Siggy Flicker
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| Occupation(s) | Relationship expert, matchmaker, life coach, television personality, author |
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Siggy Flicker (born Sigalit Paldiel[1])is a relationship expert,[2][3] matchmaker, television personality[4][5] and author of Write Your Own Fairy Tale: The New Rules for Dating, Relationships, and Finding Love On Your Terms.[6] She starred in the VH1 reality television series Why Am I Still Single?![7] and has appeared as a guest on several talk shows.[8]
Background
Flicker grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Her mother named her Sigalit after the Hebrew word for "violet."[1] She attended Monmouth University and supported herself as a waitress at TGI Friday’s. Siggy earned a BA in Communications.[9]
Career
Flicker has been a successful matchmaker for more than 20 years[7][10] and has appeared on national TV programs offering relationship advice. For example, Flicker said on NBC’s TODAY show: "Being single isn’t going to kill you, and being married or being in a relationship isn’t going to heal you."[11]
She often cites her personal life for examples of healthy relationships.[7][12][13] After she and her husband of 10 years divorced amicably, she acted as his matchmaker.[4][5] Later when she remarried, her ex-husband served as the best man at her second marriage, a move the New York Post’s Page Six described as “extremely grown-up.”[5]
Flicker’s book Write Your Own Fairy Tale will be published by NAL on September 29, 2015.[6] The book offers advice on such topics as defining “the relationship you want,” taking a break from dating, and learning how to “make the most of the first five minutes.” Bravo also recently announced that she will be joining the Season 7 Cast of The Real Housewives of New Jersey[6]
Media
Flicker has appeared as a guest on the following television programs: Good Morning America,[3] Good Afternoon America,[14] TODAY[11] Dr. Phil,[15] Joy Behar: Say Anything!,[16] The Wendy Williams Show,[14]Showbiz Tonight,[8] Dr. Drew Lifechangers,[17] The Jeff Probst Show,[18] Access Hollywood,[19] Fox & Friends,[20] Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan, Mob Wives: The Sit Down,[14] and The Couch,[21] as well as on several radio stations throughout the country.[22][23][24]
She has also provided commentary on celebrity relationships for publications such as In Touch Weekly,[25] The Huffington Post[26] and Us Weekly.[27] Her advice column, “Single with Siggy,” debuted in the September 2013 issue of Marie Claire.[28] She is known for her loud[29][30] and over-the-top approach.[29] The Village Voice described her as a “hyper mix of Teri Hatcher and Sandra Bullock.”[4] As she puts it, “My whole life I have always been on, I am a hyperactive person, I don’t hold back from anything.” [31]
Flicker starred in the reality television series Why Am I Still Single?!, which premiered on VH1 on October 16, 2011.[30] Each episode featured two clients, a man and a woman, who were having trouble dating. Flicker put each client on a test date with one of her recruiters without informing them whom they’re dating.[4][12] She then monitored the date secretly via a remote camera in order to assess their issues.[29] Afterward she gave each client lessons in an effort to improve their dating habits.[30]
Personal life
In 1997 she married Mark Flicker, with whom she has two children.[5] The couple divorced amicably in 2007.[4] Flicker remarried in 2012 to car salesman Michael Campanella.[5] Speaking of her love life she said, “I ended up falling in love with a bald car salesman, but I've never been so rich before—where it counts. You can fake many things in life, but true chemistry, you can't fake."[4]
References
- ^ a b "Matchmaker Siggy Flicker Explains How Why Am I Still Single?! Is Different From Other Dating Shows And How She Got Her Name". Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ “Demi Moore ‘Jealous’ of Ashton Kutcher’s Relationship with Mila Kunis,” ABC News, October 17, 2012.
- ^ a b Bethany Owings, “Sexy Morning-After Photos Capture Couples’ Wedded Bliss,” ABC News, August 24, 2012. Cite error: The named reference "owings" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c d e f Michael Musto, “Still Single? VH1 Matchmaker Siggy Flicker Tells You How to Get Hooked,” The Village Voice, October 26, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e “A Rare Best Man,” ‘’The New York Post’’, April 27, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Write Your Own Fairy Tale: The New Rules for Dating, Relationships, and Finding Love On Your Terms". Amazon.com. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ a b c Madeleine Marr, “Get Ready for Valentine Day’s with pointers from VH1 matchmaker,” Miami.com, January 29, 2012.
- ^ a b “Showbiz Tonight: Kim Craziness; Kardashian Divorce Outrage; What Went Wrong for Kim and Kris?; Scarlett Johansson`s Naked Truth,” transcripts.cnn.com, November 1, 2011.
- ^ "Meet Siggy". Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ Neely Steinberg,“Why are you still single? An interview with VH1’s Siggy Flicker,” blastmagazine.com, November 9, 2011.
- ^ a b Flicker, Siggy. "Siggy Flicker - Relationship Expert - with Hoda & Kathie Lee on TODAY SHOW!!!". YouTube. Siggy Flicker. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ a b Naughty But Nice Rob,“Matchmaker Siggy Flicker: Patti Stanger Isn’t In My League,” The Huffington Post, November 3, 2011. Cite error: The named reference "Naughty" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ “Life After Divorce: Why Siggy Flicker Asked Her Ex-Husband to Be In Her Wedding,” The Huffington Post, March 12, 2013.
- ^ a b c Siggy Flicker, imdb.com, retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ “Why Am I Still Single?,” drphil.com, January 11, 2012.
- ^ Joy Behar: Say Anything!, retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ “Siggy Flicker - Dr. Drew Life Changer’s!,” firstpost.com, retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ “Sexy Secrets Of A Professional 'Wing Girl' & The David Letterman of Australia,” retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ "Siggy Flicker - Access Hollywood!". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Siggy Flicker - Fox & Friends 12-6-14". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ “He Said, She Said: Rules For Finding Love,” newyork.cbslocal.com, February 12, 2013.
- ^ “Talking With ‘The Peoples’ Matchmaker’ About 2 Things To Do TODAY In The Search For Love,” [1], May 14, 2012.
- ^ “Siggy Flicker Interview,” [2], retrieved March 19, 2012.
- ^ Van McNeill, “Siggy Flicker Interview,” 991themix.com, May 18, 2012.
- ^ “Can Demi and Ashton Save Their Marriage?,” ‘’In Touch Weekly’’, October 24, 2011.
- ^ Naughty but Nice Rob, “Kim Kardashian Ready To Date? Siggy Flicker Weighs In,” The Huffington Post, November 30, 2011.
- ^ "Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston, and More Celebrity Couples We'd Like to See". Us Weekly. Us Weekly. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ “Single with Siggy,” Marie Claire, September, 2013.
- ^ a b c Linda Stasi, “’Single?!’ answers dating questions,” The New York Post’’, October 12, 2011.
- ^ a b c “VH1 To Present Why Am I Still Single?!,” [tv.broadwayworld.com], October 16, 2011.
- ^ “Why Are You Still Single? Matchmaker Siggy Flicker Can Help,” toofab.com, October 17, 2011.