Darcey Silva
Darcey (left) and Stacey Silva in 2021
Born (1974-09-23) September 23, 1974
Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation(s)Television personality, actress, clothing designer, entrepreneur
Years active2010–present
Notable work90 Day Fiancé
Darcey & Stacey
Spouses
  • Frank Bollok (divorced)
  • Georgie Rusev (m. 2023)
Children2

Darcey Silva (born September 23, 1974) is an American television personality, clothing designer and actress.[1] She is best known for her role on TLC's reality television shows 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days and Darcey & Stacey.[2][3]

Early life

Silva was born on September 23, 1974, to Nancy and Mike Silva.[2] She has a twin sister, Stacey.[1] Her brother died of cancer on July 11, 1998. She has attended University of Houston and Marshall University.[4] She studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City from 1998 to 2001.[4]

Career

Darcey and her sister Stacey co-founded a clothing brand called House of Eleven in October 2010.[5][6][4] In 2021, the company expanded into home goods, beauty and shoes.[7] House of Eleven is an online store and the sisters are often seen wearing the items on their television show.[8]

They also have a production company, Eleventh Entertainment.[9] The sisters served as co-executive producers with their father, Mike Silva, on the comedy film White T (2013), starring Jerod and Jamal Mixon.[9] The sisters provided background vocals for one song on White T. Eleventh Entertainment and AmVic Entertainment also produced the film Soul Ties (2015). In 2018, Silva and her sister released their debut dance-pop song, called "Lock Your Number."[10] Their second song, "Always In My Heart" was released the following year.[11] The song was a tribute to their late brother.[11]

Silva gained popularity through her appearances on the TLC's 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (2017–2020), which follows several couples as they meet for the first time after connecting online.[12] She has appeared in several 90 Day Fiancé spin-offs, including Self-Quarantined, Pillow Talk and B90 Strikes Back!. On June 29, 2020, Entertainment Weekly announced that Silva and her sister Stacey are getting their own reality show called Darcey & Stacey.[13] The sisters and their family appeared in an exclusive interview and photo shoot for Entertainment Weekly, when they announced their new show.[13] The series follows their family life, love and relationships.[2][14] She was a guest on Jenny McCarthy's Sirius XM radio show in August 2020.[15] She was nominated for "Reality Star of 2020" at the 2020 People's Choice Awards.[16][17]

Personal life

Silva has two daughters, Aniko and Aspen with her former husband.[2] In 2021, her daughter Aniko competed in the Miss Connecticut Teen USA beauty pageant.[7]

In June 2020, Silva got engaged to Bulgarian fitness model and masseur Georgi Rusev.[18][19] The couple announced their engagement in an exclusive interview and photo shoot for People magazine on October 14, 2020.[20] On February 28, 2022, Silva confirmed that she had ended her engagement with Rusev.[21] She married Rusev on November 11, 2023.[22][23]

Filmography

Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 White T Chanel Also executive producer
2017 Who RU Wearing? Herself Television film
2017–2020 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days 51 episodes
2019 90 Day Fiancé: Pillow Talk 11 episodes
2020 90 Day Fiancé: B90 Strikes Back! 12 episodes
2020 90 Day Fiancé: Self Quarantined[24] Episode: "Life on Pause"
2020–present Darcey & Stacey Main role; 21 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result
2020 People's Choice Awards Reality Star of 2020 (shared with Stacey Silva) Darcey & Stacey Nominated
2022 American Reality Television Awards[25] Reality Royalty (shared with Stacey Silva)[26][27] Darcey & Stacey Won

References

  1. 1 2 "90 Day Fiancé's Darcey Reveals New 'Hot, Sexy' Bulgarian Boyfriend in Trailer for Spin-Off Series". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Engelbrecht (@leandram_engel), Leandra. "90 Day Fiancé's Darcey Silva gets a spin-off show". Channel. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  3. ↑ "Watch Darcey and Stacey Silva's explosive debut in '90 Day Fiancé' spin-off 'Darcey & Stacey'". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  4. 1 2 3 "Darcey Silva's LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  5. ↑ "House of Eleven's Instagram post: "House of Eleven fashion brand created by The Silva Twins! @darceysilva11 @staceysilva11 #fashiondesigners #houseofeleven #silvatwins…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  6. ↑ Cassandra Day (2018-08-22). "Middletown resident Darcey Silva seeks proposal on TLC's '90 Day Fiancé'". The Middletown Press. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  7. 1 2 "The Silva Twins Spill What's Next for Darcey & Stacey Season 3". E! Online. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  8. ↑ "House of Eleven by Silva Twins". House of Eleven by Silva Twins. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  9. 1 2 Flynn, Liz (2019-09-19). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Stacey and Darcey Silva". TVOvermind. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  10. ↑ "Lock Your Number". YouTube. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Who Were Darcey And Stacey Silva Before 90 Day Fiancé?". TheThings. 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  12. ↑ "Darcey Silva of "90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days" Dishes On The New Season Of The Hit TLC Series". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  13. 1 2 "'90 Day Fiancé' stars Darcey and Stacey Silva share exclusive details on spin-off series". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  14. ↑ "Meet Darcey Silva's New Man In 'Darcey & Stacey' First Look!". www.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  15. ↑ "Twitter photo". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  16. ↑ Moniuszko, Sara M. "See all the nominees for the 2020 People's Choice Awards". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  17. ↑ "Photos from 2020 People's Choice Awards: First-Time Nominees". E! Online. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  18. ↑ "'90 Day Fiancé's' Darcey Silva Gushes Being Engaged To Georgi Rusev: 'We're Loving Life'". Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  19. ↑ "90 Day Fiancé's Darcey Addresses Concerns Over Engagement to Georgi". Entertainment Tonight. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  20. ↑ "90 Day Fiancé's Darcey Silva Is Finally Engaged! See Her Ring from Fiancé Georgi Rusev". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  21. ↑ "90 Day Fiance's Darcey Silva and Georgi Rusev Split, Call Off 2nd Engagement". Us Weekly. 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  22. ↑ "'90 Day Fiancé' Stars Darcey Silva and Georgi Rusev Get Married in Surprise Wedding!". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  23. ↑ Strout, Paige (2023-11-16). "Former '90 Day Fiance' Stars Darcey Silva and Georgi Rusev Are Married". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  24. ↑ "'90 Day Fiancé' launching 'Self-Quarantined' spin-off featuring 40 fan favorites". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  25. ↑ "The "Best in Class" In Unscripted Television Recognized at the 9th Annual American Reality Television Awards (ARTAS), Hosted by Vivica A. Fox". PRWeb. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  26. ↑ Silva, Darcey. "Instagram post by Darcey Silva". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18. Stacey and I are so honored and grateful for the @realityawardstv Reality Royalty Award!
  27. ↑ "9th Annual Winners - AWARDS SHOW". 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
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