FEATURED JOBS
Comments (0)You’ve got to feel for Bianna Golodryga. No sooner does the pretty ABC News business reporter announce on “Good Morning America” that she is engaged to Peter R. Orszag that the New York Post reveals that the ex-girlfriend of the Obama administration budget director recently gave birth to his “secret love child.” (Ms. Golodryga, 31, and Mr. Orszag, 41, dated for six months before their engagement.)
The story was recently featured as a top story on the “Today” show. MSNBC’s Norah O’Donnell called the matter “an embarrassment for one of the president’s top advisors.”
Indeed. Although not completely a surprise, since White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel once said of the geeky, bespectacled Mr. Orszag, “He’s made nerdy sexy.” (And Rahm would know.)
In a joint statement, Mr. Orszag and his former paramour, Greek shipping heiress Claire Milonas, said, “We were in a committed relationship until the spring of 2009. In November, Claire gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Although we are no longer together, we are both thrilled she is happy and healthy, and we would hope that everyone will respect her privacy.” (Good luck with that, folks.)
BTW, when asked shortly after news of their engagement broke about what attracted him to Ms. Golodryga, Mr. Orszag said, “She’s a Russian Jew who gets up earlier than I do.” Nowadays, Mr. Orszag might be waking up on the living room couch.