Taylor Armstrong

Taylor Armstrong

Armstrong at the 2012 GQ Men of the Year Awards
Born June 10, 1971
Independence, Kansas
Residence Beverly Hills, California
Other names Taylor Ford, Shana Taylor
Occupation Television personality, philanthropist
Years active 2010–present
Known for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Spouse(s)
  • Russell Armstrong
  • (2005–2011; his death)
  • John Bluher
  • (2014–present)
Children 1

Taylor Armstrong (born June 10, 1971) is an American television personality, memoirist and philanthropist. She appeared on the reality show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Early life

Taylor was born Shana Hughes[1] in Independence, Kansas on June 10, 1971. She was a cheerleader at Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma and graduated in 1989.[1]

Career

Armstrong's first major TV appearance was on the Bravo TV series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in 2010 while married to former venture capitalist Russell Armstrong.[2] During the series, other cast members brought to light the couple's alleged money troubles and claims of spousal abuse. After the truth about their marriage came out, Russell took his own life and was found by his landlord and Taylor on August 15, 2011.[3] That September, Taylor said that she had suffered severe physical abuse during her marriage.[4]

Armstrong's memoir, Hiding from Reality: My Story of Love, Loss, and Finding the Courage Within, was released February 7, 2012.[5]

Philanthropy

She supports the 1736 Family Crisis Center, a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles which helps victims of domestic abuse.[6] In 2012, she held a fundraiser for them.[7] Additionally, she has created a bracelet designed by ZenJewelz by ZenJen to fundraise for them.[8] She has also promoted the organization on Entertainment Tonight, an American television program.[8]

Personal life

She married Russel Armstrong in 2005; their daughter Kennedy Caroline was born in 2006. In 2011, she filed for divorce, accusing her husband of domestic violence.[2] She had a titanium mesh implant implanted to hold up her right eye because of Russell's abuse.[9] He committed suicide shortly after.[2]

She married attorney John Bluher in Pacific Palisades on April 4, 2014.[10]

Filmography

Armstrong with John Bechini in November 2012
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Hills Herself 1 Episode (While Lauren's Away...)
2010–2014 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Herself Main Cast (Season 1-3), Guest (Season 4-5)
2014 Couples Therapy Herself Season 4 Only

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Husband of Tulsa native and 'Real Housewives' star dies". Tulsa World. August 16, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Yvonne Villarreal, Taylor Armstrong's search for safety, The Los Angeles Times, February 14, 2012
  3. ↑ "Taylor Armstrong, My Story". taylorarmstrong.com. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  4. ↑ Andrea Magrath (September 14, 2011). "'Taylor WAS abused by Russell Armstrong, and it was not the first time'". The Daily Mail (UK). Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  5. ↑ Taylor Armstrong (February 7, 2012). Hiding from Reality: My Story of Love, Loss, and Finding the Courage Within. Gallery Books. ISBN 1451677715.
  6. ↑ Diane Dimond, Real Housewife Taylor Armstrong Tells All. Or Does She?, The Daily Beast, 02.07.2012
  7. ↑ Ann Pride, A cause close to her heart: Taylor Armstrong and fellow Housewives team up to support battered women and children, The Daily Mail, March 12, 2012
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 1736 Family Crisis Center: Support 1736 Family Crisis Center by buying a ZenJewelz Bracelet
  9. ↑ "Taylor Armstrong Denies Russell's Sister's Claims That Abuse Never Happened On 'Watch What Happens Live'". Huffington Post. February 8, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Taylor Armstrong Marries John Bluher". PEOPLE. April 4, 2014.

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