Kim Zolciak Explained
Kim Zolciak-Biermann |
Birth Name: | Kimberleigh Marie Zolciak |
Birth Date: | 19 May 1978 |
Birth Place: | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
Other Names: | Kim Zolciak-Biermann |
Occupation: | Television personality |
Years Active: | 2008–present |
Spouse: | |
Children: | 6 |
Kimberleigh Marie "Kim" Zolciak (born May 19, 1978)[1] [2] is an American television personality and singer. She is best known as an original cast member of the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Atlanta, starring in 5 and recurring in 1 of the 15 seasons since its 2008 premiere. Her spin-off series Don't Be Tardy (originally Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding) aired 8 seasons from 2012 - 2020.
In 2015, Zolciak was one of the contestants on season 21 of the dancing competition series Dancing with the Stars, she withdrew from the competition on September 15, 2015, finishing in 11th place.
Early life
Kim Zolciak was born in Pensacola, Florida, to a military family, and grew up in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.[3] Her parents are Joseph and Karen, and she has a brother named Michael.[4] She is of Polish and Italian descent and was raised Roman Catholic.[5]
At age 17, Zolciak had an affair with a Windsor Locks police sergeant who had interviewed her as a material witness in a criminal investigation, initially resulting in the officer's firing.[6] The termination was later changed to a 45-day suspension without pay.[7] [8] She attended East Catholic High School in Manchester, Connecticut, leaving after her freshman year. She studied nursing at the University of Connecticut.[3] At 21, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where her parents had moved, and eventually settled in the suburb of Johns Creek.[3]
Career
Entertainment
Zolciak-Biermann first appeared on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Atlanta, airing on Bravo, on October 7, 2008, when she was 29. Between seasons four and five, Zolciak and her then fiancé were the subject of a spinoff show, Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding, chronicling Zolciak's wedding preparations. Zolciak left Real Housewives in the middle of the fifth season, with her final episode airing December 9, 2012.[9] Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding, later renamed to Don't Be Tardy..., is in its eighth season as of 2020. Zolciak-Biermann returned to Real Housewives for its tenth season in a recurring capacity.
Zolciak-Biermann was scheduled to star in a new reality show on Bravo with fellow The Real Housewives cast member, NeNe Leakes, called NeNe and Kim: The Road to Riches.[10] However, the network later decided not to move forward with the show.[11]
Zolciak-Biermann competed on the 21st season of the dancing competition show Dancing with the Stars. She was paired with professional dancer Tony Dovolani.[12] She withdrew in September 2015, three weeks into the competition, because of a transient ischemic attack, which prevented her from air travel.[13] [14]
In 2023, Zolciak was revealed as one of the cast members to be joining The Surreal Life on MTV for the show's eighth season, which premiered on July 23, 2024.[15]
Musical career
In 2008, Zolciak began work on a country music album. She released a debut single, the dance track "Tardy for the Party", in 2009, followed by a remix EP the following year.
On March 12, 2013, Zolciak's Real Housewives of Atlanta castmate Kandi Burruss and her collaborating songwriter/producer Rodney "Don Vito" Richard filed suit against Zolciak for profits earned from "Tardy for the Party". In the documents filed, Burruss' attorney, RHOA castmate Phaedra Parks, alleges her clients wrote the song for Zolciak and that Zolciak released and sold the single "without [the] plaintiffs' authorization, license or consent." Burruss was also seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent future sales of the song and the "destruction of all copies of the infringing single and any other product of defendant's that infringe plaintiffs' copyrights", punitive damages, attorney's fees, and a jury trial.[16]
Business
In May 2016, Zolciak-Biermann launched a line of skin-care products called Kashmere Kollection.[17] [18] Zolciak has also released a fragrance called Kashmere.[19]
Personal life
Zolciak has a daughter from a previous relationship, Brielle Karenna (born 1997). She married Daniel Toce in 2001 and that same year, they had a daughter named Ariana Lenee.[20] The couple divorced in 2003.
Zolciak has publicly stated that she is bisexual and that she and DJ Tracy Young were in a romantic relationship.[21]
In May 2010, Zolciak met Atlanta Falcons football player Kroy Biermann at the charity event Dancing with Atlanta Stars. Their meeting was later shown on season three of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. The couple wed at their Roswell, Georgia, home[22] on November 11, 2011.[23] They have four children together: Kroy Jagger "KJ" (born 2011),[24] Kash Kade (born 2012),[25] and twins Kaia Rose and Kane Ren (born 2013).[26]
In March 2013, Biermann filed to adopt Zolciak's daughters.[27] In July 2013, the adoption became final and the girls subsequently changed their last names to become Brielle Biermann and Ariana Biermann.[28]
In May 2023, Biermann filed for divorce from Zolciak after eleven years of marriage, citing their date of separation as April 30. However, in July 2023, it was confirmed that Zolciak and Biermann had withdrawn their divorce filing.[29] In August 2023, Kroy Biermann refiled for divorce from Zolciak.
Discography
Singles
Notes and References
- 203847681318203393 . https://twitter.com/Kimzolciak/status/203847681318203393 . Kimzolciak . Kim Zolciak . Happy Birthday, My beautiful birthday twin!! . May 19, 2012 . September 3, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150903044316/https://twitter.com/Kimzolciak/status/203847681318203393 . live . mdy-all .
- News: Real Housewives: Kim Talks NeNe, Big Papa and Hair Extensions . . Chris . Willard . November 25, 2008 . December 22, 2013 . I'm sorry they feel that [I am older], but the reality is I am 30—and you can take it or leave it. . June 26, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626132420/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20422996%2C00.html . live .
- News: Kim Zolciak, the Connecticut Years. Roger . Catlin. October 5, 2010. Hartford Courant. Connecticut. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022637/http://blogs.courant.com/roger_catlin_tv_eye/2010/10/kim-zolciak-the-connecticut-ye-1.html. dead.
- Web site: Kim Zolciak-Biermann Has a Brother?. September 20, 2015. April 24, 2018.
- Web site: Kim Zolciak Dishes All the H'Wife Drama. June 3, 2015. October 12, 2010. Wetpaint.com. Mariella. Mosthof . November 12, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151112045129/http://www.wetpaint.com/kim-dishes-all-the-hwife-drama-632404/ . live.
- News: Windsor Locks Officer Tells Of Secretly Taping Superiors. June 24, 1981. July 14, 2016. Paul . Marks . Hartford Courant. Connecticut. December 3, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151203041200/http://articles.courant.com/1997-06-24/news/9706240495_1_police-commission-conversations-taped. live.
- News: Windsor Locks Police Sergeant Gets Job Back. September 3, 1997. November 17, 2017. Paul. Marks. Hartford Courant. Connecticut. October 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151024091342/http://articles.courant.com/1997-09-03/news/9709030528_1_police-commission-internal-investigation-settlement. live.
- News: Police Sergeant Agrees To Retire. August 12, 1999. November 17, 2017. Paul. Marks. Hartford Courant. Connecticut. December 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161218033307/http://articles.courant.com/1999-08-12/news/9908120402_1_police-commission-sergeant-police-department-two-years. live.
- Web site: Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kim Zolciak-Biermann: I Stopped Speaking to My Costars. December 3, 2012. December 17, 2012. Allison. Corneau. . December 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121206065700/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/real-housewives-of-atlantas-kim-zolciak-i-stopped-speaking-to-my-costars-2012312 . live.
- Bravo Media Slates 10 New Series, Including 'Recipe For Deception' – Upfronts. Jeremy. Gerard. Deadline Hollywood. March 30, 2015. March 30, 2015. July 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150717211703/http://deadline.com/2015/03/bravo-upfront-ten-new-series-1201401084/. live.
- Web site: November 16, 2015. Time Inc.. People. NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak-Biermann's Bravo Reality Show Isn't Happening. July 14, 2014. Janine. Rayford Rubenstein.
- Dancing with the Stars Season 21 Cast Announcement. ABC. September 2, 2015. September 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151016133959/http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/cast-announcement. October 16, 2015. live.
- Web site: 'Dancing with the Stars' Recap: TV Night in the Ballroom . September 28, 2015 . BuddyTV.com. September 30, 2015.
- News: Tony Dovolani Reacts to Wendy Williams' Questioning Kim Zolciak-Biermann's Mini Stroke: 'It Was Definitely Not Fake'. Aurelie. Corinthios. Christina. Dugan. People. Time Inc. . September 29, 2015. November 25, 2015.
- Web site: ‘The Surreal Life’: Macy Gray, Kim Zolciak, Chet Hanks, Johnny Weir Among Cast For Upcoming Season Of MTV Series. Deadline Hollywood. Denise. Petski. September 13, 2023. September 13, 2023.
- News: Us Weekly. Celebrity News: Kandi Burruss Sues Kim Zolciak for 'Tardy for the Party' Profits. March 14, 2013. June 3, 2015. Zach . Johnson.
- Web site: Rosenfeld. Laura. Kim Zolciak-Biermann Made a Major Announcement at Her Early Birthday Party. Bravo. The Daily Dish. September 19, 2016. May 9, 2016.
- Web site: Kashmere Products. Kashmere Kollections. September 19, 2016.
- Web site: Falco. Tom. 10 random things you didn't know about Real Housewife Kim Zolciak. The Huffington Post. September 19, 2016. September 18, 2016.
- News: Kim Zolciak Planning a Relationships Book. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ho. Rodney. December 16, 2010. September 28, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928025754/http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2010/12/16/kim-zolciak-planning-a-relationships-book/?cp=2.
- The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kim Zolciak: yes, I'm bisexual. Life & Style Weekly. March 24, 2010. June 3, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150722183008/http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta-s-kim-zolciak-yes-i-m-bisexual-30106 . July 22, 2015 . live.
- Web site: Atlanta's 'Real Housewife' Kim Zolciak-Biermann to move into Roswell mansion. Yahoo!. May 3, 2011 . Mike . Benzie . https://web.archive.org/web/20111211205436/http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/atlanta/atlanta-real-housewife-kim-zolciak-move-roswell-mansion-202745092.html . December 11, 2011. live.
- Kim Zolciak, Kroy Biermann Wed on 11/11/11 . Sara . Hammel . November 11, 2011 . . June 3, 2015 . March 31, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140331230228/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20544879%2C00.html . live .
- News: Kim Zolciak, Kroy Biermann welcome baby boy. Christianson. Emily. Los Angeles Times. June 1, 2011. June 4, 2011 . https://archive.today/20130127195604/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/06/kim-zolciak-kroy-biermann-welcome-baby-boy.html . January 27, 2013 . live.
- Web site: Kim Zolciak gives birth to baby boy Kash Kade . Jen. Harper. August 16, 2012. Zap2it.com. August 16, 2012 . October 12, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012032213/http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/08/kim-zolciak-gives-birth-to-baby-boy-kash-kade.html . live.
- News: Kim Zolciak Welcomes Twins, Baby Girl Kaia and Baby Boy Kane, With Husband Kroy Biermann . November 25, 2013 . November 25, 2013 . . Nicole . Eggenberger.
- Web site: Kim Zolciak's Husband Kroy Biermann -- I Wanna Adopt Kim's Girls!. . March 24, 2013. November 12, 2015 . September 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923095659/http://www.tmz.com/2013/03/24/kim-zolciak-kroy-biermann-adopt-kids-georgia/. live.
- News: Kroy Biermann Adopts Kim Zolciak's Two Daughters, Brielle and Ariana. Us Weekly . July 24, 2013. Zach. Johnson. November 12, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150911100458/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/kroy-biermann-adopts-kim-zolciaks-two-daughters-brielle-and-ariana-2013247 . September 11, 2015. live.
- Web site: RHOA's Sheree: Kim Zolciak is 'Not Doing Well' Amid Kroy Divorce . June 12, 2023 .