Kellyanne Conway put on a brave face Sunday as she was spotted leaving her house for the first time since announcing her divorce from her husband of 22 years.
DailyMail.com photographers caught the former White House advisor smiling and waving to reporters as she left her Alpine, New Jersey estate on Sunday.
Kellyanne, 56, had a markedly different expression from her soon-to-be ex-husband George, 59, who was pictured Saturday looking despondent without his wedding ring.
She seemed happy and carefree as she approached her car in a green dress with matching earrings, joined by her eldest daughter, Claudia. She was even still smiling as she got into her blue sedan.
Kellyanne’s four children have been noticeably silent about their parents’ divorce since it was announced on Friday, except for one tweet by Claudia, who wrote: ‘Y’all need to shut up [for real].’
DailyMail.com photographers caught Kellyanne Conway smiling and waving to reporters as she left her Alpine, New Jersey estate on Sunday
The former White House adviser seemed almost happy and carefree as she approached her car in a green dress with matching earrings
The Conways announced on Friday they had filed for divorce after 22 years of marriage after admitting that George’s criticism of former President Donald Trump was a betrayal.
In a statement posted to their respective Twitter pages, the couple said: ‘We are in the final stages of an amicable divorce.
‘We married more than two decades ago, cherish the many happy years (and four corgis) we’ve shared, and above all else, our four incredible children who remain the heartbeat of our family and our top priority.’
They asked the public to ‘kindly respect our privacy,’ and noted they ‘remain united as parents to provide love, joy, comfort and protection to our beautiful children.’
Kellyanne and George wed in 2001 and had three children in addition to their social media influencer daughter, Vanessa, Charlotte, and George. The pair have both hired divorce lawyers and they are working to divide their assets, Page Six reported.
The Conways own several properties in addition to their 3,000 square foot home in the Garden State. They own an $8million home in Washington DC and a beach house along the Jersey Shore.
The couple revealed that they are going their separate ways after years of speculation if the pair even liked each other, according to Page Six.
Kellyanne’s eldest daughter, influencer Claudia Conway, was seen joining her mom
Kellyanne, 56, continued to smile as she got into a blue sedan on Sunday
George Conway was seen driving for the first time since he and his wife announced they were separating on Saturday
George has been one of Donald Trump’s biggest critics, and publicly mocked the president on Twitter while he employed his wife.
He even continued to berate the former president on Saturday after he posted on Truth Social: ‘Congratulations to Kellyanne Conway on her DIVORCE from her wacko husband, Mr. Kellyanne Conway.’
‘Free at last, she has finally gotten rid of the disgusting albatross around her neck. She is a great person, and will now be free to lead the kind of life that she deserves…and it will be a great life without the extremely unattractive loser by her side!’
Conway responded by saying: ‘Looking forward to seeing you in New York at E. Jean’s trial next month! Hugs and kisses.’
Trump will face a civil trial in April rising from a former columnist’s claim that he raped her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.
Kellyanne and George wed in 2001 and had three children in addition to their aspiring singer daughter, Vanessa, Charlotte, and George
Claudia Conway tweeted for the first time in four months after the news emerged
Kellyanne became a Trump advisor in 2016, serving as his campaign manager.
While she endlessly worked for the president, her husband — who co-founded the Lincoln Project, which worked to prevent Trump’s reelection — blasted the president on social media.
It seems the divorce hasn’t slowed his criticism down any, as he was active on Twitter lambasting the former leader on Friday, including retweeting a post where the president’s sanity was questioned.
Their political rift was brought up in Kellyanne’s 2022 memoir Here’s The Deal, where she revealed she thought of his criticism as a betrayal to their marriage. She considered his tweets ‘cheating’ and it was revealed Trump’s daughter Ivanka had suggested the pair seek therapy.
Trump himself had even called George a ‘stone cold LOSER & husband from hell’ at one point.
Another blip in the family image came in 2020 after their teenage daughter Claudia criticized her mother and Trump.
Kellyanne announced in August 2020 that she would leave the White House the day after the 15-year-old said she was ‘officially pushing for emancipation’ from her parents in a series of tweets.
Kellyanne said she was leaving for the sake of her family, to be ‘less drama, more mama.’
Kellyanne became a Trump advisor in 2016, first serving as his campaign manager
George continued to berate the former president on Saturday after he posted his congratulations to Kellyanne for divorcing him
George also stepped back from his role on the Lincoln Project and took a brief hiatus from Twitter to focus on family.
In a statement at the time, Kellyanne called her time in the Trump administration ‘heady’ and ‘humbling,’ and said she and George were making the decision based on what they think is best for their four children.
‘We disagree about plenty,’ she wrote of her and her husband, ‘but we are united on what matters most: the kids.
‘Our four children are teens and ‘tweens starting a new academic year in the middle school and high school that will be conducted remotely from home for a least a few months. As millions of parents nationwide know, kids ‘doing school from home’ requires a level of attention and vigilance that is as unusual as these times.’
Conway continued: ‘This is completely my choice and my voice. In time, I will announce future plans. For now, and for my beloved children, it will be less drama, more mama.’
Kellyanne and George have four children – Claudia, Vanessa, Charlotte, and George (pictured at an unknown time)
Claudia previously took to TikTok, stating that her parents were going to get divorced but had called it off ‘to keep her from getting emancipated.’
She accused her father in the video of not caring about her and not knowing her middle name and said her mother has been physically abusive her whole life.
That drama played out in Claudia’s TikToks, with the now 18-year-old posting a video in October 2020 publicly accusing her mother of hiding her COVID-19 diagnosis and saying that Trump is worse than she claims.
Claudia later posted on the site to ‘clarify’ her claim her mother had ‘lied’ about her test result — but the pair argued in the video as Kellyanne accused her daughter of ‘lying about your f**king mother.’
