Everything Gavin Newsom and Kimberly Guilfoyle have said about each other publicly since their 2006 divorce

Talia LakritzJan 17, 2024, 05:28 IST

Kimberly Guilfoyle and Gavin Newsom were married from 2001 to 2006.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images ; Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images<ul class="summary-list"><li>California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Trump advisor Kimberly Guilfoyle were married from 2001 to 2006.</li><li>They stayed friends after their divorce, even when Guilfoyle began dating Donald Trump Jr. in 2018.</li></ul>When political power couple <a target="_blank" rel href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gavin-newsom-career-timeline">Gavin Newsom</a> and <a target="_blank" rel href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kimberly-guilfoyle-don-jr-president-trump-fox-news-2020-10?r=guilfoyle-teaser">Kimberly Guilfoyle</a> announced their divorce in 2005, they said in a joint statement that they would stay "close friends."Newsom went on to become governor of California and was floated as a 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, while Guilfoyle became a conservative influencer and advisor in the Trump White House when she <a target="_blank" rel href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-jr-kimberly-guilfoyle-timeline-2021-2">began dating his son, Donald Trump Jr.</a>Despite their political differences, Guilfoyle and Newsom remained friends for years until things began to deteriorate around the 2020 presidential election.Here's what <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kimberly-guilfoyle-gavin-newsom-married-timeline-photos-2023-12">Newsom and Guilfoyle</a> have said publicly about each other through the years.

Gavin Newsom and Kimberly Guilfoyle jointly filed for divorce in January 2005, saying in a statement that they would remain "close friends."

Gavin Newsom at home in the kitchen with wife, Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom.Christina Koci Hernandez/San Francisco Chronicle by Getty Images

In November 2005, they reunited for a series of events, sparking reports that they had gotten back together.

Prince Charles (now King Charles III) and Camilla (now Queen Camilla) leave a performance of "Beach Blanket Babylon" with Gavin Newsom and Kimberly Guilfoyle in November 2005 in San Francisco, California.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

When their divorce was finalized in March 2006, Guilfoyle said that she and Newsom were "very close, and we're going to remain that way."

Gavin Newsom and Kimberly Guilfoyle in November 2003.Lou Dematteis LD/HB/Reuters

Guilfoyle spoke highly of Newsom during his 2018 campaign for governor of California.

Gavin Newsom speaks to the crowd at a campaign rally before the midterm elections in Santa Clarita, California in November 2018.Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images

Newsom publicly addressed Guilfoyle's relationship with Donald Trump Jr. for the first time in September 2018, saying "I wish her well."

Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana, in September 2018.William Campbell-Corbis via Getty Images

In an interview with The Washington Post, Guilfoyle said that she put Newsom and Trump Jr. on the phone with each other.

Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle in Atlanta, Georgia.John Bazemore/AP

Newsom said "life's interesting" when asked about his past with Guilfoyle in March 2019.

Gavin Newsom and Kimberly Guilfoyle in November 2003.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Newsom declined to comment after Guilfoyle derided California in her speech at the Republican National Convention in August 2020.

Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks at the Republican National Convention in August 2020.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

In September 2022, Newsom said that he and Guilfoyle were no longer in touch.

Gov. Gavin Newsom.Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images

Guilfoyle appeared to reference Newsom's rumored White House aspirations during a speech in December 2022, saying "he ain't making it to the White House."

Kimberly Guilfoyle delivers a speech in March 2023.Sarah Silbiger/Reuters

In February 2023, Newsom said that Guilfoyle was a "different person" during their marriage.

Kimberly Guilfoyle sits on the panel of Fox News Channel's "The Five."Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

Guilfoyle called Newsom's comments "absurd" and said that he is "unrecognizable."

Gov. Gavin Newsom marches in the annual LGBTQI Pride Parade in June 2017 in San Francisco, California.Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images

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