Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Virginia Donald, sometimes referred to as Virginia Donald Smith, is a petite woman with a cheerful smile, light hair & calm blue eyes. She is most famous for being the ex-wife of TV personality Shepard Smith.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Virginia attended the University of Mississippi in the 1980s, where she studied at the Meek School of Journalism & also studied acting.
- The Meek School of Journalism, where Donald studied, was named after Ed Meek, a student of Ole Miss who went on to become a historic journalist and photographer.
- After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree, Virginia tried to make it as an actress, auditioning for multiple local roles and theaters after deciding to stay in Mississippi.
- Although teachers and classmates noted that she was quite talented, she stopped acting after a few years and became a stay-at-home-wife.
Marriage and Children :
- Virginia married Shep Smith, a now longstanding TV personality at Fox News, in 1987.
- He is now famous for segments such as Fox Report with Shepard Smith, seen during the week, and on Studio B, seen on the weekends.
- The couple first met at Ole Miss in the Meek School of Journalism, where they both had classes. According to Smith, he had a crush on Donald for several months before working up the courage to ask her out.
- Both were born & raised in Mississippi, and grew up in very religious households.
- After dating for a few years, the couple tied the knot and began their lives in Mississippi.
Divorce & Seperation :
- In 1993, however, 6 years after they got married, Virginia and Shep filed for divorce.
- The two of them had no children together, and in 1996, Smith left Mississippi for New York and took a job at Fox News.
- At the time, no one knew what prompted the divorce, and Donald remained silent on the matter. Nearly a decade later, however, rumors began to surface that Smith was having an affair with a co-worker at Fox, Giovanni Graziano.
- Smith admitted that he tried not to think about his sexuality back when was in Mississippi, but to the public, it was clear that his divorce from Donald occurred in part by his repressed feelings for men, particularly in the very religious small town that they were living in.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Today, Virginia enjoys shopping & often represents the latest fashion trends. She also has a fairly large social media following on many platforms.
- After her divorce with Shep, she continued to try and further acting career, but has not gained much momentum in this field.
- She consistently declines to comment on Smith’s sexuality and does not keep in contact with him, but does say that there are no bad feelings between them.
