Four of his five daughters are also older than his current wife, Katherine McPhee.
Their relationships evolved with time.
It’s obviously more complicated than that," David Foster toldPeoplein a 2020 interview.
He also acknowledged his shortcomings and approached the topic of fatherhood with honesty and reflection.
The musician’s journey into fatherhood began in 1970 when his daughter, Allison Jones, arrived.
He welcomed a second child three years later, in 1973, with his first wife, B.J.
The then-couple named their daughter Amy Skylark Foster.
Foster married a second time with Rebecca Dyer.
Three decades passed before Foster became a dad again, this time with his fifth wife, Katherine McPhee.
She gave birth to their first child in 2021, a son, Rennie Foster.
Foster’s wife praised him for his ability as a father.
McPhee took toInstagramin 2022 to celebrate their family, writing, “I love our little family.
I love our big family.
You have NEVER complained over how your life is slightly different now.
But when he had his first child in 1970, he was only 20.
Her job title: “Secretary to the Board, Director, Business and Stakeholder Relations.”
She also holds an MBA from McMaster University.
Allison lives in Canada and is a married mother of two.
In an interview withPeoplemagazine, Amy said she received her diagnosis in 2019.
As a mother to three children, her health concerns profoundly impacted the family.
“In the course of being strong for them, you automatically become strong.
The mastectomy was not great, but it never was a question for me.
I was just like, ‘Take them.'”
Amy also used her interview to speak about her relationship with her father.
“He understands that as a parent, it’s a lot more than providing.
That was not the only time she’s mentioned her step-siblings.
David Foster married Linda Thompson in 1991 and they divorced in 2005.
They also collaborated on the “Barely Famous” series, which aired between 2015 and 2016.
Their willingness to share their lives with the world has heightened their popularity and fame factor.
But their television work has not been their only collaborative effort.
In a 2022 interview withThe Hollywood Reporter, Erin and Sara discussed their decision to start a fashion brand.
“Neither one of us can wrap our head around spending $800 on a top.
We just don’t do that.
We weren’t raised that way,” Sara said.
“We’ve always considered ourselves outsiders.
We always feel like we’re on the other side of the velvet rope.”
Jordan addressed her start in the fashion industry, tellingThe Tidalistwhen everything fell into place at age 27.
I learned so much from them,” she revealed.
I was working with them when they started La Ligne.
She earned her place, and that’s something she can be proud of.
“They’re the most supportive sisters you could ever have, truly,” she said.
“The geography was really tough.
So I did the best I could, which was quite imperfect at times.
Plus I worked so much.
I mean, I’ve made a pound of music in my life.”
“He really did believe that his job was just to provide,” she told People.
“I’ve loved every single day,” he toldPeoplein a 2022 interview.
And there is some truth to that, sadly, for my (older) kids.
I was just working a lot.”
“It’s just different.”
Foster, in a 2023 interview with People, described himself as having more “patience.”
Only his fifth daughter, Jordan, and the son he shares with McPhee are younger.
McPhee and Foster have often defended their age difference.
We’re not in any crazy rush, but I hope so.
I love being a mom, I really love it."
“It’s just great being a dad,” he told People.
