West, a spokeswoman for the National Tourette Syndrome Association, ran the 13.1-mile race wearing Minnie Mouse ears and a matching tutu as part of a team. The two dated for a little over a year before Serignese popped the question after the pair ran a half-marathon at Disney World in Orlando. A week later, while we were on our first date, he was like, 'So when were you going to tell me everyone knows who you are? And when I say everyone, I don't mean everyone in Port Jeff, but everyone.' ' 'Where do you work? TGI Fridays? Applebee's?' He was joking around, and I was like, 'Yep, that's exactly where I work.'. 'He said, 'Oh, you're a chef?'' West recalled. Although by then she was known by millions around the globe, Serignese had never heard of her.
In 2011, she met Serignese, 27, a mortgage banker, junior varsity basketball coach for Port Jefferson High School and part-time bartender also from Port Jefferson. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy.Īfter her contract was up, West worked in Seattle, North Carolina and California before heading home to Long Island.
