Siggy Flicker

Siggy Flicker
Born Sigalit Paldiel
(1967-06-01) 1 June 1967[1]
Israel
Residence Tenafly, New Jersey, United States
Education Cherry Hill West High School[2]
Alma mater Monmouth University
Occupation
Spouse(s) Mark Flicker (m. 1997–2007)
Michael Campanella (m. 2012)
Children 2
Website www.siggyflicker.com

Sigalit "Siggy" Flicker (neé Paldiel; born 1 June 1967 [3][4]) is a relationship expert,[5][6] matchmaker, television personality[7][8] and author of Write Your Own Fairy Tale: The New Rules for Dating, Relationships, and Finding Love On Your Terms.[9] She starred in the VH1 reality television series Why Am I Still Single?![10] and has appeared as a guest on several talk shows.[11] In 2016, she became a cast member on the seventh season of Bravo's reality television series The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Background

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.[3] Her mother named her Sigalit after the Hebrew word for "violet."[4] After graduating from Cherry Hill High School West, she attended Monmouth University.[2] She supported herself as a waitress at TGI Friday's. Siggy earned a BA in Communications.[12]

Career

Flicker has been a successful matchmaker for more than 20 years[10][13] 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."[14]

She often cites her personal life for examples of healthy relationships.[10][15][16] After she and her husband of 10 years divorced amicably, she acted as his matchmaker.[7][8] 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.”[8]

Flicker’s book Write Your Own Fairy Tale was published by NAL on September 29, 2015.[9] 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[9]

Flicker co-hosts a weekly podcast, Just Sayin' with Clare Galterio and Sammi Sweetheart.[17][18]

Media

Flicker has appeared as a guest on the following television programs: Good Morning America Dr. Phil,[19] Joy Behar: Say Anything!,[20] The Wendy Williams Show,[21]Showbiz Tonight,[11] Dr. Drew Lifechangers,[22] The Jeff Probst Show,[23] Access Hollywood,[24] Fox & Friends,[25] Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan, Mob Wives: The Sit Down,[21] and The Couch,[26] as well as on several radio stations throughout the country.[27][28][29]

She has also provided commentary on celebrity relationships for publications such as In Touch Weekly,[30] The Huffington Post[31] and Us Weekly.[32] Her advice column, “Single with Siggy,” debuted in the September 2013 issue of Marie Claire.[33] She is known for her loud[34][35] and over-the-top approach.[34] The Village Voice described her as a “hyper mix of Teri Hatcher and Sandra Bullock.”[7] As she puts it, “My whole life I have always been on, I am a hyperactive person, I don’t hold back from anything.” [36]

Flicker starred in the reality television series Why Am I Still Single?!, which premiered on VH1 on October 16, 2011.[35] Each episode featured two clients, a man and a woman, who were having trouble dating. Flicker sent each client on a test date with one of her recruiters without informing the clients whom they’re dating.[7][15] She then monitored the date secretly via a remote camera in order to assess their issues.[34] Afterward she gave each client lessons in an effort to improve their dating habits.[35]

Personal life

In 1997 she married Mark Flicker, with whom she has two children.[8] The couple divorced amicably in 2007.[7] Flicker remarried in 2012, to car salesman Michael Campanella.[8] Speaking of her love life she said, “I ended up falling in love with a bald car salesman, but I've never been so rich before—where it counts. You can fake many things in life, but true chemistry, you can't fake."[7]

Flicker is a resident of Tenafly, New Jersey.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Flicker, Siggy (June 1, 2015). "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! LOVE THIS DAY! GRATEFUL TO MAKE IT ANOTHER YEAR! #SIGGY #MARILYN #GEMINIS". Twitter.com. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Flowers, Matt. "New Real Housewives star has SJ ties", Courier-Post, June 13, 2016. Accessed November 12, 2016. "Flicker, a graduate of Cherry Hill West, is a relationship expert, professional matchmaker and author."
  3. 1 2 3 Rohan, Virginia. "Two new Real Housewives of New Jersey stars want to bring positive light back to show", The Record (Bergen County), July 6, 2016. Accessed July 6, 2016. "During an interview at Flicker's sprawling and beautifully renovated century-old Dutch Colonial in Tenafly one recent morning, the two displayed an easy, sometimes comical dynamic.... Though born half a world apart — Flicker in Israel, Catania in Silk City — they could be sisters.... Proud to be Bravo's first 'Jewish Jersey housewife,' Flicker was born Sigalit Paldiel 'during the [1967] Six Day War in a bomb shelter,' she says, adding, 'And people want to know why I'm not quiet?'"
  4. 1 2 "Matchmaker Siggy Flicker Explains How Why Am I Still Single?! Is Different From Other Dating Shows And How She Got Her Name". Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  5. ↑ “Demi Moore ‘Jealous’ of Ashton Kutcher’s Relationship with Mila Kunis,” ABC News, October 17, 2012.
  6. ↑ Bethany Owings, “Sexy Morning-After Photos Capture Couples’ Wedded Bliss,” ABC News, August 24, 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Michael Musto, “Still Single? VH1 Matchmaker Siggy Flicker Tells You How to Get Hooked,” The Village Voice, October 26, 2011.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 “A Rare Best Man,” ‘’The New York Post’’, April 27, 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 "Write Your Own Fairy Tale: The New Rules for Dating, Relationships, and Finding Love On Your Terms". Amazon.com. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 Madeleine Marr, “Get Ready for Valentine Day’s with pointers from VH1 matchmaker,” Miami.com, January 29, 2012.
  11. 1 2 “Showbiz Tonight: Kim Craziness; Kardashian Divorce Outrage; What Went Wrong for Kim and Kris?; Scarlett Johansson`s Naked Truth,” transcripts.cnn.com, November 1, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Meet Siggy". Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  13. ↑ Neely Steinberg,“Why are you still single? An interview with VH1’s Siggy Flicker,” blastmagazine.com, November 9, 2011.
  14. ↑ Flicker, Siggy. "Siggy Flicker - Relationship Expert - with Hoda & Kathie Lee on TODAY SHOW!!!". YouTube. Siggy Flicker. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  15. 1 2 Naughty But Nice Rob,“Matchmaker Siggy Flicker: Patti Stanger Isn’t In My League,” The Huffington Post, November 3, 2011.
  16. ↑ “Life After Divorce: Why Siggy Flicker Asked Her Ex-Husband to Be In Her Wedding,” The Huffington Post, March 12, 2013.
  17. ↑ Flicker, Siggy. "Just Sayin' Podcast". Siggy Flicker. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  18. ↑ Nesfeder, Mary Paige (July 31, 2016). "You'll Never Guess Which Jersey Reality Star Co-Hosts a Podcast With Siggy Flicker". Bravo. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  19. ↑ “Why Am I Still Single?,” drphil.com, January 11, 2012.
  20. ↑ Joy Behar: Say Anything!, retrieved March 18, 2013.
  21. 1 2 Siggy Flicker, imdb.com, retrieved March 15, 2013.
  22. ↑ “Siggy Flicker - Dr. Drew Life Changer’s!,” firstpost.com, retrieved March 19, 2013.
  23. ↑ “Sexy Secrets Of A Professional 'Wing Girl' & The David Letterman of Australia,” retrieved March 18, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Siggy Flicker - Access Hollywood!". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  25. ↑ "Siggy Flicker - Fox & Friends 12-6-14". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  26. ↑ “He Said, She Said: Rules For Finding Love,” newyork.cbslocal.com, February 12, 2013.
  27. ↑ “Talking With ‘The Peoples’ Matchmaker’ About 2 Things To Do TODAY In The Search For Love,” , May 14, 2012.
  28. ↑ “Siggy Flicker Interview,” , retrieved March 19, 2012.
  29. ↑ Van McNeill, “Siggy Flicker Interview,” 991themix.com, May 18, 2012.
  30. ↑ “Can Demi and Ashton Save Their Marriage?,” ‘’In Touch Weekly’’, October 24, 2011.
  31. ↑ Naughty but Nice Rob, “Kim Kardashian Ready To Date? Siggy Flicker Weighs In,” The Huffington Post, November 30, 2011.
  32. ↑ "Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston, and More Celebrity Couples We'd Like to See". Us Weekly. Us Weekly. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  33. ↑ “Single with Siggy,” Marie Claire, September, 2013.
  34. 1 2 3 Linda Stasi, “’Single?!’ answers dating questions,” The New York Post’’, October 12, 2011.
  35. 1 2 3 “VH1 To Present Why Am I Still Single?!,” [tv.broadwayworld.com], October 16, 2011.
  36. ↑ “Why Are You Still Single? Matchmaker Siggy Flicker Can Help,” toofab.com, October 17, 2011.


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