Cindy Adams

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Cindy Adams on WNBC's Live at Five in July of 2006.
Cindy Adams on WNBC's Live at Five in July of 2006.

Cindy Adams is an American gossip columnist. She is a septuagenarian, a native New Yorker and the widow of Joey Adams. Adams writes for the New York Post and contributes to WNBC's "Sunday Today in New York". Cindy had previously contributed twice a week on WNBC's "Live at Five" until the newscast took on a new format on March 12, 2007.

Adams became a syndicated columnist in 1981; she was an original contributor to the tabloid TV show A Current Affair and has appeared often on Good Morning America. She has a fragrance line, Gossip, and has written several books. Adams is known for her friendships with many of the famous people she writes about. She also has a pet boutique at Macy's department store called Jazzy's of Park Avenue; Jazzy was the name of Adams' dog, who is now deceased.

In 1990, Adams served as a panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth. Born as Cynthia Heller. Graduate of PS 35 in Hollis, Queens, NY in June 1943.