Who is Donald Trump Jr’s controversial fiancée, Kimberly Guilfoyle? She used to model for Victoria’s Secret and Macy’s, worked at Fox, and was married to California governor Gavin Newsom

Jan 19 , 2024

Kimberly Guilfoyle is one of the Trump clan’s most glamorous and controversial figures. Photo: @kimberlyguilfoyle/Instagram

Hardly a day goes by without at least one of the Trump family members or their partners making headlines.

“Happy birthday to the love of my life,” Kimberly Guilfoyle wrote on this photo of her and Don Jr in late December. Photo: @kimberlyguilfoyle/Instagram

Kimberly Guilfoyle, the fiancée of Donald Trump’s son Don Jr, is also no stranger to media backlash. But she’s known for much more than being a part of the controversial clan.

Kimberly Guilfoyle and Donald Trump Jr at a Keep Iowa Great press conference together in Iowa, in 2020. Photo: AFP

Before becoming Donald Trump’s senior adviser during his presidency, she worked alongside then would-be VP Kamala Harris, was married to California governor Gavin Newsom, and modelled for Victoria’s Secret – here’s everything you need to know about the lawyer and TV host:

What nationality is Kimberly Guilfoyle?

Kimberly Guilfoyle was born in San Francisco and raised by her Irish immigrant father. Photo: @kimberlyguilfoyle/Instagram

Guilfoyle was born in 1969 in San Francisco. She was raised by her Irish immigrant father after her Puerto Rico-born mother died while she was still young. She studied law at the University of San Francisco.

She is a former model

Kimberly Guilfoyle posted this photo of herself on her Instagram on January 2nd wishing her followers a Happy New Year. Photo: @kimberlyguilfoyle/Instagram

Guilfoyle modelled for Victoria’s Secret and Macy’s before she worked as a prosecutor in California.

She worked at Fox – and was depicted in the film Bombshell

Kimberly Guilfoyle was depicted in Oscar winning film Bombshell after her time at the Fox network. Photo: @kimberlyguilfoyle/Instagram

In 2004, she got a Court TV hosting gig which led to shows on Fox. Her time at the conservative station was depicted in Oscar-winning movie Bombshell, which centres around former chairman Roger Ailes’ sexual misconduct at the network. The film features a Guilfoyle lookalike showcasing her outspoken support for Ailes – much like Guilfoyle did in real life.

Kimberly Guilfoyle (far left) at Tiffany Trump’s wedding. Photo: @kimberlyguilfoyle/Instagram

She left Fox in 2018 amid sexual harassment allegations against her, per Huffington Post, and later started working as a senior adviser for then president Donald Trump.

Who is Kimberly Guilfoyle’s ex-husband?

Guilfoyle was married to California governor Gavin Newsom from 2001 to 2006 per Business Insider, with the pair even dubbed the “new Kennedys” at the time. She then married Eric Villency – heir to his family’s interior design firm – in 2006, and they had a son named Ronan Anthony later that year. They divorced in 2009.

She began dating Donald Trump Jr in 2018, but Guilfoyle had reportedly known the Trump family for several years prior, while Trump Jr was still married to his first wife, Vanessa Trump.

Donald Trump Jr and Kimberly Guilfoyle confirmed their engagement in an Instagram post on Valentine’s Day in 2022, per Business Insider.

How many children does Donald Trump Jr have?

Kimberly Guilfoyle and Donald Trump Jr with his children at a carnival. Photo: @kimberlyguilfoyle/Instagram

Don Jr has five children from his marriage to Vanessa Haydon, per People. His kids are Kai, Donald John Trump III, Tristan, Spencer and Chloe.

Additional reporting by Faye Bradley

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Kimberly Guilfoyle, the fiancée of Donald Trump’s son Don Jr, is no stranger to headlines, much like her partner’s famous family members – so who is she exactly?
The former model used to work alongside Kamala Harris and was married to California governor Gavin Newsom – who were even once dubbed ‘the new Kennedys’