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Kathryn Eisman
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Kathryn Eisman at Rockefeller Centre, 2012
Born (1981-06-14) 14 June 1981 (age 43)
Australia
Alma materUniversity of Technology, Sydney
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • Author
Years active1999–present
Known for
SpouseSimon Reynolds
Children2
Parents
  • Peter Eisman (father)
  • Silvia Eisman (mother)
Relatives
  • John Eisman
  • Anna Reich
WebsiteOfficial website

Kathryn Eisman (born 14 June 1981) is an Australian fashion, lifestyle and entertainment[1] television journalist, author, model and designer.[2][3] She was part of the two-time Emmy nominated E! News Entertainment team,[4] was the entertainment correspondent for Sunrise on the Seven Network,[5] and the author of two books. She is the founder of High Heel Jungle Socks.[2][6][3] Eisman hosted and co-executive produced the wardrobe makeover series Undressed on Paramount+, which premiered on 6 October 2022.[7][8][9][10] Kathryn is daughter of Peter and Sylvia Eisman, a Sydney based pediatrician and an educator, respectively. She is niece of John Eisman, who was honoured with the Order of Australia.[11] and granddaughter of Anna Reich, the last known holocaust survivor from Sydney to have been in Schindler's List. She later went to Australia where she became a fashion identity, philanthropist and businesswoman.[12]

Career

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Eisman holds a Bachelor in Communications from the University of Technology Sydney[13] and has worked in different TV shows and media outlets in Australia and the US. She was the lifestyle reporter for WNBC's TODAY In New York[14] and also reported for Live at 5 news cast[15] and was the host of WNBC's Behind the scenes: Made in NY. Eisman was the Head of Fashion and Lifestyle content in E! News.[16] and hosted television shows, including 'The Timid Girls Guide To Life' on The Style Network and "BTS" on NBC and Yahoo's Secrets To Your Success. She is currently the Los Angeles based entertainment reporter for Seven Network's [17][16] top rating national morning show, Sunrise.[18] She has previously been the LA Correspondent for Channel Ten's Breakfast[19] She is currently LA entertainment reporter for The Morning Show.[20] As a reporter and host, she has interviewed actors and pop culture personalities like Oprah, Borat, Beyoncé, Oscar de la Renta, Matt Damon or Cameron Diaz.[21] Recently, she was a Senior Producer for the ABC/Disney's nationally syndicated talk show FABLife.[22]

Eisman is the host and co-executive producer[7] of wardrobe makeover transformation television series Undressed, which was released on Paramount+ on 6 October 2022.[8][9][10] The first episode also premiered as a preview episode on sister-channel Network 10 and video on demand service 10 Play on the release date.[23] The program was the first unscripted series produced by Made Up Stories', Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky and Jane Cho, alongside co-producer Eden Gaha.[8][9][24][25][26]

Eisman is a regular contributor to NBC's TODAY Show,[27] Good Morning America, Fox News's The O'Reilly Factor, Channel 7,[28] Channel Ten,[29] ABC News Now,[30] MSNBC, KTLA, E! News[31] and The Style Network, and has had different articles published in Marie Claire, Vogue, The New York Times, and has written monthly columns for Men's Health[32] and CLEO magazine[33] as well as online blogs in She Knows[34] and Yahoo. Aside from her television career, Eisman is a model [35] who appeared in campaigns for brands as Berlei, Seafolly, Tigerlily or David Jones.[36] She has also modeled for fashion spreads, including Cosmopolitan, Vogue Living, FHM and Sunday Life.

Eisman is also the Founder and Creative Director of High Heel Jungle, a line of high fashion socks.[37][38]

Books

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Eisman is the author of How to Tell a Woman by her Handbag and How to Tell a Man by his Shoes,[39] published in 10 countries and 15 languages.[40][41][42] She was the winner of Cosmopolitan's 'Fun, Fearless Female of the Year' award in 2009.[43][44]

Charitable work

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Eisman is an Ambassador for the Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation 'Black Tie for Breast Cancer' Committee[45] and for the Life Changing Experiences organization' 'Sister2Sister' program.

Personal life

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In 2011, Eisman married the speaker [46] and entrepreneur Siimon Reynolds.[47][48] Eisman gave birth to daughters, Capri, in October 2013 and Monet, in March 2018.[49][50] The family currently resides in Los Angeles.

References

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  1. ^ "Yahoo". Yahoo. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b Borovic, Kali. "These Fancy Socks Were Specifically Made To Be Worn With Heels & They're Actually Cute". Bustle. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "How Pregnancy Inspired Kathryn Eisman to Create Chic Socks Designed for Heels". FASHION MAMAS®. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  4. ^ "The 42nd Annual Daytime EMMY Award Nominations". Emmy Online. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  5. ^ "'How I Got Here' Kathryn Eisman". magzter.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. ^ "High Heel Jungle". High Heel Jungle. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b Perry, Kevin (3 June 2022). "Channel 10 commissions new transformational series Undressed with Kathryn Eisman". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  8. ^ a b c Knox, David (2 June 2022). "New series Undressed for 10". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "New transformation series Undressed is coming soon to 10". Mediaweek. Mediaweek. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Brand-New Transformation Series Undressed Coming Soon To 10". 10 Play. Network 10. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Prof. John Eisman". Garvan Institute. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Dressing Sydney: The Jewish Fashion Story". Sydney Jewish Museum. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Know a man by his shoes". UTS. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  14. ^ "'Rita Cosby Live & Direct for Nov. 1st". NBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  15. ^ "CH. 4 EYEWITNESS SNOOZE. 'Live at Five' needs a shot of espresso". NY Daily News. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  16. ^ a b Waterhouse, Kate (26 July 2017). "Kathryn Eisman talks careers highs, Dwayne Johnson and a high-heel jungle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Christina Applegate chats about new Netflix series 'Dead To Me'". 7NEWS.com.au. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  18. ^ "The Today show is SMASHED in the ratings by Sunrise as it debuts new lineup featuring Georgie Gardner and Deborah Knight – after sacked host Karl Stefanovic 'liked' a comment predicting a drop in viewers". msn.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Ten Breakfast Show: Bugs the new 'It' food & Body scanner". Youtube. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Kesha's case thrown out of court". Yahoo. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  21. ^ "Kathryn Eisman Host Reel". Youtube. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  22. ^ "All eyes are on Eisman's TV spot". Brisbane Times. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  23. ^ Knox, David (6 October 2022). "Undressed preview episode on 10". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  24. ^ "Undressed hosted by Kathryn Eisman coming soon to 10". Flipboard. Mediaweek. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  25. ^ Keast, Jackie (2 June 2022). "Made Up Stories moves into unscripted with 'Undressed' for 10". If.com.au. IF Magazine. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  26. ^ Kaminska, Karolina (6 June 2022). "Network 10 to get Undressed with Eden Gaha for new transformation format". C21 Media. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Trangleball®: Toy Audition At FAO Schwarz On NBC 4 New York". Youtube. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  28. ^ "Bindi Irwin gets behind the wheel". Yahoo Tv. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  29. ^ "LA Confidential". Youtube. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  30. ^ "What Does Your Handbag Say About You?". ABC News. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  31. ^ "E! News Shows You This Summer's Latest, White-Hot Fashion Trends—See the Sexy Looks!". E! News. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  32. ^ "Author: Kathryn Eisman". Men's Health. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  33. ^ "Kathryn Eisman (Author)". Penguin Books. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  34. ^ "The secret to all-American style and how to get it". She Knows. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  35. ^ "TV presenter and girlboss, Kathryn Eisman's "My Healthy Week"". Recreation Bondi Beach. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  36. ^ "Getty Images". Getty Images. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  37. ^ "HIGH HEEL JUNGLE". ronrobinson.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  38. ^ Carballo, Charlie (9 March 2018). "These Socks Come With Multiple Personalities And Are Designed to Communicate Your Emotions". Footwear News. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  39. ^ How to Tell a Man by His Shoes. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2016 – via Amazon UK.
  40. ^ "Kathryn Eisman". IAC BINA. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  41. ^ "Introducing: Kathryn Eisman". Diary of a Shoe Addict. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  42. ^ "Ambassadors". Lifechanging Experiences. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  43. ^ "Ladies night". SMH Australia. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  44. ^ "Glossy event". Girls with a Satchel. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  45. ^ "Black Tie for Breast Cancer – Charity Gala". Youtube. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  46. ^ "Siimon Reynolds- Guest Keynote & Event Speaker | ICMI". icmi.com.au. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  47. ^ "The Tale of Kathryn Eisman & Capri Reynolds". The Grace Tales. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  48. ^ "Plenty of mad moments but Siimon Reynolds' wedding went OK". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  49. ^ "TV personality Kathryn Eisman gets real about juggling business and babies". honey.nine.com.au. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  50. ^ "Kathryn Eisman Reynolds on Instagram: "Welcome to the world Monet Reynolds! We are so blessed with a healthy, sweet little girl weighing 8.2lbs arriving March 20th, 2018 at…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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