Rosie Pope | |
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Born |
Rosie January 1, 1980 London, England |
Education | The London Contemporary School of Dance, Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Columbia University |
Occupation | 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 is a British American entrepreneur and businesswoman. 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. 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.
Rosie Pope was born in London. Her parents stopped living together when she was very young .
Rosie 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.
While pregnant with her first child, Rosie took a job part-time at A Pea in the Pod in order to learn more about the maternity clothing design business. In 2008, Rosie 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. In 2010, she founded MomPrep, which includes prenatal, postpartum and wellness education classes In 2010, Bravo TV began filming the reality show Pregnant in Heels, which shows Rosie as she works as a maternity concierge for expecting millionaire parents. She charges about $500 per hour for her services. Her show was launched after she was featured helping Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel prepare for her baby on the reality show Bethenny Getting Married.