Noelle Watters, born Noelle Inguagiato, is the first wife of Fox News host Jesse Watters. The two married in 2009, had twin daughters in 2011, and divorced in March 2019 after a split that became public in 2018. She is a private person who has given no widely circulated interviews, so most of what is reliably known about her comes from coverage of the marriage and its end.
That shortage of first-hand information has not stopped hundreds of websites from publishing long biographies of her, many with exact ages, degrees, careers and net worth figures that contradict each other. This guide takes a stricter approach. It sets out the timeline that credible entertainment reporting supports, explains where the sources disagree, and lists the claims that you should not trust.
Noelle Watters at a Glance
| Detail | What is known |
|---|---|
| Full name | Noelle Watters (born Noelle Inguagiato) |
| Known for | First wife of Fox News host Jesse Watters |
| Marriage | 2009 |
| Children | Twin daughters, born in 2011 |
| Divorce filed | October 2017, according to several outlets |
| Divorce finalised | March 2019 |
| Profession | Worked at Fox News in a different department from her husband; later career not confirmed |
| Age and hometown | Not confirmed by a primary source |
| Current life | Private |
Who Is Noelle Watters?
Noelle Watters is an American woman who became widely searched online because of her marriage to a prominent cable news personality. She was known as Noelle Inguagiato before the marriage, and you will see her named as Noelle Inguagiato Watters, Noelle Inguagiato or simply Noelle Watters depending on the site. All of these appear to refer to the same person.
The name causes some confusion. Other people share it or a close variation, including a mental health counselor listed in a professional directory, and unrelated public figures with similar names, such as the writer Noelle Howey, who is not connected to the Watters family. The surname is also shared by the ballet dancer Harper Watters, who is Jesse Watters’s cousin. Keep this in mind when you search, because mixing up people is one of the most common sources of error in online biographies.
Who Is Jesse Watters?
To understand why her name draws attention, it helps to know her former husband’s position. Jesse Watters is one of the most visible hosts on Fox News. He began his career at the network as a field reporter, became known for his man-on-the-street segments, and later moved into hosting, including a co-host seat on the panel show The Five. If you follow that show, you may also know his colleague Jessica Tarlov, whose personal life we cover in our guide to Jessica Tarlov’s husband.
He also has a well-documented public life, which is why the end of his first marriage became a news story.
How Noelle and Jesse Watters Met
Both were connected to the same workplace. According to an entertainment timeline published by The List, Jesse Watters met his first wife while she was working on marketing-related work at Fox News. Another account, from Amomama, says the romance began while the two worked in different departments at the network.
The details of the courtship, such as the first date or the proposal, have not been made public. Pages that describe them are filling space.
Marriage and Family
They married in 2009. Their twin daughters were born in 2011, a detail reported consistently across credible entertainment coverage. We have chosen not to name the children, because they are minors and the focus of this article is their mother.
Some websites claim the couple had three children. That conflicts with the better-sourced reports, which describe two daughters, so we treat the three-children claim as an error.
Timeline of the Divorce
The end of the marriage was covered closely because of who her husband was. Here is the sequence as reported by multiple entertainment outlets:
| When | What was reported |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Jesse Watters and Noelle Inguagiato marry |
| 2011 | Twin daughters are born |
| October 2017 | Noelle files for divorce, according to YourTango |
| March 2018 | News of the split and its circumstances becomes public |
| 2018 | Reports describe a request by Noelle asking Jesse to cover her legal fees |
| March 2019 | The divorce is finalised |
| August 2019 | Jesse Watters announces his engagement to Emma DiGiovine |
| Late 2019 | Jesse Watters and Emma DiGiovine marry |
You will see inconsistent end dates for the marriage on some pages, such as 2018 in some places and 2019 in others. The difference is easy to explain: the split was made public in 2018, and the divorce itself was finalised in March 2019.
Why Did Noelle and Jesse Watters Divorce?
Entertainment coverage reports that the marriage ended after it became public that Jesse Watters had been in a relationship with Emma DiGiovine, then an associate producer on one of his programmes. According to Nicki Swift, the divorce was finalised not long after that news broke. The outlet also notes that Watters married DiGiovine the same year the divorce was completed.
It is important to be clear about what this means. These are accounts reported in the press and by commentary sites. Noelle Watters has not publicly given her own account, and we do not speculate about her feelings or the private details of the marriage. We include the reason here because it is the main reason her name is searched, and because a reader who sees it on other websites deserves a measured explanation.
What Does Noelle Watters Do Now?
Here, the picture is genuinely unclear. Several outlets say she stepped away from the television industry and has lived privately since the divorce. Her social media accounts are described as private or inactive, and Amomama reports that her last public post on one platform dates back to 2021.
One biography website goes further and says she is now a licensed mental health counselor. A professional directory does list a counselor with the same name, but we could not confirm from a primary source that it is the same person, so we do not state it as fact and we do not name an employer or location. This is a private individual, and tying her to a workplace on thin evidence would be unfair.
Claims You Should Treat With Caution
Searches for Noelle Watters bring up many identical-looking pages. These are the claims that appear most often, and why we do not repeat them:
- A precise age and birthday. Coverage in 2018 gave an age, but many pages state an exact birth date with no source.
- Three children. Contradicted by better-sourced reporting that describes twin daughters.
- Specific colleges and a modelling career. Some pages mention a university degree or a past as a model. No credible source supports either.
- Her hometown. Statements such as “from Long Island” are repeated without a source.
- Net worth. Estimates vary and none documents her finances.
- A new husband or partner. We found no confirmed report of a remarriage.
- A Wikipedia page. Many pages claim one exists for her. Be careful: search results for “Noelle Watters Wikipedia” usually lead to her ex-husband’s page, not hers.
A good rule is to trust claims that are traceable to named outlets with dates, and to be cautious about claims that appear only on pages with identical wording.
Why She Stays Out of the Public Eye
Noelle Watters never sought fame. Her public profile exists because of her husband’s job and the media interest in his divorce. Since then she appears to have returned to a private life, which is a choice she is entitled to make.
For readers and writers, this matters in practice. Private individuals do not owe the public a biography. When information is thin, the responsible thing is to say so, not to fill the gap with guesses about her career, feelings, health or location.
How to Read Celebrity Ex-Spouse Profiles Critically
Profiles like these follow predictable patterns. These habits help you judge them:
- Check the date and the author. Pages without either are often recycled text.
- Look for the original reporting. Major facts, such as the divorce timeline, usually trace back to news coverage from the time.
- Be suspicious of precision. Exact net worth and exact ages for private people are usually invented.
- Notice emotional filler. Phrases like “found strength” or “chose peace” are opinions.
- Compare at least two independent sources. If they agree on the same facts and cite different origins, the facts are more likely to be sound.
Other Private Partners of Well-Known People
Noelle Watters is one of many people who become publicly known through a marriage and then step back. We approach those stories in the same way throughout our archive. For another example of a divorce and its aftermath handled with verified facts only, see our guide to Amy Sherrill, Tim Duncan’s former wife.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Noelle Watters?
Noelle Watters, born Noelle Inguagiato, is the first wife of Fox News host Jesse Watters.
When did Noelle and Jesse Watters get married?
They married in 2009.
When did Noelle and Jesse Watters divorce?
She filed in October 2017, and the divorce was finalised in March 2019. Some pages give 2018 as the end year because the split became public then.
Why did Jesse and Noelle Watters divorce?
Entertainment coverage reports that the marriage ended after his relationship with a colleague, Emma DiGiovine, became public. Noelle Watters has not publicly given her own account.
Do Noelle and Jesse Watters have children?
Yes. They have twin daughters, born in 2011. Claims of a third child are not supported by reliable reporting.
Who is Jesse Watters married to now?
He married Emma DiGiovine in 2019, the same year his divorce was finalised.
What did Noelle Watters do for a living?
She worked at Fox News, in a different department from her husband. Her later career is not confirmed by a primary source.
Is Noelle Watters a counselor?
One website says so, and a professional directory lists a counselor with the same name. We could not confirm they are the same person, so we do not state it as fact.
How old is Noelle Watters?
Her exact age and birth date are not confirmed by a primary source.
Has Noelle Watters remarried?
We found no confirmed report that she has.
What is Noelle Watters’s net worth?
It is not publicly known. Figures on other websites are estimates.
Does Noelle Watters have a Wikipedia page?
Not one that we could find. Searches often lead to Jesse Watters’s page instead.
Final Thoughts
The confirmed story of Noelle Watters is a short one. She married Jesse Watters in 2009, had twin daughters in 2011, filed for divorce in 2017 and saw it finalised in March 2019, before returning to a private life. Almost everything else written about her, from her age to her career to her fortune, is either contradictory or unsourced. We have tried to be precise about what is known and open about what is not, and we will update this article if reliable new information appears.
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