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However, she powered through because she knew her questions about Trump's record of sexist comments wouldn't get asked if she wasn't there

debates, saying she was so ill that day she had to hide a bucket under the desk in case she

Kelly went into detail about the first

During his campaign, Donald Trump has ridiculed a lot of people but no one more than Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, who called him out on his track record of sexist comments in the first Republican debate.

Now Kelly is speaking out to say that the real estate mogul tried to win her over with some creepy correspondence before announcing his candidacy.

In a cover interview with Vanity Fair magazine, the 45-year-old journalist says The Donald used to send her press clippings about her from time to time, signed with his name, and call to talk about segments he liked on her show.

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Covergirl: Megyn Kelly says Donald Trump tried to 'woo' her before he announced he was running for president, according to an interview with the Fox News anchor in the latest issue of Vanity Fair magazine

Kelly says she didn't know why Trump had taken an interest in her until he announced he was running for president last year, and then 'it became more clear'.

However, she says that Trump's attempts to get on her good side were pointless.

'I can't be wooed,' she said. 'I was never going to love him, and I was never going to hate him.'

I can't be wooed. I was never going to love [Trump], and I was never going to hate him.

The married mother-of-three spoke in detail about her infamous exchange with Trump during the first Republican debates, in which she confronted the candidate about his history of making demeaning comments about women.

In the interview, Kelly revealed that she actually came close to having to sit out the debates, since she became violently ill the morning of the live television event.

But knowing that her tough questions likely wouldn't get asked if she had to call in sick, Kelly says she powered through the debate despite her illness - hiding a blanket and a bucket to throw up in under the moderators' desk.

Ill: In the interview, Kelly revealed that she actually came close to having to sit out the debates, since she became violently ill the morning of the live television event. Kelly and Trump pictured at the event above

Smiling through the pain: Kelly says she powered through the debate despite her illness - hiding a blanket and a bucket to throw up in under the moderators' desk

'I would have crawled over a pile of hot coals to make it to that debate. No one was going to be sitting in for me, reading my questions,' Kelly said. 'And I can say with confidence that neither Bret nor Chris wanted to read my questions - for many reasons!'

Kelly says she decided to go after Trump on his record of sexism, because she knew it was a weakness Hillary Clinton would exploit if the two face off during the general election.

I would have crawled over a pile of hot coals to make it to that debate. No one was going to be sitting in for me, reading my questions.

'I wrote it. I researched each line item myself,' Kelly said. 'It was interesting to me after the debate when people started fact-checking my question. My own reaction was "Bring it on." You think I’d go out there and ask a question like that at the first G.O.P. debate without making sure I was bulletproof on every single word?'

The question became perhaps the most widely reported story to come from the debate, but wasn't exactly a win for either Trump or Kelly.

'One of the things people love about you is you speak your mind and you don't use a politician's filter. However that is not without it's downsides, in particular, when it comes to women. You've called women you don't like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals,' Kelly said during the debates.

Trump then interrupted her to say 'Only Rosie O'Donnell' - which sent the audience into a round of laughter.

But Kelly continued on, pointing out the fact that his comments went well beyond the comedian.

'Your Twitter account has several disparaging comments about womens' looks,' Kelly continued. 'You once told a contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice that it would be a pretty picture to see her on her knees.

Happily married: Kelly is married to Douglas Brunt and the couple have three children: 6-year-old son Edward Yates, 4-year-old daughter Yardly Evans, and 2-year-old son Thatcher Bray

Kelly is very private about pictures of her children on social media, keeping their faces hidden in the photos she posts for her fans. The above picture was taken with one of her children at the Bronx Zoo in November 2014

'Does that sound to you like the temperament of a man we should elect as president? And how will you answer the charge from Hillary Clinton - who is likely to be the Democratic nominee - that you are a part of the war on women?' she asked.

Trump responded by saying one of the main problems with the country today is the need to be 'politically correct' - a comment that was met with even more applause.

First husband: Kelly's negative comments about her ex-husband may have been in response to a Daily Mail Online exclusive interview with David Kendall (pictured) last year, in which he said the issue with their marriage was that they both 'wanted a wife'

Following the debate, fans of Trump attacked Kelly for what they believed was an unfair question, while others prided her holding her own against Trump.

Trump took the debacle to another level when he appeared on CNN to express his opinion that Kelly's questions were personal.

He told CNN's Don Lemon that Kelly had 'blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her - wherever'.

He then threatened to boycott Fox over the way he was treated during the debate.

Trump's strange comments about Kelly presented a conundrum for Fox News, whose CEO Roger Ailes is considered a powerbroker in the Republican party.

While Ailes is usually a fierce defender of his anchors, the network remained mostly quiet in the immediate aftermath of Trump's comments, prompting some to believe that Ailes was afraid of alienating the Fox News viewership.

A few days later Trump ended the boycott and appeared on Fox and Friends, after tweeting that Ailes had promised him to treat him fairly in coverage.

Kelly went on vacation shortly after that incident, but claimed it had nothing to do with Trump.

Both Kelly and Ailes told Vanity Fair that there was no behind-the-scenes drama at Fox.

'I talked to her on the phone every day,' Ailes said. 'Whenever there is a crisis Megyn is a cool customer.'

Kelly said: 'We were eye to eye on what we both wanted. Which was to move forward.'

Kelly also spoke about her personal life in the cover story, saving some pretty hurtful comments for her ex-husband Daniel Kendall.

The former couple married in 2001, when Kelly was 33 and still working as a lawyer.

I’ll never forget being in my own bed and thinking to myself, Oh my God! It’s not that I don’t want children. It’s that I didn’t want to have children with my first husband.

They divorced in 2006, three years after Kelly started working for Fox News. Two years later she married her current husband Douglas Brunt, a novelist.

Early on in their courtship, Kelly says Brunt asked her to be up front about whether she wanted to have children or not and she says the comment made her finally realize some of the deeper issues with her last relationship.

'I’ll never forget being in my own bed and thinking to myself, Oh my God! It’s not that I don’t want children. It’s that I didn’t want to have children with my first husband,' she recalls.

Brunt and Kelly married in 2008, and the couple now have three children together: 6-year-old son Edward Yates, 4-year-old daughter Yardley Evans and 2-year-old son Thatcher Bray.

Kelly's comments about her ex-husband may have been in response to a Daily Mail Online exclusive interview with Kendall last year, in which he said the issue with their marriage was that they both 'wanted a wife'.

'I wanted a wife and she wanted a wife - we both needed someone to cook and clean and support us. She has very much a Type A personality. I couldn't imagine her staying at home. She needed more of a Type B husband. Sometimes with two professionals it doesn't work out, we were both working extremely hard and both excelling at what we did,' Kendall said.