, graduating with a degree in English before beginning a career in the entertainment industry.