Virginia Donald Bio: Age, Net worth, Husband, Career, Facts About Shepard Smith Ex Wife

Virginia Donald is popularly known for being the ex-wife of a renowned American broadcast journalist by name Shepard Smith.

Virginia Donald came fully into the limelight after her marriage to Shepard Smith who was one of the top news anchors for Fox News. He is known to have hosted popular programs including “The Fox Report with Shepard Smith”, “Studio B” and “Shepard Smith Reporting”.

Here is an article with information about Shepard Smith’s ex-wife Virginia Donald and if you are interested in knowing more about her do well to stick with us as we Uncover detailed information about Celebrities and people worth knowing.

Virginia Donald Wiki Facts

Full Name	Virginia Donald
Date of Birth	August 20, 1974
Age (As of 2020)	46 years old
Net worth	$2 million
Famous for	Ex-wife of Shepard Smith (Journalist)
Birthday	1966
Birthplace/Hometown	Mississippi (USA)
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	White Caucasian
Gender	Female
Sexuality (Gay or Lesbian)	Straight
Religion	Christianity
Sun Sign (Zodiac Birth Sign)	NA
Current Residence	Mississippi, United States

Virginia Donald’s Bio, Date Of Birth, Early life and education

Virginia Donald was born in the year 1966, in Mississippi, USA. Her exact day of birth and month of birth is however unknown. Prior to her birthplace, she is an American by nationality and of White Caucasian ethnicity.

There is no information on Virginia Donald’s childhood and early life that has been made known to the public. Even the internet and media is lacking information about her early life.

However, she is known to have grown up in Mississippi, the USA where she was born.

Talking about Virginia Donald’s education, there is no information relating to her highschool days but she is known to have attended high school and a graduate of the University of Mississippi.

She performed extremely well in the university and was tagged to be one of the best students in her faculty at that time. Though she graduated from journalism, she had an interest in acting.

Virginia Donald met Shepard Smith during her university days as they had attended the same university before they dated and got married.

Virginia Donald’s profession

There is no information concerning Virginia Donald’s current profession. Though she graduated in journalism as stated earlier, there hasn’t been any confirmed information regarding her current course of a career.

Virginia Donald has done well to stay out of the spotlight after her divorce with Shepard Smith making it impossible to say what she actually does for living at the moment.

However, sources have it that Virginia Donald had tried to make a wave in the entertainment industry as an actress after her divorce with Shepard Smith, but all her efforts were to no avail.

Virginia Donald Net worth

Virginia Donald net worth is estimated to be about $2 million.

She is said to have acquired such amount of wealth through various endeavors and also probably through her marriage with her ex-husband Shepard Smith who has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars.

Virginia Donald Marriage and Divorce

Virginia Donald was married to an American broadcast journalist whose name is Shepard Smith but their marriage wasn’t a very long-lasting one.

Virginia and Shepard tied the knot sometime in 1987 and got divorced in 1993. Their marriage lasted for six years but there was no child as a result of their relationship.

The couple didn’t give any reason for their divorce during that time but the exact reason surfaced later on the course of Shepard’s career.

Virginia Donald’s ex-husband Confirmed Gay

Sometime in 2011, Virginia ex-husband, Shepard Smith had an intimate relationship with Giovanni Graziano, a product assistant for Fox News.

They spent time together regularly at a bar called Bathtub Gin among several other bars though. This arose suspicion of Shepard Smith being gay but it was not yet confirmed then.

During the times Shepard Smith spent in bars it was reported that he had on a regular basis shouted at staff and abused staff with his uncontrollable anger outbursts among other controversies he has been in during the course of his career.

As times goes on, the rumors about him being gay began spread faster, but the president of Fox News Channel, Roger Ailes tried to cover it up by making statements to the media saying that Fox News was not ready for a gay anchor and that Shepard Smith was not gay.

However, it was confirmed later in 2017 that Shepard Smith was gay through a speech he made admitting he was gay.

In his speech, he made comments saying that he doesn’t really think or bother about the fact that he is gay, that his main focus is his career, and that he just goes after work to the man he loves.

As a result of this, it is assumed that the reason he had gotten divorce with Virginia Donald was that he had an interest in men and not women.

Comments have been made by several reporters that Shepard is actually a good man and that sexuality is not his most defining factor. One frequent question that is mostly asked when Smith is brought up is “who is Shepard smith’s husband” and this is yet to be answered.

Virginia Donald’s ex-husband shepherd smith

Virginia Donald’s ex-husband shepherd smith is an American broadcast journalist who was born on the 14th of January, 1964 in Holly Springs, Mississippi.

He started his career in journalism in 1996 when he started working for Fox News at the time of its official inception.

Smith had made a great impact on the Fox News Channel as he was one of its starting journalists.

He was the former host of the Fox Report with Shepard Smith and Studio B weekdays on Fox News Channel.

Later in 2013, he was appointed to be a chief news anchor and managing editor of Fox News Channel’s Breaking News Division.

Steve Smith has anchored numerous News broadcast for the Fox News Channel and had covered various viral topics like the Florida ballot-counting controversy, execution of Timothy McVeigh as well as the death of Princess Diana.

Later in his career, he started his own broadcast at Fox News called “The Fox Report with Shepard Smith”. He also covered hurricanes seasons as well and several other broadcasts.

Unfortunately, Though having made a trademark in the Fox News Channel, Steve Smith was later fired from Fox News in October 2019.

Virginia Donald’s Height, Weight, body measurement and physical appearance

Victoria Donald’s is 5 feet tall and 4inches high with a nice-looking physical appearance. She weighs about 59 kg with beautiful looking platinum blonde hair and gorgeous blue eyes.

Aside from this, her other body measurements are unknown and have not been disclosed yet.

Is Virginia Donald on Social Media?

The reason why there is no much information on Virginia Donald’s is due to the fact she does not have an online presence and loves to keep a low profile.

Virginia Donald is absent from the social media world and to date no verified account of social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and twitter that officially belongs to her have been confirmed.

Though there are many accounts on these handles with the Virginia Donalds but none has been confirmed to be Hers.

Virginia Donald’s ex-husband, Steve Smith on the other hand as a journalist has an active social media life. He has an account and is active on Twitter and Facebook but he has not uploaded any information about his relationship with Virginia Donald.