Kimberly Fey: Every Search For Her Returns Results About Eminem’s Ex-Wife.

Search “Kimberly Fey” and several results will reference Kimberly Anne Scott — the woman Eminem married twice, the subject of his most brutal songs, the mother of Hailie Jade. Some search engines and aggregators conflate the two women in their snippets and related article recommendations.

They are entirely different people. The only overlap is a shared first name and the fact that both were married to famous men in the entertainment industry.

Kimberly Fey was born June 14, 1969. She worked as a sound engineer and music producer. She met Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids on the Block through shared professional work in the early 1990s. They dated for approximately eight years before marrying on August 20, 1999. They had two sons. She filed for divorce in 2008. She became a real estate professional and operates under the handle @kimfeyrealtor. She lives privately.

That is the documented record. Here is what is contradicted, what is missing, and what is being invented around it.

Quick Facts

Detail	Information
Full name	Kimberly Fey
Born	June 14, 1969
Nationality	American
Career	Sound engineer and music producer (1980s–1990s); real estate professional (post-divorce)
Instagram	@kimfeyrealtor (confirmed)
Former husband	Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr. — Donnie Wahlberg (born August 17, 1969)
Married	August 20, 1999 (some sources say August 22 — see contradictions)
Filed for divorce	2008; irreconcilable differences
Divorce finalized	2010 (most credible) or 2011 (some sources)
Marriage length	Approximately 11 years
Son	Xavier Alexander Wahlberg (born October 15, 2001)
Son	Elijah Hendrix Wahlberg (born August 16, 2003)
How they met	Through music industry work — either NKOTB projects (one source) or Marky Mark/Funky Bunch projects (other sources)
Donnie’s next marriage	Jenny McCarthy (August 31, 2014)
Affair allegation	Donnie and Canadian model Michelle Tomlinson — alleged but never substantiated
Social media	@kimfeyrealtor (Instagram); @kimberly_fey (Twitter — per DNBStories)

The Eminem Confusion — Named and Dismissed

This needs to be addressed directly because it shapes how people find and read information about her.

Kimberly Anne Scott was born January 9, 1975, in Warren, Michigan. She was Eminem’s high school girlfriend and later wife — twice. They first married in 1999 and divorced in 2001. They married again in January 2006 and separated within four months. Their daughter is Hailie Jade Mathers. Eminem’s songs “Kim” and “’97 Bonnie & Clyde” are about her. She has been a subject of significant media coverage.

Kimberly Fey was born June 14, 1969, in the United States. She was a sound engineer who married Donnie Wahlberg — a New Kids on the Block member — in 1999. She has no documented connection to Eminem, hip-hop, or Detroit.

The search confusion persists because both women are named Kimberly, both married in 1999, both divorced their famous husbands, and both maintain low profiles. Neither fact makes them related or comparable. They are two separate people.

Who Donnie Wahlberg Is — The Career She Married Into

Donnie Wahlberg was born August 17, 1969 — two months after Kimberly Fey, making them the same age. He grew up in Dorchester, Boston, the seventh of nine children in the Wahlberg family.

He was a founding member of New Kids on the Block — the boy band assembled by producer Maurice Starr in 1984 that became one of the best-selling musical acts of the late 1980s. The band sold approximately 80 million records worldwide. NKOTB disbanded in 1994. Donnie transitioned to acting, appearing in The Sixth Sense (1999), Band of Brothers (2001), Dreamcatcher (2003), and later Blue Bloods (2010–2024), where he played Detective Danny Reagan.

His brother Mark Wahlberg — known as Marky Mark in his early career — is a separately famous actor and former rapper. The two brothers are connected in this story because Kimberly Fey’s music work overlapped with both their spheres.

How They Met — Two Different Accounts, One Industry Context

This is a genuine contradiction that affects the fundamental story of how the relationship started.

DNBStories, one of the more thoroughly researched biographies available on Kimberly, states: “Donnie and Kimberly Fey allegedly met while working on one of the New Kids on the Block’s albums.”

Briefly.co.za states: “Kimberly Fey and Donnie first crossed paths in 1991 when she worked alongside his brother’s band.”

Margaretqualley.co.uk states: “She collaborated with Mark Wahlberg, also known as Marky Mark, on music-related projects. She also worked with hip hop groups like The Funky Bunch.”

These three accounts describe the same period — 1991, music industry work, Boston-adjacent music world — but differ on whether the introduction came through NKOTB directly, through Mark Wahlberg’s music projects, or through the extended Wahlberg family’s industry connections.

In practice, these may not be entirely contradictory. The NKOTB world and the Marky Mark world overlapped in the early 1990s. Kimberly’s work on both sets of projects is entirely plausible. Whether the specific introduction to Donnie came through a NKOTB session or a Marky Mark session is the unresolved question.

What is confirmed: they met in 1991 through shared music industry work. They dated for approximately eight years before marrying. That eight-year period from meeting to marriage is rarely commented upon. Most articles move quickly from “they met in 1991” to “they married in 1999” without addressing the length of the courtship.

The Wedding Date — August 20 or August 22?

Briefly.co.za states: “on 20 August 1999, they married.”

Margaretqualley.co.uk states: “They married on August 22/20, 1999” — a confusing hedge that acknowledges both dates without resolving them.

Multiple other sources simply say “August 1999” without specifying a day.

The August 20 date appears in more independently written sources. The August 22 date appears in sources that appear to be less carefully edited. No wedding certificate or contemporaneous announcement is cited by any source.

August 20 is the better-supported date. It is also worth noting that August 17 is Donnie Wahlberg’s birthday. A wedding three days after his birthday — if August 20 is correct — is a plausible personal choice. This does not confirm the date but is consistent with the August 20 claim.

The Divorce — What Is Documented

Kimberly filed for divorce in 2008. The stated reason was irreconcilable differences — the standard legal language for a no-fault divorce in California, where the filing was made.

Briefly.co.za reports: “Rumours also suggested that she suspected Donnie of having an affair with Canadian model Michelle Tomlinson, although these allegations were never substantiated.”

That is the precise framing: alleged, suspected, never substantiated. No evidence was produced. No named source confirmed the affair. The allegation circulated in tabloid coverage during the divorce proceedings and has never been proven.

What is confirmed: Kimberly filed. She cited irreconcilable differences. Donnie did not contest it. The divorce was finalized — most sources say 2010, giving an eleven-year marriage span consistent with an August 1999 wedding. Some sources say 2011.

The financial settlement and custody terms were not made public. Both sons — Xavier and Elijah — maintained relationships with both parents. Donnie has spoken positively about co-parenting in interviews.

Xavier and Elijah — What Is Documented

Xavier Alexander Wahlberg was born October 15, 2001. He was two years old when his parents separated and seven or eight when the divorce proceedings began.

Elijah Hendrix Wahlberg was born August 16, 2003. He was five when the divorce was filed.

Both have maintained low public profiles consistent with their mother’s approach to privacy. Xavier has been photographed at some public events. Elijah less so. Neither has entered entertainment professionally.

Donnie Wahlberg has mentioned his sons in interviews and social media posts over the years. He has described co-parenting with Kimberly as functional. Jenny McCarthy, whom Donnie married in 2014, has a son from her previous relationship — Evan Asher — and the blended family dynamics have been discussed in McCarthy’s public statements.

Kimberly Fey has not spoken publicly about the co-parenting arrangements or her relationship with Jenny McCarthy.

Her Career After Music — The Realtor

The most concrete evidence of Kimberly Fey’s post-divorce professional life is her Instagram handle: @kimfeyrealtor. This confirms she became a licensed real estate professional and uses her name professionally in that capacity.

No brokerage, market area, license date, or specific transactions are confirmed in any public record. Most sources say she works in the Los Angeles or California real estate market — consistent with where she and Donnie lived during their marriage.

The transition from sound engineering to real estate is not unusual. Many entertainment industry professionals make this shift when they move away from the music business. It is a documented career path that requires specific licensing and ongoing professional development.

What her sound engineering work specifically produced — which albums, which artists, which studios — is not confirmed in any named source. The Marky Mark/Funky Bunch connection is cited in multiple articles but no specific album credit has been identified. No Grammy nomination, no liner note credit, and no industry award associated with her name has been cited.

Donnie’s 2014 Marriage — The Context Nobody Explains

On August 31, 2014, Donnie Wahlberg married television personality and former Playmate Jenny McCarthy at Hotel Baker in St. Charles, Illinois. The wedding was filmed for her television program. It was public and heavily covered.

Kimberly Fey and Donnie’s divorce had been finalized approximately four years earlier. Their sons Xavier and Elijah were thirteen and eleven at the time of Donnie’s remarriage.

How Kimberly navigated her former husband’s public second wedding — and what that transition meant for her sons — is not documented anywhere. She made no public statements about McCarthy or about the new marriage.

What Multiple Sources Get Wrong or Invent

“During one of her outstanding performances” (TheCityCeleb): This phrasing implies Kimberly was a performing artist who caught Donnie’s eye during a show. Multiple other sources consistently describe her as a behind-the-scenes sound engineer — not a performer. A sound engineer does not typically have “outstanding performances” in the way this phrase implies. The language appears to be AI template content that confused her role.

Net worth figures: Sources cite net worth estimates between $500,000 and $5 million. None provide a source. Her real estate earnings, settlement terms, and financial situation are not in any public record.

“A multi-talented American artist, sound engineer, and real estate professional” (TheCityCeleb): The phrase “multi-talented artist” is unsourced. “Sound engineer” and “real estate professional” are documented. “Artist” implies creative output — no albums, songs, or creative projects attributed to her are named in any source.

What Is Actually Known vs. What Is Not

Confirmed from credible sources:

• Born June 14, 1969
• American; sound engineer and music producer
• Connected to New Kids on the Block and/or Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch through early 1990s music work
• Met Donnie Wahlberg in 1991 through shared industry work
• Married approximately August 20, 1999 (some sources say August 22)
• Sons: Xavier Alexander Wahlberg (born October 15, 2001) and Elijah Hendrix Wahlberg (born August 16, 2003)
• Filed for divorce 2008; irreconcilable differences
• Divorce finalized 2010 (approximately)
• Affair allegation against Donnie (Michelle Tomlinson) — never substantiated
• Now a licensed real estate professional; Instagram @kimfeyrealtor
• No documented public statements since divorce

Unclear or contradicted:

• Exact wedding date: August 20 vs. August 22
• Divorce finalization: 2010 vs. 2011
• Whether her music work was primarily NKOTB-connected or Marky Mark-connected
• What specific music projects she worked on
• Which brokerage or market she works in for real estate

Confused with another person in search results:

• Kimberly Anne Scott — Eminem’s ex-wife — shares first name and 1999 marriage year; entirely different person

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FAQ 12 Real Questions

1. Who is Kimberly Fey?

An American former sound engineer and current real estate professional. She was the first wife of Donnie Wahlberg, a member of New Kids on the Block, from 1999 to approximately 2010. She is the mother of Xavier Alexander Wahlberg and Elijah Hendrix Wahlberg.

2. Is she the same person as Eminem’s ex-wife?

No. Eminem’s ex-wife is Kimberly Anne Scott, born January 9, 1975, in Warren, Michigan. Kimberly Fey was born June 14, 1969, and was married to Donnie Wahlberg. The two women share a first name but are entirely different people.

3. When was she born?

June 14, 1969. This date is consistent across all credible sources.

4. How did she meet Donnie Wahlberg?

In 1991, through shared music industry work. Sources differ on whether this was through New Kids on the Block projects or through Mark Wahlberg (Marky Mark) and the Funky Bunch projects. Both Wahlberg brothers operated in overlapping musical circles during this period.

5. When did they marry?

Most credible sources say August 20, 1999. Some sources say August 22. Both dates appear in published articles. Neither is confirmed by a primary document.

6. Why did they divorce?

Kimberly filed in 2008 citing irreconcilable differences. Tabloid coverage alleged Donnie had an affair with Canadian model Michelle Tomlinson. The allegation was never substantiated and both parties declined to publicly address it.

7. Do they have children together?

Yes. Xavier Alexander Wahlberg (born October 15, 2001) and Elijah Hendrix Wahlberg (born August 16, 2003). Both have maintained low public profiles.

8. When was the divorce finalized?

Most sources indicate 2010, making the marriage approximately eleven years. Some sources say 2011. The exact date is not confirmed in any public record.

9. Did Donnie remarry?

Yes. He married television personality Jenny McCarthy on August 31, 2014, at Hotel Baker in St. Charles, Illinois. The wedding was publicly covered and filmed for a TV program.

10. What does Kimberly do now?

She works in real estate, confirmed by her Instagram account @kimfeyrealtor. No specific brokerage, market area, or career timeline in real estate is documented in any public source.

11. What music work did she do?

She worked as a sound engineer and was involved in music production during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Specific album credits, studio affiliations, or productions associated with her name have not been documented in any named source.

12. Why do searches for her return Eminem-related results?

Because Eminem’s ex-wife shares the first name Kimberly, was also married in 1999, and has a much higher public profile due to Eminem’s songs about her. Search algorithms and aggregators conflate the two women’s names and associated content. They are unrelated.Share