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Doug Emhoff, an attorney based in Los Angeles and the second-gentleman of the United States, began to date Kamala Harris, the 49th Vice President of the country, in 2013. After almost a year of being together, Douglas proposed to Harris in March 2014 during a trip to Florence, Italy. Harris agreed, and a wedding on August 22, 2014, blended Indian and Jewish traditions. Emhoff is the first Second Gentleman of the United States and the first Jewish spouse of a vice president.

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Who Is Doug Emhoff's Ex-Wife?

This was Emhoff's second marriage to Harris. He was earlier married to Kerstin, with whom he had two children, Cole and Ella.

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Emhoff and Kerstin got married in 1992 and divorced 17 years later in 2010. The split happened due to Emhoff's extramarital affair with a teacher at his children’s school, according to People. However, they worked through things after divorce and now share a healthy relationship. Almost two years after their marriage, Kerstin gave birth to their first child, son Cole, on Sept. 15, 1994. Five years later, on May 29, 1999, their daughter, Ella, was born.

Kerstin did her graduation from Boston University in 1990 in film, cinema and video studies. In 2007, she founded a production company by the name Prettybird that specialised in branded and music content.

The production company has worked on a number of notable projects, including Beyoncé’s 2016 “Formation” music video.

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Family Dynamics

Douglas has always wanted both his children and their mother to embrace their blended family with warmth and love. Harris too took things slowly and the children have now become fond of her, whom they lovingly refer to as "Momala," which showcases the love and understanding between them.

"My children don’t call me stepmom, they call me Momala,” Harris told PEOPLE in an interview in August 2020. “We’re a very modern family. Their mom is a close friend of mine,' Harris added.

(With inputs from agencies)