"On The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, nobody keeps it real like Heather Gay. Whether she's opening up about leaving the Mormon church or taking on her castmates' big personalities with unflappable cool, she's an anchor of relatability - and a frequent voice of reason. As the co-owner of the med spa Beauty Lab + Laser, the 51-year-old also knows better than anyone the lengths women will go to in order to look perfect."
"As soon as I had the money and the time, I thought: "I am going to try to profit from every single thing that's available to me. I can afford it, and it's part of my job now to look good." I always said that I'd be so much cuter if I were richer. I'm richer now - and I'm so much cuter because of it."
Heather Gay blends reality TV presence with med-spa entrepreneurship and candid reflections on leaving the Mormon church. At 51, she co-owns Beauty Lab + Laser and hosts Bravo's Surviving Mormonism premiering Nov. 11. She describes earlier years as a single mom with little bandwidth for self-care and low priority for appearance. With increased resources she pursued cosmetic procedures and monetized available beauty options. She locates Salt Lake City culture within Mormon-driven perfectionism and widespread med-spa use. She began Botox in her early 30s but advises clients to start earlier; Beauty Lab was created to address financial and relational barriers to preventative care.
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