Age, Biography, and Wiki
Megyn Kelly was born on November 18, 1970, making her 54 years old as of 2025. She is a prominent figure in American media, having established herself as a journalist and political commentator. Kelly's career spans multiple platforms, including television and publishing. Her biography is detailed on her Wikipedia page at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megyn_Kelly.
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| Date of Birth | 18 November 1970 |
| Age | 54 Years |
| Birth Place | Champaign, Illinois, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight, and Measurements
Megyn Kelly stands at approximately 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) tall. However, specific details about her weight and other measurements are not widely reported.
| Height | 5 feet 6 inches |
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Dating & Relationship Status
Megyn Kelly is married to Douglas Brunt, a novelist and CEO of Authentium. The couple has three children together. This stable family life complements her professional success.
She grew up with an older sister, Suzanne (1964–2022) and an older brother, Pete (born c. 1965). She is of Italian and German descent on her mother's side and Irish descent on her father's. She was raised Catholic. Her father died of a heart attack in 1985 when she was 15 years old. She also has a step-sister and a step-brother from her mother's second marriage, to Peter Kirwan.
On November 4, 2024, the day before the 2024 presidential election, Kelly publicly endorsed Donald Trump at a rally in Pittsburgh. In her speech, she expressed support for his policies on women's rights, border security, immigration, and transgender athletes in women's sports, stating that he would be a "protector" of women. Afterward, Kelly posted a selfie with Trump on X, captioned, "God bless him. Go vote for him!" While Kelly had previously clashed with Trump during the 2016 campaign, when he referred to her as "nasty" following a widely publicized debate exchange, her endorsement in 2024 revealed a stark change in their relationship.
In April 2024, Kelly revealed that she voted for Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election and would vote for him again in 2024 despite their turbulent relationship in the past. She explained that her decision was driven particularly by issues like transgender issues and cultural changes that were affecting her children. Kelly stated that her vote was based on principles rather than personal preference, emphasizing her desire to protect traditional values and preserve fundamental freedoms.
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| Husband | Daniel Kendall (m. 2001-2006) Douglas Brunt (m. 2008) |
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Net Worth and Salary
As of 2025, Megyn Kelly's net worth is estimated to be around $45 million to $93 million, depending on the source. Her salary is reportedly around $5 million per year, although this figure may vary based on her current projects and engagements. Her earnings come from a combination of her television career, book deals, and speaking engagements.
Career, Business, and Investments
Megyn Kelly's career is marked by her work at major networks:
- Fox News: She was a prominent host of "The Kelly File," earning about $15 million annually.
- NBC: She hosted "Megyn Kelly Today," with an annual salary of approximately $23 million.
Kelly was an associate attorney in the Chicago office of law firm Bickel & Brewer LLP. In fall 1996, she co-wrote an article, "The Conflicting Roles of Lawyer as Director", for the American Bar Association's journal, Litigation. She later worked at Jones Day for nine years, where one of her clients was the credit bureau Experian.
In 2003, Kelly moved to Washington, D.C., where she was hired by the ABC affiliate WJLA-TV as a general assignment reporter. She covered national and local events, including live coverage of the confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John G. Roberts, the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, and the 2004 presidential election. CNN president Jonathan Klein later said he regretted not hiring Kelly as a reporter at the beginning of her career, because she was "the one talent you'd want to have from somewhere else".
In 2004, Kelly applied for a job at Fox News. She contributed legal segments for Special Report with Brit Hume and hosted her own legal segment, Kelly's Court, during Weekend Live. She appeared in a weekly segment on The O'Reilly Factor and occasionally filled in for Greta Van Susteren on On the Record, where most of her reporting focused on legal and political matters. She occasionally contributed as an anchor, but more often as a substitute anchor on weekends. On February 1, 2010, Kelly began hosting her own two-hour afternoon show, America Live, which replaced The Live Desk. She was a guest panelist on Fox News' late-night satire program Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. In 2010, viewership for America Live increased by 20%, averaging 1,293,000 viewers, and increased by 4% in the 25–54 age demographic, averaging 268,000 viewers. In December 2010, Kelly hosted a New Year's Eve special with Bill Hemmer.
In March 2016, it was announced that Kelly would host a one-hour prime time special on the Fox network wherein she would interview celebrities from the worlds of "politics, entertainment, and other areas of human interest". The special aired in May 2016, which was a sweeps month. It acquired 4.8 million viewers, but placed third in the ratings. Gabriel Sherman wrote of the stakes for Kelly as "high", elaborating that with Kelly being in the final year of her contract with Fox and having confirmed her ambitions, "[t]he special was essentially a public interview for her next job."
Kelly announced the launch of Devil May Care Media, her media production company, on September 10, 2020, with a podcast, The Megyn Kelly Show. Its first episode premiered on September 28, 2020. On July 6, 2021, it was announced that the podcast would move to Sirius XM on September 7, 2021, to broadcast weekdays at 12 noon ET on the talk radio channel Triumph, along with a video simulcast available to Sirius XM subscribers.
In 2008, Kelly married Douglas Brunt, then president and CEO of the cybersecurity firm Authentium. Brunt later transitioned to a career as a full-time writer and novelist. The couple has three children: son Yates (born 2009), daughter Yardley (born 2011), and son Thatcher (born 2013), all conceived through in vitro fertilization. The family resides in Connecticut during the school year, and spends summers at their waterfront home in New Jersey.
Social Network
Megyn Kelly is active on various social media platforms, including Twitter and Instagram, where she engages with her audience and shares updates about her life and work.
Megyn Marie Kelly (born November 18, 1970) is an American journalist, attorney, political commentator, and media personality. She currently hosts The Megyn Kelly Show, a talk show and podcast that airs daily on Sirius XM's Triumph channel and has over 3.2 million subscribers on YouTube. Kelly previously worked at Fox News from 2004 to 2017, where she hosted programs including America Live and The Kelly File, and at NBC News from 2017 to 2018, where she anchored Megyn Kelly Today. She was named one of Time's 100 most influential people of 2014 and 2025.
In an interview with CBS News Sunday Morning, Kelly reflected that she was disappointed with the lack of support she received from coworker Bill O'Reilly and CNN, the latter airing a Trump event the same time as the debate. In April, at her request, Kelly met with Trump at Trump Tower, having "a chance to clear the air". The following month, after interviewing Trump and being met with mixed reception, she expressed interest in doing another one with him. In June, she criticized Trump for his claims against judge Gonzalo P. Curiel's impartiality. In October, a contentious discussion between Kelly and Newt Gingrich on The Kelly File regarding Trump's sexual comments in a 2005 audio recording gained widespread social media reaction.
In July 2016, amid allegations of sexual harassment on the part of Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, Kelly was reported to have confirmed that she herself was also subjected to his harassment. Two days after the report, Ailes resigned from Fox News and his lawyer, Susan Estrich, publicly denied the charge. During her coverage of the 2016 Republican National Convention, her attire received criticism. In a defense of Kelly, Jenavieve Hatch of The Huffington Post commented, "If you're a woman on national television reporting on a political event from hot, humid Cleveland, wearing a weather-appropriate outfit makes you the target of an endless stream of sexist commentary." In September 2016, it was reported that Kelly would be collaborating with Michael De Luca to produce Embeds, a scripted comedy about reporters covering politics, to be aired on a streaming service. Kelly appeared on the cover of the February 2016 issue of Vanity Fair. In 2016, she was an honoree for Variety's Power of Women for her addressing child abuse.
On October 23, 2018, Kelly was criticized for on-air remarks she made on Megyn Kelly Today related to the appropriateness of blackface as part of Halloween costumes. She recollected that "when I was a kid, that was okay as long as you were dressing up like a character", and defended Luann de Lesseps's use of skin darkening spray to wear a Diana Ross Halloween costume. After receiving backlash for her comments, Kelly issued an internal email apologizing for the remarks later that day. Three days later, NBC canceled Megyn Kelly Today. It had been reported that Kelly was considering ending the program to focus on her role as a correspondent. Her employment was terminated on January 11, 2019, and she was paid the $30 million due for the remainder of her contract.
Since transitioning to independent media, The Megyn Kelly Show has experienced significant growth. In July 2023, the show's YouTube channel attracted 116.8 million views, surpassing the viewership of major news outlets during the same period, including NBC News (78 million) and CBS News (83 million). As of January 2025, Kelly's YouTube channel alone has over 3.2 million subscribers, and it has become one of the top ten podcasts in the U.S. Despite running with a small team, her show has gained significant traction, positioning her as a prominent figure in the digital media space.
"'When I was at Fox and then for that year at NBC, I was more in the center. I was like definitely center-right. Now I think I'm pretty conservative. I mean, I just am now. I mean, the earth has shifted such that I think I have to say, yes, by today's standards, you'd call me conservative. But that's thanks to them. What they did to me, they were vicious. They're complete assholes. Their woke ideology completely radicalized me against them. And I love that. It empowered me in a way that allowed me to see the truth about them. That was very helpful to me. I wouldn't undo it if I could because it really helped me understand who I was dealing with over there.'"
Education
Megyn Kelly holds a Bachelor's degree in political science from Syracuse University and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Albany Law School. Her educational background reflects her interest in law and politics, which later shifted into journalism.
Overall, Megyn Kelly's career and net worth are a testament to her versatility and success in the media industry.
Kelly attended Tecumseh Elementary School in suburban Syracuse, New York. When she was 9, her family moved to Delmar, New York, a suburb of Albany, where she attended Bethlehem Central High School. After high school, she studied political science at Syracuse University, graduating in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts. She then attended Albany Law School, where she was an editor of the Albany Law Review. She graduated in 1995 with a Juris Doctor.
