Sigalit "Siggy" Flicker (née Paldiel; born June 1, 1967) is an Israeli American relationship specialist,“Demi Moore ‘Jealous’ of Ashton Kutcher’s Relationship with Mila Kunis,”

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, October 17, 2012.Bethany Owings
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, August 24, 2012. matchmaker, television personalityMichael Musto
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’’, April 27, 2012. and author of ''Write Your Own Fairy Tale: The New Rules for Dating, Relationships, and Finding Love on Your Terms''. She starred in the

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Background

Flicker was born in Israel to Jewish parents and grew up in

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, after moving to the United States as a five-year-old. She is of European and Iraqi descent. Her mother named her Sigalit after the Hebrew word for "violet." After graduating from

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, she attended

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. She supported herself as a waitress at a TGI Friday's and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications.

Career

As of 2011, Flicker had been a matchmaker for more than 20 yearsNeely Steinber
“Why are you still single? An interview with VH1’s Siggy Flicker,”
blastmagazine.com, November 9, 2011. and has appeared on national TV programs offering relationship advice. After she and her husband of 10 years divorced amicably, she acted as his matchmaker. Later, when she remarried, her ex-husband served as the best man at her second wedding. Flicker's relationship-advice book ''Write Your Own Fairy Tale'' was published by

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in September 2015. That same year, she joined the cast of the seventh and eighth seasons of ''The Real Housewives of New Jersey''. On December 22, 2017, Flicker announced she was departing the show. Flicker also co-hosted a weekly podcast, ''Just Sayin, with Clare Galterio and Sammi Giancola.

Media

Flicker has appeared as a guest on television programs, including ''

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'', January 11, 2012. and others. Her advice column, "Single with Siggy," debuted in the September 2013 issue of ''

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''. She is known for her loud approach.Linda Stasi
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’’, October 12, 2011.“VH1 To Present Why Am I Still Single?!,”
Broadwayworld.com, October 16, 2011. Flicker starred in the reality television series ''Why Am I Still Single?!'', which premiered on

on October 16, 2011. 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. She then monitored the date secretly via a remote camera to assess their issues. Afterward she gave each client lessons in an effort to improve their dating habits.

Personal life

In 1997, she married Mark Flicker, with whom she has two children. The couple divorced in 2007. Flicker remarried in 2012, to car salesman Michael Campanella. Flicker is a resident of

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References

External links

Siggy Flicker's official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flicker, Siggy 1967 births Living people 20th-century American Jews American Zionists American people of Israeli descent Cherry Hill High School West alumni Monmouth University alumni People from Cherry Hill, New Jersey People from Tenafly, New Jersey The Real Housewives cast members 21st-century American Jews American women podcasters American podcasters