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Heather Thomson, born on 1970 in the USA, is one of the cast members of the reality TV show Real Housewives of New York. Heather’s current age is 46 years, and she is in the spotlight because of the show, but she is also a very successful designer with her own fashion line called Yummie by Heather Thomson.

She may be a recognized TV personality, but Heather Thomson doesn’t have a Wiki site with information about her, and important data as her exact date or place or birth are missing from the web and the media. Heather is very active on her social media, though. Her verified Twitter account, @IAmHeatherT, keeps 197k followers; her official Instagram account under the same username boasts 183k followers.

Real Housewives of New York (RHONY)

The show RHONY is an American reality TV series by channel Bravo. It debuted in March 2008 as the second installment of The Real Housewives franchise, following the success of The Real Housewives of Orange County.

The show has had 8 seasons and it is still going. It follows the professional and private lives of various woman ambitious woman living in Manhattan as they balance their careers with their families, friends, and the big city.

Heather Thomson arrived at the show in its fifth season and remained as the leading character until the seventh season. On season 8 she was diminished to the role of guest appearances only, and on September 2016 she confirmed that she would not return to the show to focus on her personal projects.

Personal projects

Heather Thomson founded Yummie on 2008, a fashion retailer based in New York. The styling brand has set out to reinvent the “shapewear undergarment” with form-flattering products for women.

Yummie is definitely the peak of her 20 years of designing career, but prior to the brand she was the creative force of labels like Sean “Diddy Comb” Sean Jean and worked the apparel of celebrities like Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Lopez.

She is also committed to make a positive impact beyond clothing lines, reason enough for her to be involved with the Celebrity for Organ Donation Cause and deeply supports public the New York Organ Donor Network.

The former Housewife of New York is a founder member of The Kellner Family Pediatric Liver Disease Foundation and she received the Liver Champion Award Honor from the American Liver Foundation and an H.U.G. Award from the Intimate Apparel Square Club.

Heather advocates a huge deal of her time supporting organ donation organizations and trying to raise awareness of the population, both locally and nationwide. To that end, she has appeared numerous times on TV, including on MSNBC, CNN, CNBC, and E!

Personal life

Heather might not have a personal Wiki, but she does have her own web page, heatherthomson.com. The page describes her as a philanthropist and a fashion designer, apart from a former cast member of Bravo’s RHONY.

She is married to a New York businessman named Jonathan Schindler. There were rumors saying she was having trouble with her husband and Heather left RHONY because she was going through a divorce. However, the couple, parents of two children, stays strong and happy after 12 years of marriage. The successful mother, former member of RHONY and owner of Yummie has amounted a net worth around $10 million.

Last Modified: Mar 10, 2020


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