Dorinda Medley (née Cinkala; born December 13, 1964) is an American television personality. She is best known as a cast member on the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of New York City, in which she starred from 2015 to 2020.
Dorinda Medley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dorinda Cinkala December 13, 1964 |
| Alma mater | Franklin & Marshall College |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Known for | The Real Housewives of New York City |
| Spouses | Ralph Lynch
(m. 1995; div. 2005)Richard H. Medley
(m. 2005; died 2011) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
editMedley was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to John and Diane Cinkala.[1] She graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in 1986 before working at Liz Claiborne in Manhattan.[2]
Career
editAfter college, she moved to London and launched a cashmere brand called DCL Cashmere.[3] In 2015, she joined the American reality television show The Real Housewives of New York City.[4][5] She stayed on the show from seasons 7 until 12, 2015 to 2020.[6][7] In 2021, she published a memoir called Make It Nice.[8]
In 2022, she starred in the second and fourth season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, which premiered on the NBC streaming service Peacock.
In 2024, it was announced that Medley would compete in the third season of The Traitors.
Personal life
editWhile working in New York City, Medley met her first husband, Ralph Lynch. They had one child, a daughter named Hannah.[3][9]
Medley married Richard Medley, a hedge fund advisor, in 2005; he died in 2011 at the age of 60.[2]
She dated entrepreneur John Mahdessian for seven years, separating in September 2019.[10]
References
edit- ^ Hollenbaugh, Lindsey (August 13, 2021). "Dorinda Medley may have been a 'Real Housewife of New York City', but she'll always be a Berkshires housewife first". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ a b Holahan, Jane (April 6, 2015). "New 'Real Housewife' of New York went to Franklin & Marshall". LancasterOnline. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Pérez-Feria, Richard (October 2, 2019). "Dorinda Medley Gets Real: The Breakout Star Of Bravo's 'Real Housewives Of New York City' Spends A Day In Saratoga". Saratoga Living. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ Steiner, Amanda Michelle (March 2, 2015). "Dorinda Medley Joins the Cast of The Real Housewives of New York City". People. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (March 2, 2015). "'The Real Housewives of New York' Season 7 to Premiere Tuesday, April 7 on Bravo". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ Murphy, Desiree (August 25, 2020). "Dorinda Medley Announces She's Leaving RHONY, Co-Stars React". Entertainment Tonight. United States: CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ Guglielmi, Jodi (August 25, 2020). "Dorinda Medley Is Leaving Real Housewives of New York City: 'What a Journey This Has Been'". People. United States: Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ Medley, Dorinda (August 17, 2021). Make It Nice. Gallery Books. ISBN 9781982168322.
- ^ Stanmeyer, Anastasia (August 1, 2021). "Dorinda Medley's new book has a lot to do with the Berkshires". Berkshire Magazine. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ Quinn, Dave (May 14, 2020). "RHONY's Dorinda Medley Talks 'Terrible' Split from John Mahdessian: 'Endings Are Painful'". People. Retrieved December 25, 2023.