Dorit Kemsley Age & Biography

Dorit Kemsley is 50 years old and was born on July 14, 1976, in Woodbridge, Connecticut. The American fashion designer and television personality is best known as a main cast member on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, appearing in that capacity since the show’s seventh season in 2016. Before reality television, she spent ten years working in Italy in marketing and sales for a global swimwear company, and she later launched her own swimwear label, Dorit International, in 2009, followed by Beverly Beach by Dorit in 2017. Her memoir, Unburdened: Moving On, Letting Go & Putting It All on the Table, was released on June 2, 2026.

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dorit Kemsley (née Lemel)
Age	50 years old
Date of Birth	July 14, 1976
Birthplace	Woodbridge, Connecticut, United States
Education	Quinnipiac University (BA)
Occupation	Fashion designer, television personality
Known For	The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Years Active	2009-present
Children	2

Who Is Dorit Kemsley?

Dorit Kemsley (née Lemel; born July 14, 1976) is an American fashion designer and television personality. She is best known as a main cast member on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, appearing in that capacity since the show’s seventh season in 2016.

Kemsley’s background is in fashion: she spent a decade in Italy working in marketing and sales for a global swimwear company before returning to the United States to launch her own swim and resort wear collection. She has since expanded into bridal fashion and published a memoir. She has also appeared on Celebrity Family Feud and Celebrity Show-Off, and voiced a character in the animated series The Prince.

Early Life & Background

She was born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, to Jewish parents Shalom and Rachel (née Benchetrit) Lemel. She attended Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge, Connecticut, and graduated from Quinnipiac University with a degree in marketing, design, and communication. She then relocated to Italy to spend time at the University of Florence.

Career

After spending 10 years in Italy, working in marketing and sales for a global swimwear company, Kemsley returned to America to start her own swim and resort wear collection, launching her New York City-based swimwear label, Dorit International (later Dorit Swimwear) in 2009. The line was carried at boutiques in the New York metropolitan area and Athens, Greece.

Since 2016, Kemsley has been a main cast member on the Bravo reality series, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, joining in the show’s seventh season. She has appeared in 194 episodes of the series. In 2017, Kemsley announced the launch of her swimwear label Beverly Beach by Dorit, which debuted in October at Nordstrom’s Trunk Club in Culver City, California, however officially launched in March 2018. In late 2018, the label expanded to athletic wear with Beverly Beach Body, which was sold at Kitson’s, and fragrance with the Paradiso! candle. In December 2019, she introduced the Beverly Beach Holiday Hair Accessory Collection. As of January 2024, Beverly Beach by Dorit is no longer active.

In November 2020, Kemsley announced she would be collaborating with Australian bridal brand Nektaria. The Dorit Kemsley X Nektaria line officially launched in early 2021. In August 2025, Kemsley announced her upcoming memoir Unburdened: Moving On, Letting Go & Putting It All on the Table; which she released on June 2, 2026.

Kemsley married English property developer Paul Kemsley on March 7, 2015, at the Rainbow Room in New York City, where singer and friend Boy George performed. Together, they have two children, Jagger and Phoenix Kemsley. On May 9, 2024, Dorit and Paul Kemsley announced their separation after nine years of marriage. In April 2025, Kemsley filed for divorce from her husband, citing irreconcilable differences.

On October 27, 2021, at approximately 10:52 p.m., while Kemsley was home alone with her children, three masked men broke into the Kemsleys’ Encino home, confronted her at gun-point, and demanded she tell them where the family’s valuables were.

Facts About Dorit Kemsley

• She has been a main cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills since season 7 in 2016, appearing in 194 episodes.
• She spent ten years in Italy working in marketing and sales for a global swimwear company before launching her own label.
• She launched her swimwear label Dorit International in 2009.
• Her Beverly Beach by Dorit swimwear label debuted at Nordstrom’s Trunk Club in Culver City in October 2017.
• Her memoir, Unburdened, was released on June 2, 2026.

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