Brynne Edelsten
American TV personality (born 1983)
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Brynne Mariah Edelsten (née Gordon; born 29 January 1983) is an American reality television personality based in Australia.[1]
29 January 1983
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Edelsten in 2012 | |
| Born | Brynne Mariah Gordon 29 January 1983 Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Television | Dancing with the Stars, Brynne: My Bedazzled Life |
| Spouse | Geoffrey Edelsten (2009–2014) |
Career
Edelsten was working as a fitness instructor in California before meeting her future husband Geoffrey Edelsten.[2]
Edelsten appeared in Series 11 of Dancing with the Stars; she was eliminated 5th on 12 June 2011. In mid-2012, Channel 7 confirmed that Edelsten would be getting her own reality TV show called Brynne: My Bedazzled Life.[3] The first series premiered on 4 October 2012.[4]
In 2013, she was featured in Celebrity Splash!, a show that follows celebrities as they try to master the art of diving.[5] Edelsten's reality TV show returned for a second series on 4 August 2014 with the new title of Brynne: My Bedazzled Diary.
In 2021 she appeared on the second season of SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins.
Personal life
Brynne met Geoffrey Edelsten, a controversial Australian businessman 41 years her senior, in Las Vegas on a blind date.[2] They married on 29 November 2009 in Melbourne, Victoria at Crown Casino. The wedding was alleged to have cost approximately $3 million and featured a helicopter, circus performers and performances by Tom Burlinson and other headline acts. Actor Jason Alexander gave an address at the wedding, though Alexander did not personally know the couple.[6]
In January 2014, it was announced that the Edelstens' marriage was over. Brynne said she was unable to forgive "her publicity-obsessed husband for a reported dalliance with another woman more than 18 months ago" as the reason for the break up.[7]
In May 2021, Edelsten was arrested and charged with trafficking drugs and suspected proceeds of crime;[8] she later avoided conviction for the offenses.[9] In December 2025, Edelsten was again charged with drug trafficking after a police raid allegedly found commercial quantities of several types of narcotics in her home.[9][10]
As of December 2025, Edelsten has one child.[9]
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dancing With the Stars | Herself | Eliminated 5th |
| 2012–2014 | Brynne: My Bedazzled Life / Brynne: My Bedazzled Diary | Herself | 11 episodes |
| 2013 | Celebrity Splash! | Herself | Eliminated 8th |
| 2021 | SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins | Herself | Voluntarily withdrew episode 1 |