They've been dogged by rumours their marriage is on the rocks.
But today Chelsea Clinton and husband of seven-months Marc Mezvinsky put on a united front as they went for an early-morning workout in New York.
The couple were spotted leaving a gym in the Big Apple after working up a sweat and both had their wedding rings firmly in place.
Chelsea, 30, wrapped up against the chill in a large padded jacket, while Marc was decked out in jogging bottoms, T-shirt, cardigan and cap.
After dropping Chelsea at home Marc went to a pharmacy and the on to a hardware store.
Eyebrows were raised after Mezvinsky recently quit his job as an investment banker to go snowboarding for three months - without his wife - in Jackson Hole ski resort in Wyoming.
The daughter of the former President Bill Clinton and current Secretary of State is planning to stay in New York.
However, it would appear Marc has cut his trip short and has returned to pay his wife a visit in the wake of reports their marriage is in crisis.
Friends of the couple have denied the pair are on the brink of splitting just months after their nuptials last July.
Their temporary separation came as a report in the National Enquirer claimed the pair had a furious row over starting a family.
Chelsea is said to have initially been eager to have children, but had then decided to wait a year before getting pregnant. The American tabloid reported Mezvinsky felt 'deceived' by the change of heart.
An unnamed source was quoted as telling the publication: 'Chelsea asked her mother and father if they could help her get an annulment.
'She's heartbroken but she isn't afraid to end the marriage. She regrets now that she ever married Marc.'
Those close to the couple have insisted that the marriage is still strong.
'The happy couple are happy,' a family friend told People.
'Any report suggesting there is trouble in the marriage is absolutely false,' the friend added.
Mezvinsky, 33, is still listed as a partner on the website of hedge fund G3 Capital, though a colleague told the New York Post yesterday that he was 'unavailable'.
The paper reported that he had left his job in order to spend a season skiing at Jackson Hole, which is a favourite with celebrities such as Clint Eastwood and David Beckham.
Ms Clinton, meanwhile, is remaining in New York, where she is currently studying for a degree in public policy at the city's Columbia University.
The fact that the pair will be living apart comes as something of a surprise, given that friends claim Ms Clinton is desperate to start a family.
A representative for Ms Clinton declined to comment on the reports, but a source close to the couple said that the 30-year-old would be visiting her husband every few weeks.
The couple married on July 31 in a ceremony estimated to cost $5million, that was dubbed by the press as 'America's Royal Wedding'.
They live on New York's Fifth Avenue in an apartment Mr Mezvinsky has owned since 2008.
The pair met while they were both studying at Stanford University in California in 1997, though they didn't start dating until 2005.
Marc is the son of former Republicans Ed Mezvinsky and Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky.
Marc’s family were close to Bill and Hillary Clinton during their time at the White House – and were frequent guests at state dinners.
Like his wife, Mr Mezvinsky is no stranger to political controversy.
His father, an Iowa congressman, served five years in jail after pleading guilty in 2002 to charges of bank and wire fraud.
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