Kristin Cavallari
Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari (born January 5, 1987)[3] is an American television personality, fashion designer, and author.[4] She first rose to fame in 2004 as a cast member on the popular MTV reality television series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County (2004–2005), then on the spin-off MTV reality television series The Hills (2009–2010), and was later given her own E! reality series to star in, Very Cavallari (2018–2020). She also starred as an actress on television shows and in films, including National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year. In 2017, Cavallari founded the company Uncommon James, which sells jewelry, homeware, skincare, and beauty products.[5]
Kristin Cavallari
Loyola Marymount University (attended)
- Businesswoman
- fashion designer
- television personality
- actress
- author
2004–present
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Life and career[edit]
Early life[edit]
Cavallari was born in Denver, Colorado, one of two children born to Judith Eifrig and Dennis Cavallari, the other being her late older brother, Michael Cavallari.[6][3][7] She is of Italian heritage through her father and of German heritage through her mother.[8] After her parents divorced, she moved with her mother from Denver to Barrington, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, where she lived until her freshman year of high school, when she moved to Laguna Beach, California, to live with her father and brother.[9] She graduated from Laguna Beach High School in 2005.[10] She then briefly attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles but dropped out to pursue her acting career.[11]
Personal life[edit]
In June 2013, Cavallari married Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler.[41] They have three children.[42] In March 2014, she drew criticism for refusing to vaccinate her children, a decision she and her husband made due to their concerns over the claims of a connection between childhood vaccination and autism.[43][44]
On December 10, 2015, her brother Michael was found dead from hypothermia following a car crash.[45]
In June 2018, Cavallari and Cutler put their Nashville, Tennessee, mansion up for sale for $7.9 million; by the time it sold two years later for less than half of that, $3.7 million, the couple were pursuing a divorce. They had originally purchased the property and home in 2012 for $5.3 million.[46] The couple purchased another mansion in Nashville for $4.2 million in April 2018.[47] In April 2020, Cutler filed for divorce and agreed to share joint custody of the children.[48] Shortly after their divorce announcement, Cavallari purchased a $5.5 million estate in nearby Franklin.[49] In May 2021, the couple had not finalized their divorce due to financial disputes.[50] In June 2022, it was reported that their settlement had been finalized and the couple were officially divorced.[51] Cavallari is now dating TikToker Mark Estes, announcing the relationship by sharing an Instagram post on February 27, 2024, with the caption "He makes me happy."[52]