11 Things to Know About Topper Mortimer

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June 11, 2018 at 12:55 PM

<p>Robert Livingston "Topper" Mortimer, 42, does not welcome publicity as much as his ex-wife, Tinsley. (Through a friend, he declined a request for comment for this story.)</p><p>The couple <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city/season-9/blogs/heres-the-television-moment-that-inspired" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:eloped at 18;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">eloped at 18</a> but annulled that union, later marrying at age 26 in 2002. In 2009, their <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2009/12/mortimer-vs-mortimer-taking-stock-of-the-split" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:divorce made headlines;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">divorce made headlines</a>. Tinsley went on to star in a handful of reality shows, including the current <em>Real Housewives of New York City; </em>she also suffered a very public downfall after being <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/news/g2189/socialites-arrested-mug-shots/?slide=1" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:arrested for trespassing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">arrested for trespassing</a> at the home of an ex-boyfriend in Palm Beach in April 2016. While Topper has stayed more under the radar, here are a few things to know about him.</p>

1) He married shoe designer Tabitha Simmons in New York City on June 9.

2) He and Simmons welcomed a daughter in January.

6) He and
Real Housewives of New York star Tinsley Mortimer met in boarding school.

7) He never intended to be the subject of society columns and tabloids.

8) The
New York Post named him one of the city's most eligible bachelors.

Robert Livingston "Topper" Mortimer, 42, does not welcome publicity as much as his ex-wife, Tinsley. (Through a friend, he declined a request for comment for this story.)

The couple eloped at 18 but annulled that union, later marrying at age 26 in 2002. In 2009, their divorce made headlines. Tinsley went on to star in a handful of reality shows, including the current Real Housewives of New York City; she also suffered a very public downfall after being arrested for trespassing at the home of an ex-boyfriend in Palm Beach in April 2016. While Topper has stayed more under the radar, here are a few things to know about him.

Photo by PATRICK MCMULLAN/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images

Tinsley's ex recently married shoe designer Tabitha Simmons.

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