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Doug Emhoff Admits To Extramarital Affair During First Marriage

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff speaks during a Jewish American Heritage Month event, May 20, 2024, at the White House in Washington. The nation's first second gentleman, Emhoff could become its f

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, revealed on Saturday that he had an extramarital affair during his first marriage. Emhoff acknowledged that his actions caused difficulties in his marriage to his first wife, Kerstin Emhoff. The couple, who were married from 1992 to 2009, share two adult children, Cole and Ella, whom they co-parent with Vice President Harris.

The affair, which reportedly involved the children's nanny who was also a teacher at their school, led to the end of Emhoff's first marriage. The nanny, who became pregnant, did not keep the baby, and it remains unclear whether Emhoff has had any involvement in the child's life.

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