Sutton Stracke

{{Short description|American socialite and television personality (born 1971)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Sutton Stracke

| image = Sutton Stracke in WeHo.jpg

| caption = Stracke in 2024

| birth_name = Sutton Thurman Brown

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|9|20}}

| birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.

| alma_mater = Converse University (BA)

| occupation = Socialite • businesswoman • television personality

| known_for = The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

| yearsactive =

| spouse = {{marriage|Christian Stracke|2000|2016|end=divorced}}

| children = 3

| relatives =

}}

Sutton Stracke (née Brown; born September 20, 1971){{Cite web|date=2020-09-24|title=Sutton Stracke Had the Most Incredibly Lavish 48th Birthday Party|url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/style-living/sutton-strackes-birthday-see-her-lavish-48th|access-date=2021-09-08|publisher=Bravo|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908074112/https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/style-living/sutton-strackes-birthday-see-her-lavish-48th|url-status=live}} is an American socialite, businesswoman and television personality. She is known for appearing on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.{{Cite web|last=Shiffer|first=Emily|date=2020-05-13|title=Apparently Sutton Stracke Watches RHOBH With Her Three Kids|url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a32156646/who-is-sutton-stracke-real-housewives-beverly-hills/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Women's Health|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908072633/https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a32156646/who-is-sutton-stracke-real-housewives-beverly-hills/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Wells|first=Lizzie|date=2020-08-26|title='RHOBH': This Finally Explains How Sutton Stracke Makes Her Money|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/rhobh-this-finally-explains-how-sutton-stracke-makes-her-money.html/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908074113/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/rhobh-this-finally-explains-how-sutton-stracke-makes-her-money.html/|url-status=live}}

Early life

Sutton Stracke (nee Brown) was born in Columbia, South Carolina{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX9hBoHySDs | title=Sutton Stracke & Garcelle Beauvais Don't Know Each Other as Well as They Thought | RHOBH | Bravo | website=YouTube }} and raised in Augusta, Georgia, where her father was an architect in private practice and her mother was a social worker for the Veterans Administration.{{Cite web|date=2000-05-14|title=WEDDINGS; Sutton Brown, Christian Stracke|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/14/style/weddings-sutton-brown-christian-stracke.html|access-date=2022-07-26|website=New York Times|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728045555/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/14/style/weddings-sutton-brown-christian-stracke.html|url-status=live}} After graduating from Converse University, a former women's college in Spartanburg, South Carolina, she moved to New York City to study dance in her early 20s.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-14|title=From Debutante to "Avant-Garde Artist": Sutton Stracke Details All About Her Life Before RHOBH|url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/sutton-stracke-photos-younger-years-career-before-rhobh|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Bravo TV Official Site|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908072624/https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/sutton-stracke-photos-younger-years-career-before-rhobh|url-status=live}} She served as associate director of development in charge of fundraising for the Cunningham Dance Foundation in New York, and was the executive director of the Augusta Ballet.{{Cite web|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About RHOBH's Sutton Stracke|url=https://www.slice.ca/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-rhobhs-sutton-stracke/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Slice|language=en-CA|archive-date=2021-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908072610/https://www.slice.ca/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-rhobhs-sutton-stracke/|url-status=live}}

Career

Stracke first joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in season 10 in a recurring capacity, but was later upgraded to a full-time cast member from the eleventh season onwards.{{Cite news|title=Why RHOBH's Sutton Stracke Says She Was Demoted from Housewife to Friend: 'It Was a Hard Blow'|url=https://people.com/tv/sutton-stracke-demoted-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=People|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908072609/https://people.com/tv/sutton-stracke-demoted-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/|url-status=live}} She was once ranked as one of the top party hosts in America, as part of The Salonniere 100 list. She owns a fashion boutique in West Hollywood, which is named The Sutton Concept.{{Cite web|date=2019-10-03|title=Sutton Stracke of 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' opens her West Hollywood boutique|url=https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2019-10-03/sutton-stracke-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-opens-new-west-hollywood-boutique-retail-happenings|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908072609/https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2019-10-03/sutton-stracke-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-opens-new-west-hollywood-boutique-retail-happenings|url-status=live}} In June 2022, it was announced that Stracke would be making an appearance in the second season of the Syfy/USA show Chucky as herself. She made her first acting debut on episode 4 titled "Death on Denial", which aired on October 26, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/sutton-stracke-joins-bff-jennifer-tilly-in-chucky-season-2-185881|title=Sutton Stracke Joins BFF Jennifer Tilly in 'Chucky' Season 2|website=Entertainment Tonight|first=Stacy|last=Lambe|date=June 16, 2022|access-date=June 16, 2022}} In July 2024, Stracke made a cameo appearance on an episode of the reality TV series, The Real Housewives of Orange County.{{cite web|url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/real-housewives-of-orange-county-season-18-cast|title=RHOC Season 18 Cast Brings Heat Amid New Tensions & Surprise Cameos (No, Not Just Alexis Bellino)|website=Bravo)|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=June 6, 2024|access-date=June 6, 2024}}

Personal life

Stracke married PIMCO's Christian Stracke in 2000. They divorced in 2016.{{Cite web|title=Christian Stracke {{!}} PIMCO|url=https://www.pimco.ca/en-ca/experts/christian-stracke|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Pacific Investment Management Company LLC|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908072625/https://www.pimco.ca/en-ca/experts/christian-stracke|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Vultaggio|first=Maria|date=2020-05-13|title=Thibeault 'Christian' Stracke, Sutton Stracke's Ex-Husband: 5 Fast Facts|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/05/christian-stracke-sutton-ex-husband-money/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Heavy.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908072609/https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/05/christian-stracke-sutton-ex-husband-money/|url-status=live}} They share 3 children.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/who-are-sutton-stracke-kids-and-ex-husband |title=Here's How Sutton Stracke's Kids Reacted to Seeing Her on RHOBH: "Savage" |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=October 31, 2023 |website= |publisher=Bravo |access-date=November 7, 2024}}