Carmella Garcia is a luxury real estate agent, mother of four, and the newest cast member on season 20 of the Real Housewives of Orange County.
Formerly known as model and TV personality Carmella DeCesare, she gained early fame as Playboy’s 2004 Playmate of the Year and as a runner-up on the 2004 WWE Diva Search.
Born in Ohio, she moved to Los Angeles as a young adult to pursue modeling.
Carmella works as a high-profile real estate agent and developer with over $100 million in career sales. She is a broker associate with The Oppenheim Group and splits her time between Corona Del Mar and Rancho Santa Fe.
She is the mom to two daughters, Presley & Faith, and two sons, Jason & Jax (who all range in age from 14-18), with whom she shares with her ex-husband/retired NFL quarterback, Jeff Garcia.
Her RHOC bio describes her as a bold, outspoken “girls’ girl” who brings drama, including major friction with returning cast member Vicki Gunvalson. “I feel like people either love me or they hate me or they can’t live without me.”
Carmella told BravoTV.com that she also admitted to “probably” causing the most drama this season. “Just because I’m the new person. I think I just came in, and I just do me. And it was either gonna go one of two ways. It was either going to be accepted or not, and I was OK with either side of it, but I think we’re going strong at this point.”
