Dorinda Medley
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) |
| Partner | John Mahdessian (2012–) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life and career
Medley 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] She later moved to London and launched a cashmere brand called DCL Cashmere.[3]
In 2021, she published a memoir called Make It Nice.[4]
Personal life
While working in New York City, Medley met her first husband, Ralph Lynch. They had one child, a daughter named Hannah.[3][5]
Medley married Richard Medley, a hedge fund advisor, in 2005; he died in 2011 at the age of 60.[2]
Her current partner is John Mahdessian.[3]
References
- 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.
- Holahan, Jane (April 6, 2015). "New 'Real Housewife' of New York went to Franklin & Marshall". LancasterOnline. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- 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.
- 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.