Who Is Jimmy Kimmel's First Wife, Gina Maddy? Costume Designer, Parted Ways With Him After 15 Years

The popular American television host, Jimmy Kimmel is a name that hardly needs an introduction. The actor, comedian, talk show host, and producer began his career in the entertainment industry as a radio host before landing the show, Jimmy Kimmel Live. His charisma as a TV show host garnered him numerous opportunities and applause, and he has been hosting the show since 2003.

While the show earned him three Primetime Emmy Awards and four Academy Awards, it had an adverse impact on his married life. The actor worked relentlessly and built his career with the show, but his marriage to his college sweetheart, Gina Maddy, fell apart. He went on to marry Molly McNearney and is leading a happy life. Many people are familiar with Jimmy’s current wife, Molly, but not much is known about his first wife.

Who is Jimmy Kimmel’s first wife, Gina Maddy?

Jimmy Kimmel and Gina Maddy were college sweethearts and studied together at Arizona State University. The duo fell in love and got married at a very young age. Gina was Jimmy’s first girlfriend, and the duo tied the knot in 1988. Once talking about his marriage at a very young age, Jimmy told HuffPost:

“We were both very young. My mom was 19 when she got married, so it didn't seem unusual to me. It seemed unusual to all my friends, but not to me."

Gina Maddy was a costume designer

Gina worked as a costume designer in the costume department of the television movies, Party Like the Queen of France and Party Like the Rich and Famous. She currently runs a loungewear line called Maddy James.

After a few years of marriage, Jimmy and Gina welcomed parenthood with the arrival of their daughter, Katherine “Katie” Kimmel, in 1991. In 1993, they welcomed their second child, son Kevin Kimmel.

What led to Jimmy Kimmel and Gina Maddy’s divorce?

During the initial years of their marriage, Jimmy and Gina struggled a lot to make ends meet. He was working as a radio host at that time and was constantly getting fired, so he had to move homes multiple times.

After more than a decade of marital bliss, Jimmy and Gina’s marriage started to crumble. Job-hopping, financial stress and repeated moving around were the contributing factors to his marriage breaking up. He once admitted that his ‘workaholic’ attitude was also one of the major reasons of his split from Gina as Jimmy was rarely home once his career picked up.

After 15 years of marital bliss, Gina filed for divorce in 2002, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. Jimmy's success had affected his marriage so deeply that getting back together was no longer an option.

Jimmy Kimmel openly dated Sarah Silverman before his divorce from Gina was finalised

In 2001, Jimmy Kimmel met Sarah Silverman during a party and worked with her on his show, Crank Yankers. The duo became great friends and started making appearances together. The news of their affair made headlines as Jimmy’s divorce from Gina was not yet finalised, while he and Sarah openly talked about each other.

In 2003, Jimmy and Gina were granted a divorce, and he went on to date Sarah Silverman for seven long years. While everyone thought that they would end up together, the couple parted their ways. After their breakup, Sarah and Jimmy remained close friends.

Jimmy Kimmel’s second marriage to Molly McNearney

Jimmy Kimmel met Molly McNearney when she worked as a writer on the show, Jimmy Kimmel Live. He was her boss, and they struck a friendship while working together. They started dating in 2009, and Molly was initially hesitant, as he was her boss. However, the duo fell in love and got married in 2013. The couple welcomed two kids, Jane and William.

Did you know about Jimmy Kimmel’s first marriage to Gina Maddy?

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