Kelsey Grammer prioritises family as he halts TV panel to take call

Actor Kelsey Grammer halted a discussion panel about his hit TV show Boss on Thursday to answer a personal phone call from his wife Kayte Walsh.

The new dad was taking part in a Television Critics Association talk at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles when his cell phone started ringing while he was on stage.

But, instead of silencing the mobile, Grammer decided to take the call and openly chatted to his wife for 90 seconds.

Explaining his decision, he told the audience, "Some things are more important than others, and the well-being of my wife sits atop the charts."

The couple, which wed last year, became parents to a baby girl named Faith three weeks ago.