'Blindsided' Kristi Noem asks for 'prayers' after husband's cross-dressing scandal

Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was reportedly "devastated" to learn that her husband, Bryon Noem, had an alleged fetish for cross-dressing.

A spokesperson responded to the New York Post after the Daily Mail reported that the former Trump official's husband was obsessed with a "bimbofication" fetish scene.

"Ms. Noem is devastated. The family was blindsided by this, and they ask for privacy and prayers at the time," her representative told the Post.

The Daily Mail's investigation uncovered "hundreds" of messages between Byron Noem and three women in the fetish scene. Photos obtained by the Mail showed him dressed as a woman with fake breasts.

Byron Noem did not deny the allegations of cross-dressing or sharing explicit messages in a conversation with the Mail. But he did deny sharing "indiscreet comments about his wife" that could have endangered national security by exposing her to blackmail threats.

"I deny the second part of that," he said.

Kristi Noem has allegedly had a years-long affair with her adviser, Corey Lewandowski, while married.