Siggy Flicker | |
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Born |
Sigalit Paldiel 1 June 1967 Israel |
Residence | Tenafly, New Jersey, United States |
Education | Cherry Hill West High School |
Alma mater | Monmouth University |
Occupation |
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Spouse(s) |
Mark Flicker (m. 1997–2007) Michael Campanella (m. 2012) |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
Siggy Flicker (born 1 June 1967 as Sigalit Paldiel)) is a relationship expert, matchmaker, television personality and author of Write Your Own Fairy Tale: The New Rules for Dating, Relationships, and Finding Love On Your Terms. She starred in the VH1 reality television series Why Am I Still Single?! and has appeared as a guest on several talk shows. In 2016, she became a cast member on the seventh season of Bravo's reality television series The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Flicker was born in Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War and grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, after moving to the United States as a five-year-old. Her mother named her Sigalit after the Hebrew word for "violet." After graduating from Cherry Hill High School West, she attended Monmouth University. She supported herself as a waitress at TGI Friday's. Siggy earned a BA in Communications.
Flicker has been a successful matchmaker for more than 20 years and has appeared on national TV programs offering relationship advice. For example, Flicker said on NBC’s TODAY show: "Being single isn’t going to kill you, and being married or being in a relationship isn’t going to heal you."
She often cites her personal life for examples of healthy relationships. After she and her husband of 10 years divorced amicably, she acted as his matchmaker. Later when she remarried, her ex-husband served as the best man at her second marriage, a move the New York Post’s Page Six described as “extremely grown-up.”
Flicker’s book Write Your Own Fairy Tale was published by NAL on September 29, 2015. The book offers advice on such topics as defining “the relationship you want,” taking a break from dating, and learning how to “make the most of the first five minutes.” Also in 2015, Bravo announced her addition to the Season 7 cast of The Real Housewives of New Jersey