Victoria Rees
Victoria Rees (born 8 March 1964)[1] is an Australian businesswoman and television personality. She is best known as a cast member in Arena's The Real Housewives of Sydney.
Victoria Rees | |
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| Born | Victoria Rees 8 March 1964 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Businesswoman, television personality |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Television | The Real Housewives of Sydney |
| Spouse(s) | John McEncroe (div. 2002) Unknown (m. 2003; div. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | iamvictoriarees |
Early life
Victoria Rees was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 8 March 1964.[1]
Rees attended Kambala Church of England Girls School. She studied interior decoration at Sydney College of Art.[1]
Career
Rees began her career in the mid 1980s by moving to London with a friend, and through her connections got herself an interview with Anna Harvey, the then-Fashion Director of British Vogue, leading to an internship as Harvey's assistant. Rees left British Vogue to work for Lynne Franks PR. Rees later left Lynne Franks PR to work for Katharine Hamnett, on Bond Street in Central London.[1]
Rees moved back to Australia in the early 1990s, citing homesickness, missing her family and the poor English weather.[1] Rees then moved on from fashion into real estate, combining it with her interior designing. Her family had a large property portfolio. She enrolled in college and got her real estate license.[1] Rees continued in interior design, by referral only, a few years after the birth of her son.[1]
Rees opened SQUEEZE, a juice and health food bar, overlooking Bondi Beach. She sold SQUEEZE eighteen months later.[1] Rees opened Lush & Lacquer — The Finishing Touches, a salon. She sold Lush & Lacquer a year later.[1]
Rees met Gabrielle Requena over the Christmas 2015 period; Requena had just developed Wrinkles Schminkles. Rees is an active investor in the company.[1][note 1]
The Real Housewives of Sydney
In April 2016, Rees received a call from Krissy Marsh, explaining that Marsh had been asked to do a new reality television series and had recommended Rees as a candidate. She later spoke with a producer, and signed her contract in June.[1]
On 22 July 2016, it was announced that Rees would be part of the cast for Arena's reality television series, The Real Housewives of Sydney.[2][3]
Rees' tagline for the season was, "My point of view isn't the only one but it’s clearly the best."[4]
Personal life
In the late 1990s, over the Christmas-New Year period, she married John McEncroe, her personal trainer, at The Delano, in Miami, Florida. The couple split in 2001, and were divorced in 2002.[1]
Rees' mother and grandmother died days apart in May 2001. Her mother, Gail, died from lupus. She was 52. Her grandmother, Florence, distraught over the death of her daughter, died from a heart attack. They were her only family.[1]
Rees met her second husband the night she left her first husband.[note 2] In 2003, she married an unknown man, on the beach in Bali, Indonesia. They have one son together, born in September 2003. The couple divorced in 2013.[1]
Rees currently resides in Bondi Beach, Sydney.[note 3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Real Housewives of Sydney | 12 episodes |
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 "I am Victoria Rees". Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ "Victoria Rees". Arena. 2017-02-26. Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ "Your First Look Look at The Real Housewives of Sydney". Arena. 2016-07-26. Archived from the original on 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ "The Real Housewives Of Sydney Season 1 Taglines Revealed!". Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ Rees is an active investor in Wrinkles Schminkles, she said during the first episode of The Real Housewives of Sydney
- ↑ Rees met her unknown second husband the night she left her first husband, John, she said during the first episode of The Real Housewives of Sydney.
- ↑ Rees lives in Bondi Beach, she said during the first episode of The Real Housewives of Sydney.