Erin was born in Maryland in 1976.

Her father, who passed down the Burnett name, was of no immediate relation to Carol.

So, they wouldn’t have passed down the name Burnett.

Erin Burnett during the Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront 2024

Thus, it seems highly unlikely that the two are family unless by an obscure or distant connection.

Life with a showbiz mom seemed magical to Erin Hamilton as a kid.

“It mesmerized me,” Erin Hamilton toldPeoplein 1999.

Carol Burnett during Variety’s 2024 Power Of Women: Los Angeles Event

“And she mesmerized me.

But it seemed normal: ‘Oh, Mom’s playing dress-up.'”

However, their spark grew dimmer as Erin Hamilton got older.

“I’m excited to rebuild my relationship with Dylan,” she toldIn Touchin September 2024.

“We have already started the process and will continue now that the guardianship will be over.”