Who is Skip Bayless' wife, Ernestine Sclafani? All you need to know about the sports commentator's spouse

Popular analyst Skip Bayless has drawn backlash from the NFL community for his insensitive take following Damar Hamlin's in-game collapse on Monday. The sports commentator questioned why the Monday night game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills was postponed.

Bayless apologized for the lack of awareness in his tweet relating to Hamlin's life-threatening injury. However, several NFL fans have called for him to resign as an analyst. Others wanted to know more about his personal life and wife, Ernestine Sclafani.

Sclafani works as a public relations expert. She joined Edelman PR in 1995, where she worked for a decade as the company's vice president. She later took the position at Weber Shandwick PR between 2005 and 2018.

The media personality is currently the head of her firm Ernestine Sclafani Bayless PR, which is based in Los Angeles. She is also an author and has written a book about her husband titled, "Balls: How to keep your relationship alive when you live with a sports-obsessed guy."

Along with her book, Sclafani also has a blog where she posts articles about lifestyle, fashion, and her personal life.

Skip and Sclafani first met in 2005 when the former hosted her client on an ESPN show. They dated for a few years before getting engaged in 2010. The couple then secretly married in July 2016.

What is Skip Bayless' net worth?

Skip Bayless is no stranger to controversial takes

As per reports from Celebrity Net Worth, Skip Bayless is worth a whopping $17 million as of January 2023. He worked for several years as a commentator on the ESPN2 show "First Take" before leaving the company in 2016.

Bayless currently co-hosts a show on FOX Sports called "Skip and Shannon: Undisputed." On this, he and Sharpe are regularly at loggerheads, often fiercely. Bayless signed a four-year, $32 million deal to remain at FOX in 2021.

Bayless also has his own weekly podcast on FOX, titled ‎"The Skip Bayless Show," in which he discusses the biggest events in sports.

Known for his love of all things related to the Dallas Cowboys, the ever-optimistic analyst will be a feature in the NFL and the sporting world for years to come.