Gifford has been married to the famous former [[NY Giants]] star player and former ABC television football announcer [[Frank Gifford]] since 1986. The couple has two children together. Raised in a [[Jewish]] household, Gifford embraced [[Christianity]] at age 12. Her brother is [[evangelical Christian]] [[pastor]]. Gifford credits her Christian faith with getting her through troubled times in her life. One of those difficult times involved an extra-marital liaison pre-arranged by editors of the ''Star'' tabloid against Gifford's husband, in 1997, that was caught on tape and made public for at least the purpose of personal embarrassment, if not [[extortion]]. The Giffords' marriage weathered this difficult time. | Gifford has been married to the famous former [[NY Giants]] star player and former ABC television football announcer [[Frank Gifford]] since 1986. The couple has two children together. Raised in a [[Jewish]] household, Gifford embraced [[Christianity]] at age 12. Her brother is [[evangelical Christian]] [[pastor]]. Gifford credits her Christian faith with getting her through troubled times in her life. One of those difficult times involved an extra-marital liaison pre-arranged by editors of the ''Star'' tabloid against Gifford's husband, in 1997, that was caught on tape and made public for at least the purpose of personal embarrassment, if not [[extortion]]. The Giffords' marriage weathered this difficult time. |