Kim Zolciak-Biermann

**Kimberleigh Marie "Kim" Zolciak-Biermann** (born May 19, 1978) is an American television personality, designer, singer and nurse. She is best known for starring in the Bravo reality series The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

## Early Life

Zolciak-Biermann was born in Pensacola, Florida to parents Joseph and Karen Zolciak. She has one brother, Michael Zolciak. She is Polish and Italian descent and was raised Roman Catholic.

She attended East Catholic High School in Manchester, Connecticut and then the University of Connecticut where she studied Nursing.

At aged seventeen, she had an affair with a Windsor Locks police sergeant who had interviewed her as a material witness in a criminal investigation, initially resulting in the officer's firing. The termination was later changed to a 45-day suspension without pay.

## Career

### Entertainment

Zolciak-Biermann competed on the 21st season of the dancing competition show Dancing with the Stars. She was paired with professional dancer Tony Dovolani. She withdrew in September 2015, three weeks into the competition because of a transient ischemic attack, which prevented her from air travel.

After departing The Real Housewives, she began filming a spin-off series about her family called Don't Be Tardy.... The series aired for eight seasons before being cancelled in 2021.

### Musical Career

In 2008, she began work on a country music album. She released a debut single, the dance track "Tardy for the Party", in 2009, followed by a remix EP the following year.

On March 12, 2013, her RHOA castmate Kandi Burrss, and her collaborating songwriter/producer, Rodney "Don Vito" Richard, filed suit against Zolciak for profits earned from "Tardy for the Party". In the documents filmed, Burruss' attorney, RHOA castmate Phaedra Parks, alleges her clients wrote the song for Zolciak and that Zolciak released and sold the single "without the plaintiffs' authorisation, license or consent." Burruss was also seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent future sales of the song and the "destruction of all copies of the infringing single and any other product of defendant's that infringe plaintiffs copyrights", punitive damages, attorney's fees and a jury trial.

### Business

In May 2016, she launched a line of skin-care products called Kashmere Kollection. Later in 2016, she began working on a perfume, also called Kashmere.

### The Real Housewives of Atlanta

In 2008, Kim joined the cast of the Bravo reality television series for the first season. She then appeared in the first five seasons before returning as a 'guest' in Season 9 and a 'friend of the housewives' in Season 10.

#### **RHOA Taglines**

* Season 1 and 2- "In Atlanta money and class do give you power."
* Season 3 and 4 - "People call me a golddigger but they just want what I have."
* Season 5 - "I ask, believe and I receive."

## Personal Life

### Marriages and Children

Zolciak-Biermann has one daughter from a relationship when she was younger, Brielle Karenna (born February 25, 1997).

Zolciak-Biermann has been married twice. She married her first husband, Daniel Toce in 2001 and together they have one daughter, Ariana Lenee (born October 17, 2001). The couple divorced in 2003.

She was then in a relationship with DJ Tracy Young after she publicly announced that she was bisexual.

She married her second husband, NFL player Kroy Biermann on November 11, 2011 and together they have four children: Kroy Jagger "KJ" Jr. (born May 31, 2011), Kash Kade (born August 15, 2012) and twins Kaia Rose and Kane Ren (born November 25, 2013). Their wedding was shown on The Real Housewives.

In March 2013, Kroy Bierman filed to adopt her two older daughters. In July 2013, the adoption became final and the girls subsequently changed their last names to become Brielle and Ariana Biermann.

## Family

**Husbands and Partners**

* Daniel Toce (Ex-husband; 2001-2003)
* Kroy Biermann (Husband; 2011-present)

**Children**

* Brielle Biermann
* Ariana Biermann
* KJ Biermann
* Kash Biermann
* Kaia Biermann
* Kane Biermann

**Parents**

* Joseph Zolciak
* Karen Zolciak

**Siblings**

* Michael Zolciak

## Discography

 2011
 2012
 2018