Whitney Rose (TV personality) explained

Whitney Rose
Birth Name:Whitney JoAnne Lesh
Birth Date:28 September 1986
Known For:The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
Education:Saint Mary's College of California (BBA)
Occupation:Television personality
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Children:2
Relatives:Heather Gay (third cousin)

Whitney JoAnne Rose (Lesh;[1] born September 28, 1986[2]) is an American television personality. She is best known as an original cast member on the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, in which she has starred since 2020.

Early life

Rose was born to Steve and Jolene Lesh.[3] She has three half-siblings,[4] [5] and is a third cousin of Heather Gay, her The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City costar.[6] [7] She is a descendant of Shadrach Roundy, who worked as a bodyguard for Joseph Smith.[8] She grew up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[9] [10]

Before joining The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, she worked at Nu Skin Enterprises, which was owned by her future husband, Justin Rose.[11] She was also an account manager at InVision Communications, a direct sales company.[12] She attended Saint Mary's College of California, graduating in 2016.[13]

Career

Rose joined The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City after meeting with the show's producers in 2019. Initially, she and cousin Heather Gay did not know they were filming a The Real Housewives installment; they were only aware that they were filming a reality show about the "new Utah".[14] In 2023, she was featured in the third season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip.[15] [16]

She launched a skincare brand, Iris + Beau, in 2017;[17] [18] its name was later changed to Wild Rose Beauty.[19] [20] In 2024, she launched Sōl People, a social selling company.[21]

Personal life

In 2007, she married Samuel Burgess, a basketball player for the BYU Cougars, at the Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple.[22] They later divorced.[23]

She married Justin Rose in 2009.[24] They have two children together. She also has three stepsons from her husband's previous marriage.[25] Her brother-in-law is former BYU basketball coach Dave Rose.

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
2020–presentThe Real Housewives of Salt Lake CityMain cast
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenGuest; 15 episodes
2023The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls TripSeason 3
7 episodes

Notes and References

  1. News: Lesh, Burgess . 29 September 2024 . . 134 . 70 . 10 May 2007 . 13 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Rose . Whitney . whitneywildrose . CjCcQ0nuUnb . It's my birthday. #birthdaygirl #rhoslc . 28 September 2022 . 2 November 2024.
  3. Web site: Miller . Victoria . 'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' Star Whitney Rose Mourns Loss of Beloved Family Member . . 29 September 2024 . 23 January 2024.
  4. Web site: Jackson . Dory . Brody . Lanae . RHOSLC: Whitney Rose Confronts Alleged Childhood Abuse So 'Intense' She Suppressed Years of Memories . . 29 September 2024 . 5 October 2022.
  5. Web site: Hunt . Allison . Who Are 'RHOSLC' Star Whitney Rose’s Siblings? . . 29 September 2024 . 27 October 2022.
  6. Web site: Martin . Annie . Watch: Whitney Rose, Heather Gay didn't realize they were cousins . . 29 September 2024 . 1 November 2021.
  7. Web site: Ergas . Talia . Everything to Know About Whitney Rose and Heather Gay's Friendship . . 29 September 2024 . 16 September 2023.
  8. Web site: Blake . Meredith . Not your model Mormons: Inside the absurd, profound new 'Housewives' . . 29 September 2024 . 19 November 2020.
  9. Web site: Pierce . Scott D. . Whitney Rose of ‘Real Housewives of SLC’ is 34 — and she’s a grandmother . . 28 September 2024 . 6 December 2020.
  10. Web site: Villar . J. P. . 'RHOSLC' Housewives That Have Called Out The Mormon Church . . 29 September 2024 . 1 December 2023.
  11. Web site: Costabile . Sabrina . RHOSLC: Whitney Rose Reveals She Is A Grandmother At Age 34 . . 29 September 2024 . 9 December 2020.
  12. Web site: InVision Communications . InVision Opens Utah Office; Whitney Rose Hired as Account Manager . . 29 September 2024 . en . 14 August 2017.
  13. Web site: Rani . Gayatri . 'RHOSLC' star Whitney Rose has turbulent friendship with co-stars Lisa Barlow and Heather Gay . Meaww . 29 September 2024 . 5 September 2023.
  14. Web site: Sander . Brice . 'RHOSLC's Whitney Rose on Troublemaking Co-Stars and Being Ex-Mormon . . 28 September 2024 . 11 November 2020.
  15. Web site: Staples . Louis . How 'Real Housewives' Became the New 'Hunger Games' . . 29 September 2024 . 30 March 2023.
  16. Web site: Block . Michael . 'The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's' Whitney Rose Is Misunderstood . . 29 September 2024 . 16 March 2024.
  17. Web site: DeGering . Nicea . Leadbetter . Reagan . Manzanares . Deena . Real Housewives of SLC star Whitney Rose dishes . . 29 September 2024 . 18 November 2020.
  18. Web site: Sorren . Martha . 'RHOSLC' Star Whitney Rose Was Excommunicated For Having An Affair With Her Boss . . 29 September 2024 . 20 February 2024.
  19. Web site: Smith . Candace Cordelia . Whitney Rose Spent Her Family's Entire Savings On Her Revamped Skincare Line . . 29 September 2024 . 13 December 2021.
  20. Web site: Harper . Stephanie . Here's What You Should Know About Whitney Rose's Wild Rose Beauty Line . . 29 September 2024 . 17 December 2021.
  21. Web site: Eardley . Mindy . Whitney Rose Launches Sōl People -- a New Kind of Social Selling Company . . 28 September 2024 . 20 June 2024.
  22. Web site: Harmon . Dick . BYU back in the Burgess business . . 29 September 2024 . 15 November 2007.
  23. Web site: Pierce . Scott D. . Which 'Real Housewife of SLC' has ties to BYU's basketball team? . . 28 September 2024 . 11 November 2021.
  24. Web site: Raphael . Shannon . 'RHOSLC' Stars Whitney and Justin Rose Were Both Previously Married . . 29 September 2024 . 13 January 2021.
  25. Web site: Vilensky . Sophie . Everything to Know About Whitney Rose's Husband Justin Rose on RHOSLC . . 28 September 2024 . 5 October 2023.

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