She devastated fans by turning her back on the reality show that made her famous, but
what Heather Dubrow has been doing ever since leaving The Real Housewives of Orange County
is offering far more of an insight into her fascinating life than the show ever could.
"Well, hello, it's about time."
Her hit podcast, Heather Dubrow's World, delves into all aspects of the busy mother's daily
life, and keeps fans coming back for more.
"This is Heather Dubrow's World, and now you can live in it two times a week right here
on Podcast One."
For one, Heather revealed that at age 27, she asked a friend if he knew any available
Jewish doctors.
And he hooked her up with none other than current hubby, Dr. Terry Dubrow, one half
of the fan favorite duo at the heart of E!'s Botched.
Heather said via the Daily Dish,
"He wasn't really my type.
[He] didn't dress well, [and,] you know, needed help as most men do."
The two fell in love over lengthy conversations on the phone, and Heather's witnessing the
plastic surgeon in his element sealed the deal for the future Mrs. Dubrow.
"What are you doing here?"
"Trying to see my husband, apparently I have to make an appointment to do so."
She admitted, quote, "It was a turn-on.
It was [hot] as hell."
"I love reality TV.
People with special skills doing dangerous things."
The happy couple married in 1999.
But before Dr. Dubrow made it big on Botched, the duo was featured on Real Housewives together,
and, as Heather revealed to AOL, it nearly broke them.
She said,
"We were fighting, and then we sat down and were like, 'Look, this is not good for our
marriage, and we either have to figure out how to do this and be good, or we gotta get
off.'"
"Never have I ever been so embarrassed or pissed that I considered quitting reality
TV?
Where's the bottle?"
Still, the couple learned a lot from the experience, including how not to take their relationship
for granted.
Heather told Too Fab,
"You have to know how to fight.
You have to know how to make up.
You have to know when to let things go because, sometimes, keeping peace is more important
than being right.
And you have to have date night!...You gotta just make it happen because it's very easy
to get disconnected."
In fact, it's her husband's on-screen partner in crime, Dr. Paul Nassif, who Heather has
to worry about taking her place these days.
She told The Daily Dish, quote, "I call Paul Terry's wife at work."
Of course, she really has nothing to worry about, as the Dubrows are business partners
as well as romantic ones.
Heather told Too Fab,
"Some couples hike and have hobbies; we're workers!...Writing books is super fun together,
but of course, everyone says, 'What's the next book?'"
As the happy duo sees it, they understand relationships better than a lot of other couples
and could potentially offer some great advice to fans.
However, as the Dubrows admitted to AOL,
"We feel like there's a relationship book in us, but we're afraid that you write a relationship
book and, guess what?
Then you split."
"Who is more romantic?"
"I'm a surgeon."
"Yeah."
"I'm very clinical."
But while they may be power couple goals, it hasn't always been easy for the Dubrows
to maintain their business and family lives without incident.
At the end of 2018, Page Six reported that a patient who underwent an un-aired procedure
for Botched tried to extort the plastic surgeon to the tune of $3 million.
Heather notably took to Twitter to defend her husband, writing,
"Extortion WON'T BE TOLERATED!
Love you Dr. Dubrow!
You're a caring and brilliant doctor!"
The patient allegedly didn't follow the aftercare procedure, leading to an infection and hospitalization,
and eventual recovery.
The Botched star told Page Six,
"Despite all the problems she may be trying to make for us, we are still here for her
in the future if she ever wants to reach out, to help her with her continuing problems."
One thing's for sure: Heather has Terry's back no matter what the situation.
And that just might be one of the keys to their marriage success.
The Dubrows celebrated their twins' 16th birthday at the end of 2019, and Heather took the opportunity
to also share a fun little dance, and some love for her husband of two decades, writing:
"Dr. Dubrow I LOVE YOU.
You're still the one…FOREVER."
"Cheers!"
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