Carole Radziwill

**Carole Ann Radziwill** (nee DiFalco; born August 20, 1963) is an American television personality, journalist and author. She is best known for starring in the Bravo reality series The Real Housewives of New York City.

## Early Life

Radziwill was born in Suffern, New York.

She attended Hunter College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and then New York University.

## Career

Radziwill began her news career at ABC in New York, in 1985, as an intern in postproduction for 20/20, a news magazine show. She was later assigned to Close Up as a production secretary. Radziwill eventually worked for Peter Jennings' documentary unit, producing shows on abortion and gun control, and covering foreign policy stories in Cambodia, Haiti, and India.

In 1991, Radziwill was stationed in Iraq and reported on the SCUD missile attacks during the Gulf War. In 2003, during the War in Afghanistan, she spent six weeks in Kandahar, embedded with an infantry unit of the 101st Airborne Division. She produced segments for an ABC-TV show called Profiles from the Frontline. Radziwill has won several awards, including three Emmys, one for a story she produced on land mines in Cambodia, a Peabody, and a GLAAD award.

After her husband's death, Radziwill left ABC News to write a memoir about her personal life, her career at ABC News, as well as her effort to manage her husband's cancer. What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship and Love made the New York Times Best Seller List. A review of the book in The New York Times called it a "bittersweet account" that emphasised "graciousness over disclosure."

Radziwill signed with Glamour magazine to write a monthly column called Lunch Date. Her Lunch Dates have included former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani as well as Hollywood actors Antonio Banderas, Rachel Weisz and Alec Baldwin.

She sold her first novel, The Widow's Guide to Sex & Dating, in a high six-figure deal to Holt Publishing. It was released on February 11, 2014.

### The Real Housewives of New York City

In 2012, Carole joined the cast of the Bravo reality television series for the fifth season. She then appeared in Season 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

#### **RHONY Taglines**

* Season 5 - "I may be a Princess but I'm definitely not a drama Queen."
* Season 6 - "If you're going to talk about me behind my back atleast check out my great ass."
* Season 7 - "All play and no work makes me a happy girl."
* Season 8 - "I plan for the future but live in the moment."
* Season 9 - "In the politics of friendship I win the popular vote."
* Season 10 "In the marathon of life loyalty is everything."

## Personal Life

### Marriages and Children

Radziwill has been married once. She married ABC News producer, Prince Anthony Radziwill on August 27, 1994. Her husband died of cancer on August 10, 1999. From her marriage, she is a member of the House of Radziwill, an aristocratic European family and can be referred to as Princess. Her mother-in-law is the sister of Jacqueline Kennedy.

She was then in a long-term relationship with chef Adam Kenworthy but the couple separated in 2017.

### Legal Issues

Following the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell, images of Radziwill photographed with Maxwell resurfaced online. Radziwill also appears in the contact book of American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Radziwill stated she was "friendly" with Maxwell in the early 2000s, but hasn't spoken with her in over a decade. Radziwill denied knowing Epstein and stated she was unaware of any misconduct.

## Family

**Husbands and Partners**

* Anthony Radziwill (Widowed; 1994-1999)
* Adam Kenworthy (Ex-boyfriend; 2014-2017)

## Bibliography

* What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship and Love - (2005)
* The Widow's Guide to Sex & Dating - (February 11, 2014)