Real Housewives star slams speculation she paid to get daughter into Yale six years after college admission scandal

By ADAM S. LEVY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 05:48 BST, 19 May 2025 | Updated: 05:50 BST, 19 May 2025

A Real Housewives star is denying insinuations she and her spouse forked over money to have their daughter accepted into an Ivy League school.

Real Housewives of Orange County star Heather Dubrow chat with Us Weekly on Friday in regard to the issue after an Instagram user asked her the size of the donation she made to the school, to which she replied, ‘$0.’

‘That ship sailed a long time ago,’ the reality star told the outlet more than six years after Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were charged in a college admission scandal that ultimately led to convictions and jail sentences for both actresses.

‘Even if I wanted to pay, that’s not a thing,’ the New York City-born Bravo star, who has 1.7 million followers on Instagram, told the magazine.

Dubrow, 56, who’s been wed to husband Terry since 1999, chat with the outlet at the 32nd Annual Race to Erase MS Gala, which was held in Los Angeles at Fairmont Century Plaza. 

Dubrow also provided a specific example of how she’s avoided trying to get her kids a leg up in the educational system, pointing out a decision she made years back with her twins.

A Real Housewives star is denying insinuations she and her spouse forked over money to have their daughter accepted into an Ivy League school. (L-R) Tamra Barney, Heather Dubrow, Gretchen Rossi, Vicki Gunvalson, Alexis Bellino, Lydia McLaughlin pictured in a publicity shot for the show’s eighth season 

Dubrow chat with the outlet at the 32nd Annual Race to Erase MS Gala, which was held in Los Angeles at Fairmont Century Plaza 

She said, ‘I’ll tell you a quick story – when the twins got into kindergarten, that process of private school kindergarten was so ridiculous to me and upsetting and it gave me so much anxiety [that I said], “I’m never doing this again.’

‘So I told all the kids when they got to high school, “If you want choices, study, and here’s your guidance counselor and do your best. I’ll be your cheerleader, but I’m not fighting with you. This is your life. It’s up to you.” And that’s exactly what we’ve done.’

Dubrow took to the site Sunday with a post alongside her spouse, writing, ‘Date night… but make it preventative care  reminder that colon health is self-care.

She said on Instagram. Schedule yours. (Part 1 of 2—yes, there’s more ) **** for everyone asking the prep was CLENPIQ **.

Dubrow added the hashtags #datenight, #husbandwife, #selfcare #colonoscopy #coloncancerawareness #husbandwifegoals and #colonhealth.

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Real Housewives star slams speculation she paid to get daughter into Yale six years after college admission scandal

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