Dorinda Medley
Dorinda Medley | |
|---|---|
Medley in 2025 | |
| 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 |
Dorinda Medley (née Cinkala; born December 13, 1964)[1][2] 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.
Early life
Medley was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to John and Diane Cinkala.[3] She graduated from Berkshire School in 1983 and Franklin & Marshall College in 1986.[4][5]
Career
After college, Medley began working at Liz Claiborne in Manhattan.[3] She later moved to London and launched a cashmere brand, DCL Cashmere.[6] In 2015, she joined the American reality television show The Real Housewives of New York City.[7][8] She remained on the show for six seasons, from 2015 to 2020.[9][10] In 2021, she published a memoir titled Make It Nice.[11]
In 2022 and 2023, she starred in the second and fourth season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip.[12] In 2024, it was announced that she would compete in the third season of The Traitors.[13][14] She was the first person to be "murdered" by the Traitors and therefore the first candidate eliminated from the competition.[15][16] In June 2025, she was revealed to be returning for the series' fourth season.[17][18]
Personal life
While working in New York City, Medley met her first husband, Ralph Lynch. They had one child, a daughter named Hannah.[6][19] Medley married Richard Medley, a hedge fund advisor, in 2005; he died in 2011 at the age of 60.[5] She dated entrepreneur John Mahdessian for seven years, separating in September 2019.[20]
Bibliography
- Medley, Dorinda (August 17, 2021). Make It Nice. Gallery Books. ISBN 978-1982168322.
References
- ^ Medley, Dorinda [@dorindamedley]; (December 13, 2024). "Cat's Out of the Bag! Friday the 13th I'm officially 60🎉 Thank you for all my Blessings #happybirthday #blessed #happy #🎂". Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ Witter, Brad (May 3, 2021). "Dorinda Medley On Her New Book & Whether She'd Ever Go Back To 'RHONY'". Bustle. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Tady, Megan (2020). "Berkshire Bulletin Summer 2020". Berkshire Bulletin. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Issuu.
- ^ a b Holahan, Jane (April 6, 2015). "New 'Real Housewife' of New York went to Franklin & Marshall". LNP. 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.
- ^ Sollosi, Mary (August 19, 2021). "Dorinda Medley on reliving heartbreak and 'Housewives' in memoir 'Make It Nice'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ Brathwaite, Lester Fabian (June 23, 2022). "Dorinda Medley on making it nice on 'The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip Ex-Wives Club'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ Tinoco, Armando (June 5, 2024). "'The Traitors' Season 3 Cast: 'Big Brother,' 'Real Housewives,' 'Survivor,' & 'Vanderpump Rules' Stars Set For Peacock Competition". Deadline. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ Zee, Michaela; Shafer, Ellise (June 5, 2024). "'The Traitors' Season 3 Cast Revealed: Tom Sandoval, Chrishell Stause, Sam Asghari to Participate in Peacock Competition Series". Variety. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ Parkel, Inga (January 10, 2025). "Furious Traitors US fans say first murder is 'a misstep'". The Independent. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ McNeal, Stephanie (January 10, 2025). "Dorinda Medley on Her Shocking Fate on The Traitors and What Fans Missed Out On". Glamour. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ Fell, Nicole (June 13, 2025). "'The Traitors' Season 4 Cast Includes Donna Kelce, Dorinda Medley, Lisa Rinna and More". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ Longeretta, Emily (June 13, 2025). "'The Traitors' Season 4 Cast: Michael Rapaport, Donna Kelce, Dorinda Medley and More Set to Compete". Deadline. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ 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.