From primetime cable to political controversy, Tucker Carlson has been in the public eye for decades, but his wife, Susan Andrews, has stayed in the background.
While Carlson’s career soared from news anchor to headline star, they have been married for more than 30 years and are raising a family.
However, who is the woman behind the former host of Fox News? What we know about Susan Andrews, Tucker’s wife, mother, and high school sweetheart, is as follows.
Her father was the headmaster when they first met as teenagers.
St. George’s School, a prestigious boarding school in Rhode Island, is where Tucker first met Susan.
They were only teenagers. What about Susan’s dad? He served as the headmaster.
In 2000, Carlson told People that she was the most adorable tenth grader in the United States.
Susan’s initial thoughts were as follows:
His gait had a bounce to it. Even in his khaki pants and ribbon belt, he exuded optimism and positivity, in my opinion.
Tucker got engaged six months prior to Trinity’s 1991 graduation while still a college student.
“Very 19th century,” he jokingly said. “But it’s a good thing.”
One close-knit family with four children
Lillie, Buckley, Hopie, and Dorothy were the couple’s four children.
Although it has become more difficult in recent years, they have generally kept their family life private.
A rising star in the Republican Party, Senator J.D. Vance, now has their son, Buckley Carlson, as his deputy press secretary.
Susan and the children have mostly avoided the news despite Carlson’s widespread fame.
Protesters Targeted Their Home in D.C.
Protesters arrived at Tucker’s home in Washington, D.C., in November 2018, while he was at work.
Susan was by herself at home.
“I gave my wife a call. Tucker recalled hearing screaming and a pounding on the front door while she was alone in the kitchen preparing to leave for dinner.
“The front door was actually cracked when someone began hurling himself against it.”
He subsequently characterized the incident as a threat rather than a protest.
The family was shaken by the incident, which garnered national attention.
Years Later, Susan’s Father Was Involved in a Scandal According to the Associated Press, Susan’s father, Rev. George E.
Andrews, was under investigation for allegedly neglecting to disclose sexual abuse by a teacher at St. George’s in the 1980s.
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Rev. Andrews denied being aware of the whole scope of the events at the time.
Although the controversy raised questions about the school, Tucker and Susan had already graduated and were not involved.
When the investigation was conducted, Andrews was still on the board, which attracted fresh public interest.
The departure of Carlson from Fox and Susan’s silence
After several controversies, Fox News announced Carlson’s abrupt departure in April 2023.
Among them:
Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox, alleging that the network disseminated election-related misinformation.
Abby Grossberg, a former producer, filed a separate lawsuit alleging workplace harassment.
Susan never made public remarks during this entire period. She avoided the spotlight and only made appearances in family contexts, away from the conflagration engulfing her husband.
Susan Andrews may not garner as much media attention as Tucker, but she has supported him for over thirty years, through political upheavals, college crushes, and all points in between.
Sweetheart from high school. lifelong companion. And still the one Tucker refers to as “America’s cutest 10th grader.”
