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Aviva Drescher
Born
Aviva Teichner

(1970-09-09) September 9, 1970 (age 55)
Manhattan, New York, USA
OccupationsAuthor, Lawyer, television personality

Aviva Drescher is an American author, lawyer,[1] and reality TV show star best known for being on The Real Housewives of New York City.

Early life

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Aviva Drescher was born Aviva Teichner on September 9th, 1970[2] in Manhattan, New York to parents George and Ingrid Teichner. Her dad was originally from Brooklyn, New York and her mom was originally from Germany before immigrating to America.[3] She was raised in the Upper West Side neighborhood.[4] In 1977, when Drescher was six, she was visiting a friend who lived in Upstate New York.[5] One night, she and her friend snuck up to ride a tractor. There, her foot got caught on a conveyor-belt and churned, which resulted in her left leg being amputated.[6][7]

When Drescher was 15, her parents took her to India to see a man who they believed was a "avatar of a healing spirit" and could grow her leg back. Her mom struggled with alcoholism and passed away soon after.[8]

Drescher attended The Fieldston School in New York City. After graduating high school, she went to and graduated from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.[9] She then went to get her masters degree in French Literature at New York University in Greenwich Village, Manhattan[10] and a Juris Doctorate at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in Lower Manhattan.[11] Drescher practices law.[12]

Career

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At age 20, she moved to Paris, France as a dancer. She knew celebrities like Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, and Sylvester Stallone.[13]

Drescher is co-founder of the charity 'One Step Ahead', which helps amputees, mainly children.[14] She met founder Amy Palmiero-Winters in 2007 and worked together.[15] Drescher helped and spoke to survivors of the Boston Bombing in 2013.[16]

In 2012, Drescher, along with Carole Radziwill and Heather Thomson, joined the Real Housewives of New York City cast in season 5.[17] Drescher was the only Real Housewife on the series to be born and raised in Manhattan,[18] with Thomson being born in Manhattan, but raised in Hudson, New York[19][20] and Bethenny Frankel, the only other native New Yorker, was born and raised in Forest Hills, Queens.[21] In early 2014, she released a memoir titled 'Leggy Blonde'

In 2015, Drescher appeared on season 2 of Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars with her husband, Reid. In the episode "Let Them Eat Cake", Aviva got into a somewhat physical fight with Bad Girls Club star Natalie Nunn with cake.[22]

Season 6 Finale of RHONY

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On the Season 6 Finale of The Real Housewives of New York City, Drescher and fellow costar Heather Thomson were in a fight at the restaurant Le Cirque.[23] The fight was about Aviva's lack of travel with the other ladies due to a bunch of phobias and fears she has, plus the ladies thinking she didn't have asthma, to which Drescher brought an x-ray and said her doctor lied to her.[24]

During the fight, Drescher said to Thomson. "The only thing that is fake-" to which fellow costar Sonja Morgan replies "Keep it together, Aviva."

Drescher continues her statement, saying "The only thing that is artificial, or fake about me...is this!" in which Drescher slams her prosthetic leg on the table, and later on tossing it to Heather.[25]

The moment was the most viral moment from Season 6, being tweeted about 23,891 times by July 25th, 2014.[26] On RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, contestant Alaska Thunderfuck references Aviva's leg throw at the season 2 reunion, with the clip having a million views on YouTube.[27]

Andy Cohen, one of the Executive Producers for the show and the reunion host, said that Drescher planned the moment out and gave production a leg up to film it, but it still created one of the most infamous moments from the entire series.[28][29]

Personal life

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Drescher married Harry Dubin, but divorced in 2005. They had a son, Harrison.[30] In 2006, she married Reid Drescher and had two children, Hudson and Sienna and Drescher became a step mom to Veronica, a child of Harry's from another marriage.[31]

Hudson was originally named Brandon, but the Drescher's changed it to Hudson, the second choice they had.[32]

Reid is cousins with actress Fran Drescher.[33] Aviva also works with Fran's charities, Trash Cancer and Cancer Shmancers.[34]

References

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  1. ↑ "New 'Real Housewife' Aviva Drescher opens up about her disability". Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  2. ↑ Weekly, US. "Aviva Drescher". US Magazine. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ Kreindler, Sarv. "The 8 Wildest Revelations in Aviva Drescher's New Book". BravoTV. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ Grant, Drew. "Aviva Drescher: The Good (House)Wife". Observer. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  5. ↑ Stasi, Linda. "No typical 'Housewife'". New York Post. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  6. ↑ Drescher, Aviva. "My Life, By Aviva Drescher". Don't Hide It, Flaunt It. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  7. ↑ TV, Bravo. "Aviva Drescher". Bravo. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  8. ↑ Kelleher-Nagorski, Alex. "Exclusive Interview: Aviva Drescher on her new memoir, the new season of 'Real Housewives of NYC' and more!". Popbytes. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  9. ↑ Gardner Jr., Ralph. "Postmodern Celebrity". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  10. ↑ TV, Bravo. "Aviva Drescher Is Writing a Book Called 'Leggy Blonde'". Bravo. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  11. ↑ Kamm, Jennifer. "Aviva Drescher Shows Amputees That Life Without Limbs is Limitless". HauteLiving. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  12. ↑ Drescher, Aviva. "Aviva: Leggy Blonde". BravoTV. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  13. ↑ Kreindler, Sarv. "The 8 Wildest Revelations in Aviva Drescher's New Book". BravoTV. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  14. ↑ Grant, Drew. "Aviva Drescher: The Good (House)Wife". Observer. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  15. ↑ Drescher, Aviva. "A Second Chance". BravoTV. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  16. ↑ Browning-Coyle, Amber. "Aviva Drescher: Changing the World One Step at a Time". HuffPost. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  17. ↑ Weekly, US. "Aviva Drescher". US Magazine. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  18. ↑ Drescher, Aviva. "Aviva Drescher". BravoTV. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  19. ↑ Bryant, Jessica. "Haute Secrets New York: Heather Thomson". Haute Living. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  20. ↑ Costabile, Sabrina. "RHONY: Heather Thomson's Age, Job, Family & Other Personal Facts". ScreenRant. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Chris Cuomo (Part 1) - Just B with Bethenny Frankel".
  22. ↑ Longman, Haley. "Marriage Boot Camp Exclusive Preview: Watch Aviva And Natalie's Friendly Food Fight Become a Cat Fight In Six Seconds Flat". OK Magazine!. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  23. ↑ Amos, Candace. "Flying (fake) leg sparks 'RHONYC' Season 6 finale". New York Post. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  24. ↑ Orlando, Christine. "The Real Housewives of New York City Review: Leg-endary Finale". TV Fanatic. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  25. ↑ Molyan, Brian. "The Real Housewives of New York City Season 6 Finale Recap: Aviva Drescher Threw Her Leg". Vulture. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  26. ↑ Flomenbaum, A. "Prosthetic Leg Incident Drives Conversation During 'Real Housewives of New York' Finale". AdWeek. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  27. ↑ Charles, RuPaul. "The Only Fake Thing About Alaska is THIS! RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2". YouTube. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  28. ↑ Thrum, Jeff. "Andy Cohen Reacts To Top Real Housewives Moments". Youtube - Buzzfeed UK. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  29. ↑ Kimble, Lindsay. "Aviva Drescher: I Threw My Leg on RHONY to "Earn My Keep"". US Magazine. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  30. ↑ Weekly, US. "Aviva Drescher". US Magazine. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  31. ↑ Grant, Drew. "Aviva Drescher: The Good (House)Wife". Observer. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  32. ↑ Archie, Trinity. "CELEBS WHO CHANGED THEIR CHILDREN'S NAMES". Nicki Swift. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  33. ↑ Kreindler, Sarv. "The 8 Wildest Revelations in Aviva Drescher's New Book". BravoTV. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  34. ↑ Grant, Drew. "Aviva Drescher: The Good (House)Wife". Observer. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
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