Who is Jessica Tarlov married to? 'The Five' host and husband were neighbors before they tied the knot

Jessica Tarlov is a very private person and has kept details about her family away from the public eye
PUBLISHED AUG 27, 2023
Jessica Tarlov has been married to Brian McKenna for two years (@JessicaTarlov/X)
Jessica Tarlov has been married to Brian McKenna for two years (@JessicaTarlov/X)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'The Five' host and resident Democrat Jessica Tarlov has been married to her husband Brian McKenna for the past two years.

Tarlov is a very private person and has kept details about her family away from the public eye. However, she does occasionally share pictures of her daughter from time to time. 

Not much is known about her husband either, who makes rare appearances on her sole active social media platform, her X account.  

How did Jessica Tarlov meet her husband?

In an interview with LA Times, Tarlov revealed that her her husband is a hedge fund executive. 

Jessica Tarlov and husband Brian McKenna were neighbors when they started dating (@JessicaTarlov/X)
Jessica Tarlov and husband Brian McKenna were neighbors when they started dating (JessicaTarlov/X)

Tarlov and McKenna were neighbors and lived next to each other during the Covid-19 pandemic. The couple started dating soon after she became a host  on 'The Five'. 

It did not take Tarlov and McKenna long to decide that they were made for each other and wanted to spend the rest of their lives with each other. 



 

In June 2021, the two tied the knot but kept everything hush hush, revealing no details about the big day. 

“When we went to look at engagement rings, the jeweler told me they’ve never been so busy with people who have just met,” she told the LA Times. 



 

Tarlov only confirmed her wedding using Hello Kitty dolls of a bride and groom, not sharing any pictures from the private affair. 

She recently shared a picture of the wedding anniversary present her mother gave to her and McKenna. 



 

Jessica Tarlov shares a daughter with Brian McKenna

Tarlov went on to give birth to her daughter, Cleo, six months after her wedding in December 2022. 

'The Five' host Jessica Tarlov with daughter Cleo (@JessicaTarlov/X)
'The Five' host Jessica Tarlov gave birth to her daughter, Cleo, six months after getting married (JessicaTarlov/X)

Not long after her marriage, her father, Mark, died of cancer after battling the disease for a long time. 'The Five' host had reportedly planned on doing a PhD from Columbia University with him at some point. 

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