Nicol Raidman

Nicol Raidman (Hebrew: ניקול ראידמן‎, Ukrainian: Ніколь Райдман; 11 June 1986)[1] is a USSR-born Israeli figure, businesswoman and philanthropist's wife. She participated in two seasons of the Israeli reality show Me'usharot, Israel's answer to The Real Housewives franchise.[2]

Nicol Raidman
Birth nameNicol Raidman
Born (1986-06-11) 11 June 1986
Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2017–present

Born in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, Raidman is an only child. Her father is a businessman, and her mother is a musician who ran the Conservatory in Ukraine and the "Tower of Light (theatre)", a Yiddish musical theater in Odessa.

In 1996, ten-year-old Raidman and her family emigrated to Israel. She worked as a salesperson in a toy shop. At the end of high school, she enrolled in communications and international relations at the Open University while working as a makeup artist and a production assistant.

In 2011 she opened a luxury clothing store, "Madame de Pompadour", in Tel Aviv. In April 2013, she launched a perfume bearing the name of the store and sold exclusively duty-free.

In 2019 she launched her singing career.[3] Aki Avni appears as her love interest in two music videos.[4][5]

Personal life

Raidman was married to the entrepreneur, Michael Cherney.[3] They have two children together, Michelle and Richard. They parted in mid 2019.

She is close friends with Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.[3]

Philanthropy

In 2014, during Operation Protective Edge, she donated NIS 300,000 to immediately buy protective vests for combat Israeli soldiers,[6] and another NIS 200,000 to buy food and clothing for soldiers.[7]

References
  1. Mako.co.il: עושר אקספרס: ניקול ראידמן חוגגת יום הולדת (in Hebrew)
  2. Israel's 'Real Housewives' Throw Shade at U.S. Version; Andy Cohen Responds The Hollywood Reporter. 5 June 2013
  3. At This Surreal Event, Sara Netanyahu Was Only the Sidekick Haaretz. 24 September 2019
  4. ניקול ראידמן - מחפשת את האחד // Nicol Raidman YouTube. 19 September 2019
  5. ניקול ראידמן - צ'או בייבי // Nicol Raidman YouTube. 19 September 2019
  6. How did Nicole Raedman contribute to the safety of the combat soldiers in Gaza? mako | Published 28/07/14
  7. Nicole Raedman: "Two hundred thousand shekels on groceries for soldiers Ynet, 22.07.14
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