Campos-Duffy Bio
Rachel Campos-Duffy is a well-known American conservative television personality who has made appearances on Fox News’ Outnumbered, ABC’s The View, MTV’s The Real World: San Francisco, and Fox & Friends Weekend. She started out as a cast member on MTV’s reality show before joining Fox & Friends Weekend as a permanent co-host in May 2021. She was born on October 22, 1971.
How old is Campos-Duffy?
The American conservative personality is 53 years old as of 22 October 2024. She was born on 22 October 1971 in Tempe, Arizona, United States.
Where are Rachel Campo’s parents from?
Miguel Campos and Maria del Pilar, Rachel’s parents, were junior high school teachers in Chandler, Arizona, and Rachel was born and reared in Tempe, Arizona. Her grandparents left Mexico to immigrate to the United States. Joseph and Patrick Campos are her two brothers. Former CIA operations officer Leah, her sister, was a 2012 candidate for the U.S. Congress in Arizona. Campos grew up in a devoutly Catholic household with her brothers.
How long has Campos-Duffy been married to Sean Duffy?
Campos wed her co-star Sean Duffy from Road Rules: All Stars. They resided in Ashland, Wisconsin, where Duffy served as Ashland County’s district attorney. Duffy was elected as a Republican representative for Wisconsin’s 7th district in 2011.
In order for Sean to be near an airport for his weekly drive to Washington, D.C., where he spent three or four days a week, the Duffys relocated from Ashland to Weston, Wisconsin in late 2011 and then to Wausau, Wisconsin in 2013.
How many kids does Campos-Duffy have? Children
Campos-Duffy disclosed that she had two miscarriages in 2008. They had eight kids as of May 2016. In 2019, a daughter, the Duffys’ ninth child, was born. She has Down syndrome and was born one month early. In order to devote more time and attention to his family, Sean Duffy announced his resignation from Congress on September 23, 2019, citing the baby’s expected health issues, which include a heart ailment.
Campos-Duffy Car accident
After her time on The Real World ended, Campos was in a head-on car accident during the filming of the fifth season of the Miami-set show when the driver of an incoming car fell asleep behind the wheel. The tragedy claimed the lives of Campos’ friend and his partner, who were operating their rental automobile. After being flung from the passenger-side window, Campos suffered severe injuries to her right leg, which led to chronic issues like arthritis, a limp, and trouble jogging.
Campos-Duffy Salary – Net Worth
It is estimated that Campos-Duffy makes between $100,000 and $250,000. According to www.aupetitgourmand.com, this estimate takes into consideration her popularity and experience as a conservative political analyst and television personality. She appears on other Fox News shows and co-hosts Fox & Friends Weekend.
The View
Campos made three unsuccessful attempts to be a co-host on The View, a chat program on television. Campos participated in an on-air tryout alongside Lisa Ling and Lauren Sánchez after Debbie Matenopoulos quit the show in 1999; Ling was ultimately hired. When Ling left in 2002, Campos, who by that time had her own “coffee talk” show with other Wisconsin housewives, participated in another on-air tryout for a week, this time against Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Erin Hershey Presley. Ling was replaced by Hasselbeck in November 2003. When Hasselbeck left The View in July 2013 to take Gretchen Carlson’s place as Fox & Friends’ female co-host, Campos tried out again, but Jenny McCarthy was chosen to take her place.
Campos-Duffy Fox News Career
Michelle Campos-Duffy, host of Fox News, defended the Trump administration’s policy of separating families of immigrants who are detained while crossing the US border in 2018. She asserted that people were not stupid and that the prison facilities were safer than the trip these kids had recently taken. Filmmaker Ava DuVernay, writer Nikole Hannah-Jones of the New York Times Magazine, writer Britni Danielle of Essence magazine, and black Vox reporter Jane Coaston all immediately criticized this.
Campos-Duffy joined Fox & Friends Weekend as a permanent co-host in May 2021. She blamed President Joe Biden’s “mental state” for the Taliban’s retake of Afghanistan on August 22, 2021, and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden for failing the nation by letting her husband run for president.