These days, Gavin Newsom and Kimberly Guilfoyle are on opposite ends of the political spectrum.
Guilfoyle, on the other hand, has been with Donald Trump Jr. for years.
Both Democrats then, they were so young and glamorous thatHarper’s Bazaarcalled them “the New Kennedys.”
They were both dating other people at the time, but their connection at the fundraiser was undeniable.
Newsom, too, was taken with the young lawyer.
They eventually reconnected, and their relationship took off.
“When I was younger, I looked up to Gavin,” Guilfoyle reflected.
However, she insisted she was a serious prosecutor, thank you very much.
“It’s not just who’s dating who, parties and silliness,” she said.
In Harper’s Bazaar, Guilfoyle later admitted that the death threats had an impact on their wedding.
“We had to have bomb-sniffing dogs go through the church,” she revealed.
Actor Ed Asner was there, as were plenty of socialites and politicians from the San Fransisco scene.
In December 2003, Newsom won the election.
According toSFGate, during his acceptance speech, he insisted, “It’s time to unite San Francisco.
In contrast to typical establishment politics, Newsom went after the youth vote.
That included bringing his wife Kimberly Guilfoyle out on the campaign trail.
Mine is just fine.”
This meant that for a significant chunk of their relationship, they were long-distance.
Still, she said, she made it work.
“I could never deny her,” he said.
“It’s this wonderful combination of being in love and extraordinarily proud.”
“California’s Constitution is clear.
“And if that means my political career ends, so be it.”
Newsom’s action touched off a national firestorm over the legality (and morality) of same-sex marriage.
Even in California, the move was controversial.
Through it all, Kimberly Guilfoyle stood by her husband.
“A willingness to take risks not be reckless is a consistent meme whose origin started right here.
“My dad said, ‘If people could see how you two really live,'” Guilfoyle mused.
“We had a bed, a TV, one thing to sit on and takeout from boxes.”
Their second, more upscale apartment was decorated by Ann Getty, but really, who’s keeping track?
Newsom didn’t seem to mind, however, and neither did the people he was interacting with.
“She’s in high demand,” Newsom told Harper’s Bazaar.
“Nowadays when I show up, it’s always, ‘Forget you, where’s Kimberly?'”
“I pride myself on making time to talk with family, be there for friends.”
Guilfoyle reflected that her husband needed to work on this skill.
“Because we schedule it.”
Apparently, it wasn’t one Newsom and Guilfoyle had sought for themselves.
“Oh, my God.
We made no suggestion of any similarity,” Guilfoyle toldSFGate.
“Public service, that’s it.
It’s not a comparison we make.”
Sure enough, in January 2005, Newsom and Guilfoyle announced that they had decided to dissolve their marriage.
That will never change,” they wrote.
“We will remain close friends.”
Reader: they would not.
Newsom told reporters that the gossip was just that.
“My gosh, folks.
I’m a practicing Irish Catholic,” he said, according toSFGate.
“I’m not a Scientologist, and I couldn’t tell you two things about it.”
In May 2006, mere months after the divorce was finalized, Guilfoyle remarried.
Newsom, meanwhile, found himself dealing with even more attention paid to his romantic life.
It was unclear whether Guilfoyle was aware, though they were reportedly already separated at the time.
Party planner Stanlee Gatti told the outlet, “I actually think they were made for one another.”
They’ve been married ever since.
In 2011, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of California (and hosted a talk show!)
At the end of the decade, he made a play for the top office in the state.
Now a Fox News host, she nevertheless toldThe Sacramento Beethat she admired her former partner’s savvy acumen.
Newsom did indeed see his gubernatorial campaign to fruition; he took office in 2019.
Meanwhile, Guilfoyle had a busy 2017, too.
She was dogged by rumors that she’d had an affair with short-lived White House Press Secretary Anthony Scaramucci.
“I’m still trying to come to grips with all of it,” he joked toKQEDin 2018.
“No it’s fine.
I wish her well, and them well,” he added, noting that their politics had diverged.
she famously shouted in conclusion.
Asked whether the relationship is weird now, he answered simply, “Yeah, of course.”
