while she may have recently stepped onto
the world stage
kimberly guilfoyle has been hustling for
decades from growing up in san francisco
to becoming an infamous icon of the
republican party
guilfoyle has ascended the ranks to
claim her spot as a political heavy
hitter
here's a look at her rise to celebrity
status
guilfoyle was born in san francisco in
1969
her earliest days were spent in the
mission district of the city until her
father moved the family to westlake
and by all accounts guilfoyle's
upbringing was happy and full of
opportunities
she told sfk i remember feeling safe and
happy
and like there was nothing in the world
a boy could do that a little girl
couldn't
one of the first barriers that galfoil
broke was trying out for a boy's soccer
team in second grade and making the cut
that moment set the tone for the rest of
her life and proved to guilfoyle herself
that her gender would never limit her
potential
she remembered looking back on it i
think that was exactly the principles my
parents tried to teach me
everyone should have an equal chance to
show their ability
while guilfoyle was a california girl
through and through she also spent her
summers across the pond in ireland with
her father's family
and while that might sound idyllic to
outsiders for guilfoyle it was a chance
to learn a lot about life
she told irish central every summer from
the age of five i lived in ennis
where my guilfoyl relatives had
businesses on o'connell street a gift
shop called taukassian house
and dowcassian printers guilfoyle first
started working at the shop when she was
about 11 or 12
selling fine china and waterford crystal
she noted that it provided her a sense
of personal responsibility
as she learned to put in the work to
earn her very own paycheck
while gail foyle was surrounded by a
happy family growing up she was
especially attached to her mother
who was a huge inspiration in her life
she shared in an interview with mediaite
my mother was just everything to me i
loved her so much
i always wanted to be around her i loved
how i saw people react to her
considering that her mother was an
educator who taught students facing
emotional challenges
guilfoyle learned a lot about giving
back at a young age
sadly tragedy struck the family when
guilfoyle was only 11 years old
when her mother was diagnosed with
leukemia she would never recover
guilfoyle said i had to go through a lot
to be able to heal
going through her illness i had to
really rely
on that valuable time that i had with my
mom and
the impressions that she left on me
after her mother died
guilfoyle was left with her father as
well as her younger brother
whom she helped raise despite being
young herself but even that was not
without its merit she said
it made me a better mother a better
person
for guilfoyle high school was a
formative period during which she
discovered who she really was
having attended mercy high school in san
francisco she wrote on instagram
this is where i learned so much and was
empowered to be the born free american
woman that i am today
the catholic school was also an
all-girls institution which taught
guilfoyle a powerful lesson and
camaraderie
she added i always have cherished the
power of that sisterhood
i love my time at mercy and hope each of
those young girls go on to change the
world
i know that they can mercy is sisterhood
mercy high has since shuttered its doors
for good as of 2020.
after guilfoyle finished high school she
was off to college at uc davis
but since tuition isn't cheap the co-ed
had to burn the candle at both ends in
order to pay the bills
she worked three jobs while enrolled at
the university telling cosmo
i was working at the district attorney's
office as an intern i worked at the
clothing store closed time and i was
modeling and doing different jobs in and
around san francisco and sacramento
it was while she was working retail that
she was approached about the possibility
of lingerie modeling
a potentially lucrative gig that could
pay up to 300 per hour according to
sfgate
gilfoyle went on to model for brands
like macy's and victoria secret but as
she puts it that era of her life was
a means to an end period to this day i
won't do anything that the next
morning they told me you will regret
guilfoyle graduated from uc davis with
top honors and went on to enroll in the
law program at the university of san
francisco
once guilfoyle had completed her
education she briefly became a teacher
and then worked a stint at a civil law
firm but it was when she landed a
position as a san francisco prosecutor
that she felt she truly arrived she told
sf gate
i was ecstatic i had achieved my dream
and there was a good reason that
guilfoyle had long for that position too
she explained to mediai
i became a prosecutor because i got my
greatest joy in working with victims of
violent crimes
i understood that profound sense of loss
and i could relate to it and i wanted to
do anything to help them heal by seeking
justice
being an advocate for another person is
i think one of the greatest
things you can do in life while
guilfoyle may be lighting it up as a
conservative powerhouse today
she wasn't always the face of the gop in
fact she was once living life as the
first lady of san francisco
after she married the now governor of
california gavin newsom in 2001
he was elected mayor of the city two
years later she recalled in an interview
with metropolitan magazine
one of my fondest memories from that
exciting time in my life was hosting
prince charles and duchess camilla for
one of their first official visits to
the united states
guilfoyle was active in her
then-husband's career and the la times
reported she supported his decision
to issue marriage licenses to same-sex
couples all the way back in 2004.
she told the san francisco chronicle at
the time i told him he was like robert
kennedy
he will be remembered for his work in
civil rights
it's i think an extraordinarily
momentous day
in san francisco for as happy as
guilfoyle and newsome were for a time
the couple just wouldn't go the distance
and guilfoyle decided it was time for a
change
she explained to the daily signal i
decided to move across the country
and at the time i was the first lady of
san francisco and going through a few
challenges with marriage like many
people do sadly
guilfoyle divorced newsom in 2006 and
part of the reason she uprooted her life
was also because she'd received several
offers
to appear on tv after she won an
especially high profile case
she said i ultimately moved to new york
and began a new life
and started working for court tv i
accepted that offer
i had my own show after that she
appeared on good morning america as a
legal analyst
as well as on cnn and for the fox news
show the lineup
in 2006 guilfoyle decided to give love a
second shot
and she married furniture mogul eric
valencia according to the new york times
the pair welcomed their son ronan in
october of that same year but the
romance was not meant to last
and guilfoyle divorced her second
husband three years later in 2009
still that hasn't prevented the former
couple from being great co-parents to
their son
close friend susan shin told
metropolitan magazine kimberly is loyal
generous and an amazing mom
ronan is so sweet natured and he really
looks up to his mother and father
guilfoyle has taken to instagram on
several locations to compliment her
second ex-husband on this new chapter
for their family
she also uses the platform to regularly
post pictures of her son whom she
clearly adores
on one post she wrote i'm thinking about
how blessed i am and lucky that god gave
me my greatest treasure
you ronan in 2011 after guilfoyle had
joined the team at fox news
she became a co-host on the popular
panel show the five named for the five
personalities it features at any given
moment guilfoyle was a huge fan of the
program
she told the daily signal that's one of
the things i love is that no two shows
are the same
we really try to mix it up and we have
incredible producers
that on-camera chemistry between the
co-hosts was also legit as guilfoyle
tells it
she said it's like sitting around the
dinner table on thanksgiving or
something with your family
you never know what anybody is going to
say about a particular issue
which i think makes it interesting for
us as well and it keeps it really fresh
and vibrant
despite the stellar situation guilfoyle
abruptly left the show in 2018 according
to the new york times
sources told the outlet at the time that
she'd been accused of quote
inappropriate workplace behavior
perhaps the third time's a charm when it
comes to finding love for guilfoyle
in may of 2018 page six broke the news
that the pundit was dating one of donald
trump's sons
a source told the outlet don jr and
kimberly are seeing each other
and are having a great time but the pair
got together at a time that wasn't
without its own controversy
when the younger trump was in the
process of divorcing his longtime wife
vanessa
the source added while he wants to
respect the privacy of his family he is
getting divorced and he enjoys
kimberly's company
guilfoyle frequently posts snaps of the
couple on instagram doing everything
from enjoying the outdoors to sharing
meals
and attending sporting events guilfoyle
pops up on don junior's feed from time
to time as well
and by the looks of it things are very
serious between the pair
committed in our hearts forever for life
which is very sweet
dating donald jr isn't guilfoyle's only
association with the first family
in july 2018 she announced that she was
going to work for a pro-trump super pac
tweeting
i've decided to leave fox news channel
and dedicate myself full-time to joining
america first as vice chairwoman
campaigning across the country and
firmly standing with president trump
well hello arizona
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the following year guilfoyle once again
hit up social media for another
important announcement
taking to twitter again she wrote i am
absolutely thrilled to announce that
i'll be joining the trump campaign as a
senior advisor
guilfoyle's work keeps her quite busy
traveling around the country and hosting
events
as reported by metropolitan magazine she
says it's important to reach out to
those who live outside urban areas
and it's something she's proud to do in
2020
guilfoyle appeared as one of the
featured speakers at the republican
national convention
in charlotte north carolina there both
she and donald jr took to the stage to
warn people what could happen
if their democratic opponents win the
election guilfoyle claimed
biden harris and the rest of the
socialists will fundamentally change
this nation
they want open borders close schools
dangerous amnesty
and will selfishly send your jobs back
to china while they get rich
as a first generation american i know
how
dangerous their socialist agenda is
guilfoyle also cautioned her audience
about additional perils citing
california as an example of the worst
that can happen
she alleged it is a place of immense
wealth a measurable innovation
and immaculate environment and the
democrats turned it into a land of
discarded heroin needles in parks
riots and streets and blackouts and
homes gilfoyle ended her speech by
claiming that electing trump will keep
america safe and would protect the
american dream
don't count on the democrats
guilfoyle has certainly become a
celebrity in her own right thanks to all
that she's accomplished in her life
and she's no stranger to criticism she
told media i i've been in a lot of tough
businesses
first lady of san francisco working as a
model actress
tv host you better have thick skin for
sure but you also need to laugh at
yourself
guilfoyle also doesn't mind negative
press about her as long as no one is
attacking her personally
and she knows she's often on a soapbox
she added i'm putting myself out there
on a daily basis
i'm giving my opinion so it only makes
sense that others might differ and will
criticize me
no matter what the future holds for
guilfoyle it sounds like she's more than
ready for it the best
is yet to come
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