Doug Emhoff's kids describe his relationship with Kamala Harris as 'almost vomit-inducingly cute and coupley'

• Cole and Ella Emhoff spoke to the New York Times about their stepmom, Kamala Harris.
• Ella said it's like their father, Doug Emhoff, and Harris are in "the honeymoon phase forever."
• Emhoff, who married Harris in 2014, will be the country's first-ever second gentleman.

Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff have been married for six years, but if you ask Emhoff's kids, they're still in the honeymoon phase.

Cole, 26, and Ella, 21, are Emhoff's children from his previous marriage. Instead of calling Harris their "stepmom," they came up with the name "Momala."

In an interview with the New York Times' Jessica Bennett, they confirmed that Emhoff and Harris are every bit as adorable in real life as they appear in public.

"It depends on the setting," Cole said when asked to describe them as a couple. "Because Doug and Kamala together are like almost vomit-inducingly cute and coupley. I'm like, When is this going to wear off?"

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"It's so insane," Ella added. "It's like the honeymoon phase forever. Like, the rest of the world gets to see it on social media, but we live that."

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She also said that she and Cole are still getting used to their parents being in the public eye.

"Seeing them is a lot different now," she said. "There's a lot more people. I think the idea of sharing our parents with the world is kind of insane. Like, it's a really cool thing to wrap your head around - because you get to share all the great things - but it's also like, Huh?!"