Who is Skip Bayless’ wife Ernestine Sclafani?
Learn all about sports commentator and TV personality Skip Bayless's wife, Ernestine Sclafani, and how they first crossed paths in 2005.
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Skip Bayless is one of the most popular faces in the spectator sports community. The columnist, TV personality, and sports commentator has earned his fair share of popularity in his long career. Amid all the speculations regarding Bayless, how much do we know about his wife, Ernestine Sclafani?
Bayless and Ernestine, who have been together since 2005, eventually got engaged in 2010. They tied the knot in 2016 and have been together ever since. Here’s everything you should know about Skip Bayless’ wife Ernestine Sclafani.
Who is Skip Bayless’ wife?
Skip Bayless married his longtime partner Ernestine Sclafani. She is a well-known PR executive in the corporate world, and has established her firm Ernestine Sclafani Bayless PR located in LA. She has been working in the industry for over two decades now, although she initially wanted to pursue fashion designing.
Ernestine remains closely supportive of her husband’s career. At the same time, Bayless holds just as much admiration for his partner’s professional success. Sclafani even authored a book inspired by her life with Bayless, ‘Balls: How to keep your relationship alive when you live with a sports-obsessed guy’.
Where is Skip Bayless’ wife Ernestine Sclafani from?
Ernestine Sclafani is American by nationality. She is from New York, where she started her early career in the fashion apparel industry.
Currently, she lives in Los Angeles, where her PR firm is located. Bayless and Sclafani regularly travel across the States for work and during vacations.
Where did Skip Bayless and Ernestine Sclafani meet?
Skip Bayless and Ernestine Sclafani originally met in 2005, when Ernestine was working for her PR firm and Bayless hosted one of her clients on ESPN. In the course of events, the two would eventually get to know each other and later go on a date.
Their mutual admiration spurred a long courtship and they were engaged in 2010. Bayless and Sclafani married in 2016 and have led a happy married life.
However, very recently, a massive allegation rocked Fox Sports. Bayless was accused by a former hairstylist of paying a staggering $1.5 million for s*x with her. While the drama is currently unfolding, it is unsure how this would affect Bayless’ personal life.
What does Skip Bayless’ wife Ernestine Sclafani do for a living?
Ernestine Sclafani started her professional career as Assistant Accessories Director at Izod Lacoste in 1981. She then worked with Esmark Apparel in New York until 1985 and stepped into the PR industry the same year.
Sclafani was Vice President of Edelman Public Relations Worldwide from 1995 to 2005. She then worked as VP of Consumer Media Relations for Weber Shandwick until 2018. She now heads her own PR firm, Ernestine Sclafani Bayless, in Los Angeles.
Ernestine Sclafani’s family & background
Ernestine Sclafani is a well-known corporate executive in the public relations industry. She started her career in the fashion apparel industry and wanted to pursue fashion design.
Later she switched to public relations and has worked extensively for over two decades in the corporate sector.
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