Virginia Donald Bio | All About Shep Smith Ex Wife

Profile Summary

Name: Virginia Donald
Year of Birth: 1966
Citizenship: American
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Place of Birth: Mississippi, USA
Profession: Actress

Virginia Donald is an American TV Personality famous for being the former wife of American anchor and journalist Shepard Smith.

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Virginia Donald Early Life

Born in 1966, Virginia was born and raised in Mississippi in the United States. Her parents were both high school teachers in the high school she attended after her elementary school.

She, however, hasn’t given any public information about her siblings, if any. Virginia studied Journalism at the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and Acting. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism in 1988.

Shelly was one of the best in her faculty while in the University. She met her husband Shepard Smith at the University, where they dated for a few years before exchanging vows.

Career

After Virginia’s marriage to her husband Shepard Smith in 1987, she became a full-time housewife and only kickstarted her career after divorcing him in 1993.

She wrote columns for magazines in the United States also tried her luck in the movie industry, where she played several minor roles in television commercials and short movies.

Virginia was passionate about acting and took part in several auditions but got little success. Her acting career never quite took off.

Personal Life

Virginia was married to Shepard Smith, a famous American anchor and journalist she met while in the University, who began working for Fox News Channel during its inception in 1996.

Virginia Donald was married to Shepard Smith, a famous American anchor and journalist. Image source: Twitter/GLBTWeddingExpo

Smith was known to cover high-profile news events such as Princess Diana’s death, the execution of Tom McVeigh, among others.

He worked his way to the top gradually from correspondent to managing editor at Fox News.
Virginia and Smith got married in 1987 and got divorced in 1993.

The couple didn’t disclose the reasons for their divorce to the public. However, in 2002 Smith was involved in a controversy, which involved him having an affair with his office colleague Giovanni Graziano from Fox News.

Virginia didn’t comment on the issue, but it was evident that her ex-husband was attracted to men.

In 2017, Smith finally opened up about his sexuality and admitted to being gay. However, he disclosed that he was more focused on his career than his sexuality.

Virginia Donald Net Worth

Virginia gets her wealth from works on television commercials and writing as a columnist for magazines. She is estimated to have a net worth of $ 2million.