Dorit Kemsley
Dorit Kemsley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dorit Lemel July 14, 1976 Woodbridge, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Fashion designer and television personality |
| Years active | 2012-present |
| Known for | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | beverlybeachbydorit |
Dorit Kemsley (born July 14, 1976) is an American fashion designer and television personality. She is best known as a main cast member on Bravo's reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, appearing in its 7th season since 2016.[1][2]
Early life[]
She was born in the U.S. state of Connecticut in the city of Woodbridge, to Israeli father Shalom Lemel, and mother Rachel Lemel.[3][4] After graduating from Quinnipiac University with a degree in marketing, design, and communication, she traveled throughout Europe and eventually settled in Italy where she spent the next 10 years working for a global swimwear company.[5]
Career[]
Kemsley developed the swimwear line Beverly Beach and bridal collection Nektaria.[6] She is a current cast member, joining in 2016, of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Kemsley has since starred in a main role for 6 seasons. In 2019, Kemsley appeared as a guest on Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles alongside her husband, where they listed their home for sale.[7]
Personal life[]
She is married to Paul Kemsley, together the couple have two children.[3] The couple owns a 9,000 square foot home in Encino, CA that they purchased for $6.47M.[8]
In October 2021, Kemsley was reportedly robbed at gunpoint at her Encino home by three male burglars, alone with her two children. She allegedy begged the men, "Don't hurt my babies. Don't kill me. I'm a mother." To which one of the suspects responded, "Kill her. Just kill her already". Traumatised after their mansion was ransacked with reportedly $1 million worth of valued possessions stolen from the household, Kemsley phoned police and husband Paul Kemsley, based in London at the time, prior to highly publicised coverage of the incident, where Real Housewives of Beverly Hills current co-stars Kyle, Lisa and Erika, along with past cast member Teddi, rushed to comfort Kemsley.
References[]
- ^ "Who Is Dorit Kemsley? Everything You Need to Know About the New Beverly Hills Housewife". Bravo. 2016-11-01. Archived from the original on 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ "How Dorit Kemsley Became the Vintage Style Star of the Real Housewives". Vogue. 2021-06-09. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ a b "'RHOBH' Star Dorit Kemsley Explains Her Accent... And Casually Mentions How Many Languages She Speaks — VIDEO". Bustle. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "New 'Real Housewife' is from Connecticut". 3 November 2016.
- ^ "The Stylish Adventures of Dorit Kemsley – BELLA Magazine". Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "The 7 richest Real Housewives of Beverly Hills of all time". South China Morning Post. 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "Million Dollar Listing L.A. Sneak Peek: See Dorit & PK Kemsley's Beverly Hills Home". Bravo. 2019-01-09. Archived from the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ "'Real Housewives' star Dorit Kemsley's husband gives update after home invasion, robbery". FoxNews.com. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.