Ramona Singer's Daughter Has Grown Up To Be Gorgeous

Let's be real: no matter how many times you tell yourself you're not going to watch "The Real Housewives of New York City," the show sucks you back in. It's a vortex of drama, fashion, and fighting you simply can't escape — and, if you're really being honest, you don't want to. 

Naturally, a huge part of the show's appeal lies in its longest-standing "main housewife," Ramona Singer. Between her trademark candor and intense stare, the mompreneur certainly leaves a lasting impression. But, since the dawn of "RHONY," Ramona's daughter, Avery, has also become a major draw. Where Ramona is wild and a little outrageous, Avery comes off as refreshingly grounded for her age. Her more laid-back persona serves as the perfect foil for her famous mom.  

It's been more than a decade since the show first aired, and Avery has grown up right before audiences' eyes. And, even so, it seems unbelievable that the little girl that fans were first introduced to in 2008 is now a grown woman. You need to see her transformation over time. 

The idea of having a camera crew track your every move isn't appealing for most people because, c'mon, who wants all their embarrassing moments caught on air? When your family is on a show as sensationalized as "Real Housewives," there's undoubtedly no way to evade the drama. And when your mom is as outspoken as Ramona Singer, that's doubly true.

Despite the attention (both good and bad) the show gets, Avery always seems to take the circus in stride. "Personally, I don't think it's major," she told Alloy in 2010. "We think of it as ... a documentary or just like one of those home videos. My friends are my friends. We never talk about it unless I bring it up, which is rare." As for how the show depicts her family — and often portrays her mom in a polarizing light — Avery shrugs that off, too. "We're like completely different people. And also they edit you a certain way! They edit my mom to be this certain type of mom but they don't show all her colors," she said. 

When Avery had the chance to interview her mom for GenConnect in 2012, she didn't pull any punches. When Ramona brought up her wine brand, her daughter was quick to ask whether she'd made a decision about which wine to launch next. Ramona's playful response? "You sometimes put more pressure on me than I put on myself."

But, if you think about it, it makes perfect sense that Avery is sometimes the voice in her mom's head — her mom is the one who gave her such a great one! "I never talk down to Avery ever. I never talk to her as an authority. I always gave her choices. I always spoke to her as an intellectual woman and I always included her in whatever I was doing in business and I exposed her to it. So she has a really great head on her shoulders," Ramona told The Daily Dish in 2017.

There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to college. As Avery discovered, just because you start at one doesn't mean you can't finish somewhere else. When rumors began to swirl that the "RHONY" daughter was no longer at Emory University, Ramona took to her blog to clarify Avery's collegiate plans.

"Avery had made a decision to transfer to the University of Virginia from Emory," Ramona wrote in 2014, elaborating, "While she did like Emory and cherishes the experiences she had there and the friends she made, she thought a bigger University with a very accredited business school would better suit her interests and long term goals. UVA also offered the option for a dual-major and Emory did not."

Clearly, the decision wasn't one Avery took lightly, and Ramona respected that, saying, "I can't even begin to tell you how proud of the young woman she is blossoming into." Being the hands-on mom that she is, Ramona enjoyed the extra bonding time: back-to-school shopping, taking the train to Virginia together, and setting up Avery's apartment. 

It would have been easy for Avery to lean into the comforts of the familiar and stick close to home during college and beyond. Hey, there's nothing wrong with being a homebody, right? However, Avery's obviously a young woman who isn't afraid to spread her wings. Ramona revealed that Avery would be taking off for an adventure of epic proportion after getting her diploma. "And when she graduates, she's going to Asia for a month with her friends," Ramona told The Daily Dish. 

The trip wasn't the first time Avery had gone international, either. "I took her [on] a trip, just the two of us to London and Paris," Ramona elaborated to The Daily Dish, adding that the excursion included one very sweet mother-daughter moment. "And our last night in Paris she said, 'You know what, Mom? You're not just my mom, you're my best friend.' And that just gave me goosebumps."

As frightening as it is for those of us who have watched the franchise since the beginning, many "Real Housewives" kids are now adults in their own right and are courting just as much attention as their famous parents as a result. Some take to the newfound attention well while others shy away from it, preferring to follow their own paths in relative obscurity. While appearing on "Watch What Happens Live: After Show," Ramona Singer's daughter, Avery, opened up about when the show makes regular life more complicated. 

Avery had a tough time while she was attending the University of Virginia. "I remember when I transferred sororities, one of my friends, who later became my roommate, was like, 'I heard she's mean,'" Avery revealed, admitting that, although it may seem glamorous to everybody watching at home, there are also many "negative connotations about being on reality TV." She clearly considers her mother an icon of the medium, however, sharing that her favorite Ramona quotes are "Calm down, take a Xanax" and "If you don't like me, acquire some taste."

The rich and famous didn't deal with quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic the same way the rest of us did. Well, most of them anyway. Ramona Singer — despite having millions of dollars and, presumably, more than one lavish property in which to confine herself — chose instead to live with ex-husband Mario and daughter Avery. 

Speaking to Glamour in 2020, the dedicated mother admitted her daughter worried that other kids her age weren't quite as close with their own moms. While Avery was in college, she shared, "We would call each other every day, FaceTime each other as she's walking to class." So, enduring lockdown together was a piece of cake as a result, with the "Real Housewives" star revealing a typical day involved Avery working from home before the two took a stroll down the beach and had dinner with Mario, finally settling on the sofa for some "Game of Thrones." During an episode of "Spilling the Quarantea," Avery revealed she and her mother were actually sharing a bed at one stage, describing them as "hardcore roommates." Despite living it up in a spacious three-bed, the mother-daughter duo simply had to be as close as possible (via Reality Tea). 

Although she remained incredibly close to mother Ramona throughout quarantine, Avery Singer's dating life didn't suffer. In fact, the "RHONY" star did quite well during the COVID-19-necessitated lockdown. While appearing on "Spilling the Quarantea," Ramona Singer's daughter acknowledged it was tough to find a balance with everything else going on. But she made it work, noting (via Us Weekly), "I recently started to go on dates with three different guys right before quarantine. It's all about a small roster. ... I have code names for all of them."

The busy young lady explained that FaceTime ensured each guy got quality time, and if one wasn't available, she simply moved on to the next. Two of the guys did turn out to be friends, however, which presumably complicated matters slightly, but Avery took it all in stride. She also argued, "I think it's a great time to make those emotional connections," noting, "The guy that I talked to in the past that I'm still talking to, I've now become friends with him and even though we have nothing romantic at all, because of the timing, you have that foundation."