However, the wedding date has not been finalized. SF Gate reports:
"Jennifer told me (about it). She was on the phone first, and then he got on the phone," said Gatti, reached in
Gatti had no details about the proposal, other than that Newsom spoke with his girlfriend's father first and then proposed marriage. No wedding date has been set, Gatti said.
It will be the second marriage for Newsom, 40, one of the Bay Area's most eligible bachelors, and the first for Siebel, 33. In December 2001, Newsom married lawyer and TV commentator Kimberly Guilfoyle in a lavish wedding at St. Ignatius Church followed by a reception for 500 at the home of billionaire philanthropists Ann and Gordon Getty.
They divorced in March 2006. Guilfoyle has remarried and lives in New York City, where she hosts "The Lineup" on Fox News.
The couple first met in a party arranged by Stanlee at the Artists Ball at Yerba Buena. Their mutual friend, Kathy Wilsey, set up the meeting. Initially, they were attracted to each other.
Mayor Gavin Christopher Newsom, the present Mayor of
A member of the Democratic Party, Newsom first ran for mayor in 2003 against Matt Gonzalez. In 2007, he was re-elected with 72 percent vote. Newsom got media’s attention for allowing gay marriage. He ordered the city-county clerk to issue license to the same sex couple but the California Supreme court voided the licenses.
In between Newsom’s first marriage and his relationship with Siebel, in 2005 he had sexual relationship with the wife of his deputy chief of staff, Ruby Rippey-Tourk. Rippey’s husband, Alex Tourk, who was an aide for commission appointments, resigned after this incident. At that time, Newsom was going through the divorce with his first wife. In a news conference in February 2007, Newsom admitted of having the affair and apologized. Gabin also had a short lived affair with Sofia Milos, the star of popular American mini CSI:
Aspiring actress Jennifer Siebel can be described as an extrovert, energetic, convivial personality. Born in San Francisco in 1974, from a very young age, Jennifer developed love for sports, arts and music and travel. The loss of her elder sister in an accident in
Jennifer earned her BA and MBA from
Jennifer enjoys travelling and learning about other people and their cultures. After completing her university education, she worked in a children’s hospital in
I could not get any information about her first acting assignment but Jennifer has acted in movies, theatres and television series. Her major works include SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE, IN THE
Though Jennifer and Newsom belong to two different professions, they have many things in common which brought them close. The couple had been through tough time in their relationship. Three months after Newsom and Jennifer met, Newsom admitted in public of having an affair with his campaign director’s wife. He also admitted that while he was going through the divorce with his wife, he became addicted to alcohol. Jennifer stayed beside Newsom and supported him.
Now, the bad days are gone. Jennifer and Newsom are finally getting married. In an interview with Nob Hill Gazette, Jennifer said that she and Newsom talked about their marriage and they are looking forward to create a normal, balanced life.
Useful Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Newsom
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/01/DDNDU7IAK.DTL
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,319371,00.html
http://www.examiner.com/a-1132046~Newsom_pops_question_in_Hawaii.html
Gavin Newsom has made the headlines for wrong reason after his relationship with Rippey. He also failed to sustain his first marriage. It is a big question if he can make a long term relationship with Jennifer Siebel.
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