Dale Mercer: Last News

Tinsley Mortimer cried along with her mother Dale Mercer as the former 'It girl' regained her 'spark' on Thursday's episode of The Real Housewives Of New York City.The 44-year-old reality star walked in a show by designer Garo Sparo, a former Project Runway competitor who specialized in glittery over-the-top frocks.The sight of Tinsley in a flouncy dress and tiara sent her mother Dale into tears. Getting emotional: Tinsley Mortimer cried backstage at New York Fashion Week on Thursday's episode of The Real Housewives Of New York City'You look like yourself again,' she cried backstage, remembering how her onetime 'It girl' daughter walked in fashion shows a decade ago.'Thank you, mommy,' Tinsley said.

When Tinsley Mortimer joined The Real Housewives of New York City, she may not have known what she was what she was in for when it came to tussling with the likes of Ramona Singer, Dorinda Medley and Sonja Morgan but she wasn't entirely out of her element.  After all, she'd been down the reality TV road before. A decade ago, for eight brief weeks, Tinsley was the star of a reality show all her own when High Society premiered on The CW in the spring of 2010.

Tinsley Mortimer’s time on the Real Housewives of New York City came to a close on Thursday, June 11.Us Weekly can confirm that the 44-year-old reality star won’t be featured when RHONY season 12 returns in July after a midseason hiatus.During Thursday’s episode, viewers watched Tinsley pack up and leave New York to move to Chicago to be with her now-fiancé, Scott Kluth. Tinsley’s mother, Dale Mercer, and costars Leah McSweeney and Sonja Morgan were on hand to toast the socialite before she drove away.“I, of course, am going to miss my new friendship with Leah and Sonja’s crazy antics with me,” Tinsley told Bravo cameras in a confessional. “I have changed so much since coming back to New York and moving into Sonja’s townhouse.