What Vanessa Trump has been up to since divorcing Donald Jr.
Vanessa Trump and Donald Trump Jr. announced the end of their marriage in the spring of 2018, according to Page Six, and their divorce was finalized at the end of the year. "We are incredibly lucky to have five incredible children and we are committed to raising them together," they said in a joint statement via People in early 2019. "Our children and their happiness will always be our first priority."
However, in the months between their initial announcement and the split that was being finalized, the former couple changed their divorce from uncontested to contested divorce, apparently due to a dispute over child custody and finances, according to the Daily. Mail.
In the end, Vanessa and Don Jr. reached an agreement, and Don Jr. soon began dating former Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle. The relationship began in June 2019, before the Trumps' divorce was finalized, sparking some criticism. However, Vanessa came to the defense of the couple on Twitter, Writing, “The lengths that people will go to attack a woman simply because she is dating Don. We have been separated for more than 9 months and we respect each other's decisions and privacy. She continued, “We will focus on raising our great children. It would be nice if the press did the same instead of obsessing over our pvt [sic] lives!
Find out after the jump how Vanessa has moved on and what options may be available for her post-divorce.
Vanessa Trump's marriage faced infidelity rumors
Vanessa Trump had a privileged life before marrying the Trump family. She grew up on New York's Upper East Side, The New York Times reported, and her mother, Bonnie Haydon, owned a modeling agency. Vanessa also became a model and signed with one of the major agencies, Wilhelmina Models. She even took acting credit for appearing in the opening scene of the 2003 film Something's Gotta Give with Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton, for City & Country. In that same year, Vanessa met Donald Trump Jr., as well as her father, Donald Trump, at a fashion show. Vanessa and Don Jr. were married two years later at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in a star-studded ceremony, People Informed, with Don Jr.'s aunt, then-Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, officiating.
Vanessa and Don Jr.'s 12-year marriage later faced rumors of infidelity. When the couple announced their separation, a model posted on Twitter that she had allegedly been dating Don Jr. in 2011, according to The Cut. Melissa Stetten showed a screenshot of a flirty DM Don Jr. supposedly sent it and wrote: "Surprised his marriage didn't work out as he was sending me DM a month after his wife gave birth."
However, the biggest scandal Celebrity Apprentice and Danity Kane member Aubrey O’Day. Don Jr. and O’Day reportedly started an affair during the show's fifth season in 2011. During an appearance on Ex on the Beach, O’Day called Don Jr. his soulmate, per Tmz.
Vanessa Trump is all about her kids
Vanessa Trump has kept a low profile since her divorce from Donald Trump Jr., and it seems that her main focus has been on her five children: Kai, Donald III, Tristan, Spencer and Chloe. Although Vanessa has sporadically posted to her Twitter account, she provides updates on her children and keeps up with major milestones in the Trump family. Like many parents, Vanessa stays home with her children and employs at home school during the coronavirus pandemic. In May 2020, Vanessa praised educators who are dealing with the new normal. "I commend all the teachers and schools who are trying to make remote learning fun and as enjoyable as possible under the circumstances," she posted. We're all going to get through this! As a mother of 5, the only way this works is to make learning fun! ”
Vanessa's parenting has received praise within the Trump family, with Ivanka Trump telling People in 2016 that Vanessa is "a machine" (in a nice way). "She can take all [my children] and they don't even realize it," Ivanka said. "She has five children and she is Wonder Woman to me."
"(Vanessa) is really a loving mother and really an inspiration to me," Ivanka continued.
Vanessa Trump's future is bright
Vanessa Trump is independently wealthy thanks to a reported inheritance from her father, Charles Haydon. The late attorney invested in Rao’s Specialty Foods, best known for its marinara sauce, by Página Seis. The 2017 sale of the company brought in $ 415 million, so the math plays very well for Vanessa if she inherited money from Haydon's estate.
Vanessa's former model manager, Christine Schott, had a suggestion for the next move from her client. Schott, who was present when Vanessa met Don Jr. at the fashion show, told The New York Times in 2018, “I think she could still have a good career. She could be a mom blogger and she could take up a cause. She is in a position to do something great. "
Although her modeling days may be behind her, Vanessa could also return to fashion as a designer. People reported that Vanessa designed her own wedding dress when she married Don Jr., and like Ivanka, Vanessa launched a line of fashion bags from 2010 to 2013, according to Closer Weekly. Vanessa can see herself returning to her roots as she embarks on a new life. Tbd.
