Biography

Diane Plese

by Maggie Cage,

Diane Plese is a Canadian optometrist doctor, well recognized as the former wife of Robert Herjavec, television star and a businessman.

She is an optometrist who became known to the media as the wife of Shark Tank entrepreneur Robert Herjavec. The pair has been married for about 25 years. They split in 2015.

Early life And Education OF Diane Plese

Diane Plese was born in 1959 in Toronto, Canada and was raised in Parkdale. Her father and mother are Croatian immigrants, who shifted to Canada in 1959. She is North-American in ethnicity and holds an American nationality.

Diane Plese's Career

Diana Plese is a doctor. She became popular after her marriage with Robert Herjavec, a television personality, and businessman. He is known for his credits on the Canadian CBC Television series, Dragons' Den and in American ABC Television series, Shark Tank.

Robert Herjavec is also known for his books. Herjavec has published two books to date, How to Succeed in Business and Life in 2010, and The Will to Win: Leading, Competing, Succeeding in 2013.

Diane Plese's Net Worth And Salary

Diane Plese earns a good amount of money as an optometrist. Optometrist in Canada earns $82,239 annually in an average. Considering this, we can a s sume that she might have a good amount of net worth too.

Additionally, Diana Plese and Robert Herjavec fought for their share worth $200 million net worth of Herjavec, during their divorce process. 

Herjavec had few planes, sports cars, and homes. Plese said that she needed $263 million worth property from Herjavec. After a few months, the battle for the property was over with Diana getting half of Herjavec's property worth $100 million.

Diane Plese's Personal life

Diana Plese married Robert Herjavec in 1990. They stayed together for twenty-four years before their divorce in 2014. Herjavec first met Diana Plese in a hospital during a checkup.

Before their marriage, Robert Herjavec was not a well-recognized person, but he gained a lot of fame by the time he married Plese. Plese shares three children with Herjavec, two daughters; Skye Herjavec, Caprice Herjavec, and a son; Brendan Herjavec.  

According to some sources, Caprice is seventeen years old whereas her other two siblings have maintained their personal details secret.

In 2014 July, the couple announced their separation. Plese about her divorce said:

''She was totally happy with him. He is a caring husband and a responsible person towards his family. The reason behind ouw separation will not be disclosed to the public.''

After their divorce, Plese along with her kids moved back to Canada and Herjavec got engaged to his dance partner, Kym Johnson the following year.

None of them gave an exact reason for their divorce. When their divorce case went viral, fans presumed that Herjavec's dance partner, Kym was the reason behind their separation. Kym Johnson posted many pictures of her with Herjavec on Instagram.

There were rumors of Kym Johnson and Rober Herjavec dating each other which turned to be true after they got engaged.