Who Is Jimmy Kimmel’s Wife? They Were Dating Other People When They Met—She Was the Only Female Writer on His Show

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We all love a relationship’s origin story, but we’ve been told it’s better than not to avoid workplace relationships, especially with your boss.

Somehow, though, Jimmy Kimmel’s wife and her talk-show host husband have been able to make it work. She was the only female writer on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

when they met—and they were dating other people at the time. Molly McNearney and Kimmel have been working together since around 2004 when she started on his show as an assistant producer.

She was the only female writer on the show at the time. “When I first met him, he insulted me,” McNearney recalled of their first encounter during an interview with Glamour in 2014. “The executive producer brought me into his office and said, ‘This is Molly; she’s my new assistant.’ Jimmy barely looked up from his desk until my EP said, ‘She competes in triathlons,’ and then Jimmy looked up at me and said, ‘That is really stupid!