Rosie Pope
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Rosie Pope | |
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| Born | January 1, 1980 |
| Education | The London Contemporary School of Dance, Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion designer, Maternity concierge, TV personality, Dancer, Model |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Spouse(s) | Daron Pope (2006–present; 4 children) |
| Website | https://www.rosiepope.com/ |
Rosie Pope (born January 1, 1980) is a British-born American entrepreneur. She was born in 1980 in London, England. She founded the Rosie Pope Maternity clothing store and lifestyle brand, as well as MomPrep parent education service, to cater to well-to-do expecting parents.[1] She is best known for her Bravo reality show, Pregnant in Heels, which showed Pope doing everything from helping expectant mothers choose a maternity wardrobe, to teaching them about making their home safe for children, to resolving conflicts with a spouse over child-rearing.[2]
Rosie Pope was born in London. Her parents stopped living together when she was very young .[3]
Education
Pope attended the Parliament Hill School in north London and studied with the youth division of The London Contemporary School of Dance. She was offered a place at Edinburgh Medical School when she was 18 years old but instead auditioned for and was accepted to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center in New York. During this time, she was also modeling and worked with Steve Miesel and Italian Vogue. After sustaining an injury, she went to Columbia University to study neuroscience.[4]
Career
While pregnant with her first child, Pope took a job part-time at A Pea in the Pod in order to learn more about the maternity clothing design business.[5] In 2008, Pope founded Rosie Pope Maternity, a clothing store that caters to women who are expecting a child. Its flagship store is located in New York, with another store in Santa Monica, California.[6] In 2010, she founded MomPrep, which includes prenatal, postpartum and wellness education classes[7] In 2010, Bravo TV began filming the reality show Pregnant in Heels, which shows Pope as she works as a maternity concierge for expecting millionaire parents. She charges about $500 per hour for her services.[8] Her show was launched after she was featured helping Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel prepare for her baby on the reality show Bethenny Getting Married.
Pope's book, Mommy IQ: The Complete Guide to Pregnancy was released in October 2012. She co-authored the book with her doctor.[9]
Personal life
Pope met Daron Pope while he was working for Lehman Brothers.[10] Her father-in-law, Mike Pope, is a coach for the Dallas Cowboys.[11] Rosie and Daron's son, James Roderick "J.R." Pope, was born in September 2008, on the same day her flagship store in New York opened. Rosie struggled to get pregnant with her second child, Wellington "Wells" Reade, born February 5, 2011. She underwent in vitro fertilization treatments and had one of her fallopian tubes removed in the process.[12] Six months after having Wellington, Pope received news from her doctor that she was pregnant again. On May 13, 2012, Vivienne Madison Pope was born.[13] On March 6, 2014, Rose gave birth to daughter Bridget Monroe.
On July 6, 2012, Pope became a United States citizen, after having lived in the country since she was 18 years old.[14]