FORMER Real Housewives of New York star Alex McCord shared a photo of herself with husband Simon Von Kempen and fans were shocked by his new appearance. The pair left the Bravo reality show roughly a decade ago. A photo Alex shared months prior began garnering buzz again on Monday after it was reshared on […]
FORMER Real Housewives of New York star Alex McCord shared a photo of herself with husband Simon Von Kempen and fans were shocked by his new appearance.
The pair left the Bravo reality show roughly a decade ago.
A photo Alex shared months prior began garnering buzz again on Monday after it was reshared on Reddit, with fans noting how much Simon has changed in the last decade.
The former reality star snapped a photo alongside her hubby, showcasing his long bushy beard.
Fans of RHONY were shocked by his transformation, taking to the comments to make it known.
The person who posted the photo wrote: “Simon Claus?”
Another fan wrote: “The Santa look works for Simon! He looks so warm and happy, and Alex looks better than ever. Such Bravo treasures.”
Several fans seemed to express negative feelings about Simon’s appearance, which was quickly shut down by fans.
“He’s 57 and just quit smoking. I don’t think he looks so bad!” one supportive fan wrote.
Another Simon backer wrote: “Obligatory reminder that he quit smoking. He’s a helluva lot healthier having done that than being slimmer and smoking.”
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The comments weren’t just about Simon’s appearance, however, as several fans had much to say about Alex, applauding her looks.
“Yet Alex has managed to not age at all,” one fan noted.
Another added: “She looks fantastic!”
A third suggested: “I briefly thought it was Nicole Kidman! She looks bloody marvelous.”
Alex and Simon ditched the big apple after their RHONY departure.
The duo are living in Australia where they are working and caring for their family.
In July 2021, Daily Mail reported that Alex was on Studio 10 Australia talking about working in an elderly care home as a mental health and wellbeing clinician.
She implemented a laughing yoga program at the facility.
She said at the time: “We hold laughter yoga classes weekly in the village and they’re focused on intentional laughter for laughter’s sake.”
Alex went on: “We’re intentionally stimulating laughter combined with modified yoga poses and breath work.
“As a psychologist, I’m into the neuroscience behind it, and the act of laughter stimulated those positive neurotransmitters, like dopamine and seretonin.
“And it helps your release happy hormones, like oxytocin and endorphins.”
Alex graduated with her master’s degree in professional psychology in 2020.
She completed her degree at the University of New England in Australia.
Alex captioned photos of her diploma shared on social media: “Call me master (not mistress).”
She also earned the accolade for Vice-Chancellor’s Scholar “in recognition of outstanding endeavor and excellence in academic performance.”
In 2014, Alex, who was a RHONY OG, moved from Brooklyn to New South Wales Australia with her family.
Simon is originally from the Land Down Under.
The move apparently hinged on Simon getting his law degree, which he did.
Because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, Alex was not able to accept her degree with the normal pomp and circumstances.
She still received plenty of praise and celebration from her loved ones, however.
Simon tweeted: “The boys and I wanted to celebrate this amazing achievement of Alex’s by watching her walk across the stage to be conferred her Master’s degree but like so many others have experienced 2020 graduations are not what any of us expected.”
“What I do know is that nothing will stop her from accepting her PhD in person.
“We are so proud!”
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