Kelsey Grammer’s daughter has spoken out about a particularly hurtful comment her father made, which left her in tears after they reconnected following a 12-year estrangement.

Greer Grammer shared that after reuniting with the “Frasier” star at the age of 16, she later learned he had expressed a desire for her not to carry his last name during her upbringing.

The 33-year-old actress, known for her role in “Awkward,” recounted this revelation during a conversation with her roommate and podcast host Alisha Marie on the “Pretty Basic” podcast last November.

She recalled how her father had once suggested to her mother that it might be in her best interest not to use his last name, thinking it would make her life easier.

Greer was 19 when her father shared this with her, a moment she describes as devastating to her self-esteem.

“I started sobbing,” she said.

“Because to me, that was like the meanest thing you could ever say to somebody — like, ‘I knew I wasn’t going to be in your life, so I told your mom it would probably be easier for you not to have my last name.’”

Despite how deeply it hurt, Greer said Grammer’s advice was “fair,” adding that her father was “not wrong.”

Greer, whom Grammer shares with former girlfriend Barrie Buckner, said she was 4 when her parents split and didn’t reconnect with him until she was 16 — calling it a commonly misunderstood detail about their relationship.

Though she has “very specific” memories of spending time with her dad before he “left,” Greer said they reconnected years later while she was completing community service as Miss Teen Malibu at a Christmas tree lot.

“He came up to me and said, ‘Are you Greer?’ And I said, ‘Yes, I am,’” she recalled. “Then he went, ‘I’m s–t.’ And I was like, ‘I know who you are. Duh.’”

The estranged father and daughter met for lunch a week later, marking the beginning of their reconnection.

Greer said she was eager to call him immediately, but her mother urged patience, suggesting she give Grammer and his family time to process before reaching out.

As for where they stand now, Greer explained that while she never had a trust fund, the “Cheers” star paid for her college and that the two “have a good relationship now.”

She later appeared alongside him in Season 2 of the “Frasier” reboot.

Grammer shares daughter Spencer, 43, with first wife Doreen Alderman; daughter Mason, 24, and son Jude, 21, with third wife Camille Meyer; and daughter Faith, 13, son Kelsey Gabriel, 11, and son James, 9, with fourth wife Kayte Walsh.

The “X-Men” actor welcomed his eighth child with Walsh in 2025 at age 70, gushing that having a newborn son, Christopher, at home is “awesome and fantastic.”

The actor has also acknowledged past estrangements with other children.

“I have neglected a couple of the kids in my life, especially the first two,” he told People in May. “I’m trying to make up for a little of it now.”

“I’m still their dad, so you can always have a chance to show up,” he added.