Gretchen Rossi

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August 28, 2018 8:48AM EDT

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Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley attend the HAIRtamin Goes Hollywood party

Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley attend the HAIRtamin Goes Hollywood party — ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ star Gretchen Rossi and her fiancee Slade Smiley pose on a red carpet December 1, 2016 in Hollywood, California.

A native of California, Gretchen Rossi grew up just outside of Los Angeles in La Crescenta. She went on to study Psychiatry at Baylor University in Waco, Texas but decided to pursue a career in the real estate industry instead. After her fiancée Jeff — who was 25 years her senior — was diagnosed with cancer, she quit work to care for him full-time until his death in 2008. The same year, she rose to prominence on ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County.’ In 2013, Gretchen became engaged to business consultant Slade Smiley, and after years of failed IVF treatments, she gave birth to their first child, daughter Skylar Gray, on July 10, 2019 via C-section. She returned to the reality series in 2017.

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Gretchen Rossi attends Patrick Ta’s beauty launch

Gretchen Rossi attends Patrick Ta’s beauty launch — Gretchen Rossi wears head-to-toe pink for celebrity makeup artist Patrick Ta’s brand launch party at Goya Studios in Los Angeles on April 4, 2019.

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Gretchen Rossi attends the Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center Las Vegas Medical Spa opening

Gretchen Rossi attends the Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center Las Vegas Medical Spa opening — Gretchen Rossi looks stunning in an all black outfit attending the opening party in Las Vegas on January 25, 2018.

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Gretchen Rossi attends Impressions Vanity

Gretchen Rossi attends Impressions Vanity — Gretchen Rossi is all smiles in a black dress and statement earrings at Impressions Vanity in Los Angeles on February 10, 2018.

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Gretchen Rossi on the red carpet for a Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Centre Event

Gretchen Rossi on the red carpet for a Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Centre Event — Gretchen Rossi rocks a white dress and long waves at a 2018 red carpet to celebrate the Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Centre.

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Gretchen Rossi attends a WE TV party in New York City

Gretchen Rossi attends a WE TV party in New York City — Sporting a sexy white two-piece outfit, Gretchen Rossi attends a “Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars” Party in New York City.

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