Charles Payne wife Yvonne Payne works as an American writer and novelist. Yvonne is the author of Kritsotopoula: Girl of Kritsa.

On 24 April 1958, she was born Yvonne Ammirati. She was born into an American family and raised in the United States of America. 

Her book Kritsotopoula: Girl of Kritsa was published in 2015 and it shows the story of a local girl Rodanthe in Kritsa, Crete. It described her journey through life and the price she paid for her bravery.

Likewise, in 2018 she released another book which is a sequel to her first book. The book named Rodanthe's Gift describes the events that unfold after the death of the brave Rodanthe.

Apart from being a writer, she is famously recognized as the wife of TV personality and financial analyst Charles.

She Underwent A Heart Transplant Surgery

Yvonne had a serious heart condition since she was at her young ages. But, in October 2012 she suffered a heart attack attributed to ventricular tachycardia.

Numerous treatments were tried by the doctors, she had undergone many procedures and finally, she was at a point where nothing was working as they hoped. It seemed that her death was inescapable.

Suddenly, the miracle happened as Charles's close friend living in California wanted to give his daughter's heart to Yvonne. As his daughter passed away at the age of twenty-one. That young lady gave a new life to his wife.

After she survived a heart transplant operation she is involved in organizing charity events that have to do with organ donations. In 2013, she was a member of the NJ Sharing Networks 5K Walk and the USATF-Certified race that helped to raise funds for many health organizations.