Inside Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff's marriage… from a cheating scandal to accusations of 'misogyny'
Inside Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff's marriage… from a cheating scandal to accusations of 'misogyny'
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When JD Vance brazenly described Kamala Harris as a 'childless cat lady,' it sparked an immense fascination into the former Vice President's family life. JD's statement thrust a spotlight onto her marriage to Doug Emhoff, and over the course of her 2024 campaign, the intimate details of Kamala's relationship were picked apart time and time again.
![[Amid the swirling speculation about their marriage, FEMAIL has recapped their entire love story from start to finish. They're seen with his two kids]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/15/94475769-14318315-image-m-46_1737733222543.jpg)
But the couple was completely unfazed by the sudden attention after previously concreting themselves as the perfect couple. Doug, 60, has continuously supported Kamala, also 60, through every step of her career and stood fiercely by her side while she served as Joe Biden's vice president and ran against Donald Trump during the 2024 election.
![[Kamala and Doug met in 2013 after a mutual friend set them up on a blind date]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/14/94475759-14318315-image-m-2_1737727370431.jpg)
He has been honest about how it was a bit of an adjustment for him when Kamala first became Biden's running mate, as Kamala was so focused on her work it left little time for their romance. But his support never wavered, and it seemed as though the pair could withstand anything.
![[At the time, Doug was working as an entertainment lawyer; he was previously married to film producer Kerstin Mackin, whom he welcomed two children with - Cole and Ella]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/15/94475771-14318315-At_the_time_Doug_was_working_as_an_entertainment_lawyer_he_was_p-m-47_1737733720084.jpg)
But in October, the couple's picture perfect image was shattered as they became embroiled in scandal after DailyMail.com exclusively laid bare shocking details from Doug's past that had been previously been kept out of the spotlight. At the time, it was revealed that he had cheated on his first wife with his daughter's nanny.
![[By their third date, they were officially a couple, and they got engaged in March 2014]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/12/94475767-14318315-By_their_third_date_they_were_officially_a_couple_and_they_got_e-a-12_1737981942746.jpg)
Rumors have erupted that Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff are having problems in their marriage because she partly 'blames' his scandals for costing her the election. Amid the swirling speculation about their marriage, FEMAIL has recapped their entire love story from start to finish. They're seen with his two kids.
![[And while Doug planned to ask Kamala to marry him during a romantic trip to Italy, he ended up doing it in their home because he couldn't bare to wait]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/12/94475671-14318315-And_while_Doug_planned_to_ask_Kamala_to_marry_him_during_a_roman-a-2_1737981941343.jpg)
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