Heather Gay

About

Heather Jill Gay (née Deans; born June 29, 1974) is an American television personality, businesswoman and author. She is best known for appearing as a main cast member on the reality television series, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, since the show’s inception in 2020.

Gay was born in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, to parents Susan (née Carver) and John Deans; the third of six children. When Gay was five, her family relocated to Denver, Colorado. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Humanities. Gay was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but left the Church in 2019 due to its treatment of gay people and women.

In 2017, Gay and co-owner Andrea Robinson, founded and launched a medical spa services company, Beauty Lab + Laser, in Murray, Utah. Beauty Lab + Laser opened a second location in nearby Riverton in 2022.
Gay first gained notability after the premiere episode of the Bravo reality television series, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, in which she has starred since 2020. She has also been featured in the third season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, alongside co-star and cousin Whitney…