Who is Anthony Bourdain’s Ex-Wife Nancy Putkoski

Nancy Putkoski is the wife of the late Anthony Bourdain, a celebrity chef, author, TV personality, and travel documentarian. She was born on 8th April 1955 and is currently 69 years old.

Nancy was completely living her life off the spotlight before she met and married Anthony Bourdain. However, as a result of the marriage, she was introduced to the limelight and has since remained notable even after their marriage failed.

How Old is Nancy Putkoski?

Nancy Putkoski is 69 years old as of 2024. She was born into a financially stable family on the 8th of April 1955. She is an American citizen of Caucasian ethnicity. Nancy strongly follows the Christian religion and is also a registered Republican. She grew up with her family in Forte Lee, New Jersey. There is no information available about her parent’s identities.

Young Nancy graduated from Dwight-Englewood high school in Englewood, New Jersey, in 1974 and then moved to New York, where she enrolled in Vassar College, a private, coeducational institution for liberal arts in Poughkeepsie. There, she graduated in 1978 with a degree in an Arts course.

On the other hand, her ex and late husband, Anthony Bourdain, was born on 25th June 1956 in New York City to Pierre and Gladys Bourdain. He was a year younger than Nancy. The two attended Dwight-Englewood high school, but Anthony graduated in 1973, a year before Nancy. Anthony continued his studies at Vassar College, where Nancy also attended.

However, he did not graduate from the school but abandoned his studies after two years to pursue a passion he long had for cooking. Anthony Bourdain’s passion for cooking was inspired during a vacation his family went to France in his youthful years.

Nancy Putkoski’s Relationship Timeline and Dating History

Nancy Putkoski and Anthony Bourdain met in the 1970s during the time they were attending Dwight-Englewood high school. With time, they become friends and started growing in love with each other. They continued even after finishing college and subsequently started dating.

Meanwhile, before her relationship with Anthony, Nancy used to be a well-known troublemaker and had a group of drug addicts as friends. According to Anthony, Nancy was a “bad girl in high school and part of a druggy crowd.” However, she later turned a new leaf after Bourdain came into her life.

She Became Anthony Bourdain’s Wife in 1985 and Divorced Him in 2005

After a few years of dating, their love for each other grew stronger and then resulted in marriage in the year 1985. Even though they had a blissful marriage and their love seemed unstoppable, when their clock of love stopped ticking, they went their separate ways.

The duo got married just before Anthony’s fame, but in no time, he grew more famous. Sadly, after spending 20 years of their lives together, their marriage ended in divorce in 2005. They actually separated in 2004 before concluding their divorce processes in 2005. Regarding what led to their divorce, Anthony was always away from home and didn’t have time for his wife.

According to Nancy, she opted for quiet and normal family life, but Anthony wanted the celebrity lifestyle, which resulted in traveling and filming long distances away from home. The more famous he grew, the more distant he appeared from his wife. The two were apparently in love with each other, but because Anthony always had to spend months on the road filming, Nancy could not bear it any longer.

Nonetheless, both of them tried to make things work in bridging the gap, but too much damage had already been done. Hence, they decided to get a divorce. Notably, Nancy Putkoski and Anthony Bourdain’s marriage did not produce any child.

Highlights of Nancy Putkoski and Anthony Bourdain’s Relationship

Spouse	Anthony Bourdain
Marriage Period	1985 – 2005 (Divorced)
Background	Nancy Putkoski and Anthony Bourdain met in high school. They had a long relationship before getting married. Anthony Bourdain often credited Nancy with introducing him to new experiences and cuisines, which influenced his career as a chef and television personality.
Children	None with Anthony Bourdain.
Notable Events	Their marriage ended after 20 years. Bourdain attributed part of the reason for their divorce to his constant travel for work, which was a significant part of his career as a chef, author, and TV host.
Post-Divorce	Details about Nancy Putkoski’s life post-divorce are relatively private, and she has largely stayed out of the public eye.

Where is Nancy Putkoski Now?

Following her divorce from Anthony, Nancy went completely off the radar. Thus, nothing is known about her whereabouts, subsequent relationships, and whether she remarried or not. She simply got the private life she had so much desired. Meanwhile, Nancy is not a career woman and is not known to be involved in any business. She only remained in the spotlight as long as her husband lived.

On the other hand, Anthony Bourdain remained in the news, both for his professional career and love life. The celebrity chef went back to the dating scene, and two years later, he got married again to Ottavia Busia, a mixed martial artist. Their wedding took place on 20th April 2007, and was blessed in the same year with a beautiful daughter named Ariane.

Unfortunately, Ottavia began to face the same issue of Anthony’s absence from home due to his professional cooking career. Being unable to cope, she filed for divorce, and they officially parted ways in 2016 after nine years of marriage.

Nancy Putkoski’s Ex-Husband Committed Suicide

Anthony Bourdain’s took his own life. On 8th June 2018, he was found dead in his hotel room at Le Chambard hotel in Kayersberg, France, while working on an episode of his movie, Parts Unknown. Investigation revealed that he had committed suicide by hanging himself and that the body bore no signs of violence.

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This was, however, reported not to have been his first attempt at taking his own life. In 2005, just after his divorce from Nancy, he made several attempts to kill himself, as losing her left him hurting. Meanwhile, before his death, Anthony Bourdain was reportedly dating Asia Argento, an actress and daughter of the popular filmmaker Dario Argento.

Even though Bourdain had several other relationships in his life before his death, the one he had with Nancy Putkoski must have had a special place in his heart. The ex-couple spent two decades of their lives together before deciding to go their separate ways following a divorce.

FAQs

Who is Nancy Putkoski?

Nancy Putkoski is the wife of the late Anthony Bourdain, a celebrity chef, author, TV personality, and travel documentarian. She was born on 8th April 1955 and is currently 69 years old.

Who was Anthony Bourdain in a relationship with when he died?

Anthony Bourdain was in a relationship with Asia Argento before he died at the age of 61 in June 2018.

Where is Nancy Putkoski From?

Nancy Putkoski is an American citizen but the exact place where she is from is not known. However, she grew up with her family in Forte Lee, New Jersey.

Does Nancy Putkoski Have Kids?

Nancy Putkoski does not have any child as far as the public knows. Her marriage to Anthony Bourdain marriage did not produce any child and it is unlikely that she had any children after their divorce, given that she was 50 years old by the time they broke up

What Does Nancy Putkoski Do For a Living?

Following her divorce from Anthony Bourdain, Nancy went completely off the radar. Thus, nothing is known about what she does for a living. At the time she was married to Anthony, she was not a career woman and was not known to be involved in any business.