Emily Simpson | Biography

• By Reena Chikanbanjar
• Update : February 03, 2022

Emily Simpson is an attorney and reality star prominently known for her appearance in the Bravo TV reality show The Real Housewives of Orange County.

Who is Emily Simpson?

Emily Simpson is an attorney, party planner, and television personality. She began her career as a real estate consultant at DPFG Inc. in California in 2006. She worked there for nearly three years and then served as an associate attorney at Pranno law in Utah from 2012 to 2013. Her legal career also included her work as a family law paralegal/associate at Higbee & Associates from 2015 to 2016 and copyright attorney at the Law Firm of Higbee & Associates from 2017 to 2019.

Simpson first appeared as a guest on Season 10 Episode 1, titled 'Under Construction' of the reality television show The Real Housewives of Orange County, in 2015. She later joined the cast for Season 13, which premiered on 16 July 2018.

In addition to her breakthrough show, she guest-starred in a few other television shows such as Celebrity Page, The Doctors, and Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.

She also has her official eponymous website, where she offers a variety of programs of workout, recipe, and meal plans. She collaborates with professional fitness trainer Paulina Hefferan for her various programs.

Early Age

Simpson was born on 19 January 1976 in Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio. Her parents divorced shortly after her birth, and then she was raised by her mother. She has one sister named Sara.

Simpson was a high school cheerleader at Madison High School. After graduating high school in 1994, she received a Bachelor of Education degree in Spanish Language and Literature from Miami University in 1998. 

She briefly worked as a model in the early 2000s in her 20s before obtaining a law degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2005. 

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Breast Explant Surgery and Facelift

On 19 October 2020, Simpson underwent breast implant removal surgery and a reverse tummy tuck. Later, she revealed in Instagram stories dated 27 April 2021 that she was getting another surgery.

She explained in another post that she was undergoing phase two of her breast explant process. She wrote that her doctor was doing a fat transfer to her breasts because she wanted fullness, but she didn't want an implant. She also shared that she got a mini lower facelift to get her old jawline back.

Weight Loss

Simpson opened up about her weight gain and body image struggles during an episode of Real Housewives of Orange County in October 2019. In the episode, she revealed to her husband, Shane, and co-star Gina Kirschenheiter that she had some weight-related health issues.

Then her weight became the topic of discussion in the episode. Eddie Judge, another cast member of the show, told Simpson that she "weighs around 190 pounds," to which she responded, "It's really sad to me that I weigh that much." She also said she hadn't weighed herself in eight or nine months to avoid knowing the information about her weight so that she won't have to address it and do anything about it.

Husband

Emily is married to Shane Simpson, a claims investigator who previously worked as an associate attorney, real estate consultant, and investigations manager. They worked together at a real estate company for about three years. However, they began their romantic relationship online and then married quickly. She told Bravo that she and Shane didn't date before their marriage because Shane is a Mormon, and he needed to be married before becoming intimate with her.

Furthermore, Emily struggled with fertility issues for several years. She also suffered a miscarriage in 2011. In an interview with Bravo, she revealed that her sister Sara offered to be her surrogate. Sara then became Emily's surrogate for Emily and Shane's three children. The couple has one daughter named Annabelle and twin sons named Luke and Keller.

Nevertheless, Shane wasn't Emily's first husband. During an interview with The Daily Dish podcast in November 2018, she said she married her first husband at age 26. She said they were married for five years, but she rarely saw him because of his military career. They didn't have any children and assets together as well. She then got divorced after graduating from law school. She revealed she was among her first clients, and the divorce was amicable. However, she didn't disclose the name of her ex-husband.

Her current husband was also previously married to his first wife named Miriam. He had two daughters named Shelby and Chanel.