Dr. Terry Dubrow and his wife Heather Dubrow encounter a ton of drama on their reality shows (E!’s “Botched Presents” and Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Orange County,” respectively), but at home, the parents of four seem tightly aligned on their values.
“We have such a rainbow of kids," Terry told E! News in a June 29 interview. He said he tells his wife, "‘We were chosen for it. That’s what we’re supposed to do with our platform.”
The pair are raising 21-year-old Nick and his twin sister Max (who came out as bisexual during the pandemic), 18-year-old Kat (who said she was a lesbian in the family group chat) and 14-year-old Ace (who Heather shared was transgender two years ago).
“If we can change hearts and minds by showing how our version of a normal, supportive family can be, we’re in,” Terry said. “We try to be role models for these conversations, and that’s the platform that Heather and I have been chosen to have and to put out there. And we’re honored.”
The couple has been open with sharing their lives and their parenting style. Terry offered some advice to other parents who want to be similarly supportive of their children's lifestyle choices.
“Act like there are cameras around and that you’re going to be held accountable for the way you act,” he said. “That immediately removes all of your preconceived douchiness you might have.”
Not sure where to start? Simply "give your kids a supportive, loving environment," he said.
His wife agreed.
"One of my biggest desires in being a parent was to create a home where my kids could open up to me about their feelings," she told TODAY.com in June 2024. "I think that’s why I don’t have any dramatic coming-out stories to share about my kids. With all of them, it was just a normal, ongoing conversation. There was never a big moment."
Terry noted that keeping an open mind is vital.
“You may have your biases and your preconceived notions, but it ain’t about you, it’s about them, and they live in a completely different world than you grew up in,” Terry told E! News. “We all know the right thing to do. We all know the right way to act with our kids.”
