• Vanessa Trump is getting a lot of buzz
  • She is the former ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr and mother of his kids
  • But what else do we know about her?
Vanessa Trump is the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr
Vanessa Trump is the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr Credit: IMAGO

Vanessa Trump is back in the headlines for her dating life.

The ex-wife of Donald Trump is believed to be dating the professional golf legend Tiger Woods.

A source close to Trump told the Mail Online, “Tiger and Vanessa have been seeing each other since just before Thanksgiving.”

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“They just love hanging out, having dinner and schmoozing together. They’re sticking close to home, have decided not to make it a thing and go out in public. Not just yet anyway,” they continued.

This news has led many to ask: just who is Vanessa, and what is she known for aside from marrying into one of the world’s most famous families?

Vanessa Trump is a born and bred New Yorker

Born in Manhattan in 1977, Vanessa grew up in a townhouse on the Upper East Side.

She was raised by her mother, Bonnie Kay Haydon, and her stepfather, Charles Haydon. He was a lawyer, and she ran the modelling agency, Kay Models.

After attending The Dwight School, Vanessa enrolled into Marymount Manhattan College. During the

Vanessa Trump has a very eclectic dating history

Vanessa’s little black book includes a wide array of exciting men. As a teenager, she dated gangster Valentin Riveria.

On less criminal but more Hollywood note, she was rumoured to have been involved with Leonardo Di Caprio in 1997.

Vanessa Trump was married to Donald Trump Jr
Vanessa Trump was married to Donald Trump Jr Credit: IMAGO

Between 1998 and 2001, Vanessa was in a relationship with the Saudi Arabian prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud.

They are believed to have broken up when his father, Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, was accused of having links to the 9/11 attackers.

Her career has been almost just as varied

In the 1990s, Vanessa worked as a model after getting signed to Wilhelmina Models.

She made her movie debut in the 2003 Nancy Meyers movie Something’s Gotta Give, snagging one scene in the Jack Nicholson-led film.

That year, she and her sister Veronika went into the nightlife business when they opened their club, Sessa.

Vanessa has also dipped her toe into the world of reality television. In 2011, she appeared with her ex-husband in an episode of her former father-in-law’s business competition

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She has five kids with her ex-husband

Before filing for divorce in 2018, Vanessa welcomed a whole brood of kids with the oldest son of the current White House resident.

Their oldest Kai made her campaign debut during her paternal grandfather’s recent run for the Oval Office. The 17-year-old spoke at the Republican National Convention.

Kai has a sister, Chloe, and brothers, Donald III, Tristan and Spencer.

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