Katharine McPhee, 40, and David Foster, 75, Aren't 'Fighting' Age as They Celebrate Milestone Birthdays (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Katharine McPhee and David Foster in November 2024.Photo:Randall Michelson/Live Nation-Hewitt Silva

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Age is nothing but a number forKatharine McPheeand her husband,David Foster.

“It’s a big number. It’s exciting,” McPhee tells PEOPLE of Foster’s milestone birthday show, which also featured vocalists includingKristin Chenoweth,Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli,Michael Bublé,Jennifer Hudsonand more.

Katharine McPhee and David Foster in November 2024.Randall Michelson/Live Nation-Hewitt Silva

Foster’s 75th birthday arrives after McPhee turned 40 in March, but according to theAmerican Idolalum, they don’t make a big deal of the numbers.

“Honestly, I think that we’re both very similar in this way,” she says. “I welcomed my 40s, and David didn’t have any conversations about, like, ‘Oh, I can’t believe I’m 75,’ or I didn’t say, like, ‘Oh, I can’t believe I’m 40. I’m really mourning that.'”

McPhee — who married Foster in 2019 — adds, “We didn’t do any of that. So, we’re kind of both cut from the same cloth. It’s like we sort of just accept life as it comes, and we’re not fighting getting older, because it just keeps getting better.”

Katharine McPhee in November 2024.Randall Michelson/Live Nation-Hewitt Silva

Foster shares 3½-year-old sonRenniewith McPhee, 40. He’s also father to daughters Allison, 54, Amy, 51, Sara, 43, Erin, 42, Jordan, 39, from previous relationships.

In a separate interview with PEOPLE at the event, Foster shared a similar sentiment about any potential nerves he and McPhee felt about the major birthdays.

“She’s fine, and I don’t even think about it either,” he said. “You know, I’m just groovin’.”

David Foster in November 2024.Randall Michelson/Live Nation-Hewitt Silva

As for Foster’s birthday celebrations outside of the Hollywood Bowl, he told PEOPLE, “It’s kind of a blur.”

“You know, we had a big fundraiser last night, on rehearsal day, on my birthday on Friday,” he said. “So it hasn’t caught up with me. I haven’t really celebrated my birthday yet, but last night was a big blowout for my foundation.”

Foster continued, “And tonight, of course, is the concert. And I think maybe tomorrow I’ll think that I’ve just turned 75.”

source: people.com