Siggy Flicker was an instant hit on The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
But after leaving the show in 2017, the glamorous and outspoken kitten retreated from the chaos of the spotlight.
The housewives dismissed her with unpleasant scorn and public rejection. She was admonished and mocked when it emerged that she had voted for Donald Trump in 2016.
Now, she is in the brightest spotlight of all.
‘Siggy, one of the greatest people in the world. Look at her: we love her,” Trump said during a speech in August.
Flicker, 54, has been at Trump’s side on his campaign plane and at Mar-a-Lago.
She was seen dancing with him to the songs ‘Trump Won’ and ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’, as he planned his comeback victory, with her happy husband dancing alongside them.
She was at Mar-a-Lago to greet him Tuesday night before the result was known.
“You got it,” she was seen saying in a video of the event. On a quieter summer night, Trump motioned for a hug.
Siggy Flicker with Donald Trump. After meeting through their lawyer Alina Habba, the couple became friends, and Flicker, the proud organizer of Jexit, regularly focuses on Jewish issues.
Donald Trump hugs Siggy Flicker, whom he calls “one of the greatest people in the world,” at Mar-a-Lago
Flicker makes no apologies for her unwavering support for Trump or his “idol,” Melania.
‘We saved America from communism. Am I happy? Are you kidding me? This is BIBLICAL!’ she tells DailyMail.com.
Flicker, a staunchly proud Jew, now runs Jexit, an organization dedicated to bringing more American Jews into the Republican Party. She was at the center of the action on Tuesday when the result was announced.
‘It was magical beyond magical at Mar-a-Lago. There was champagne for everyone, there was sushi, lobster, shrimp the size of your head.
‘It was very warm and welcoming. Everyone there is treated like family.’
In her years as one of the few people allowed into the Trumps’ inner circle, Flicker has had a front-row seat to the moments the media can’t see.
Trump paused as he made his way through the Mar-a-Lago crowd on election night to greet Flicker (left). She is regularly by his side at the Florida members club, seen (right) during another meal this year.
Flicker says she was edited to look ‘crazy’ on The Real Housewives of New Jersey after supporting Trump in 2016.
Trump gives Flicker a kiss in another appearance. “If you think I’m going to turn my back on the best president of the best country in the world, you’re the wrong housewife,” she said.
“No one really ever talks about his relationship with Melania. Behind the scenes, all the little moments, people don’t get to see them.
“He totally admires her and is very respectful of her. He’ll hear her before anyone else and she’s no joke.
‘She is the calm of his storm. That’s what nobody gets. “He always holds her hand and congratulates her, he is very proud of her.”
The man himself is kind, jovial and never nervous, he says.
“He always holds her hand and congratulates her, he is very proud of her. She is the calm of his storm,” says Flicker about Melania Trump, his “idol”
‘He loves music, that’s why we sometimes watch music videos on YouTube. He loves the opera, The Phantom of the Opera, and he loves the song November Rain – Guns and Roses. He LOVES that video.
“He loves Sinead O’Connor, Nothing Compares To You, and he loves James Brown and Elvis Presley. The only thing he loves more than Melania and her family is music.
‘One of the things I love about him is that he doesn’t drink, ever. Always a Diet Coke.
“And the idea that he’s not relatable because he’s a billionaire is just ridiculous…he’s the most relatable person.”
‘You can talk to him about politics and about Israel… but you can also talk to him about music, food and Diet Coke. You can talk to him about any topic.
Flicker met Trump through her best friend, her lawyer Alina Habba.
By then, Siggy had been exiled from the Bravo universe. She says she was rejected because of her support for Trump.
‘The producers came to my house and saw my MAGA hats, they asked me “do you really support this anti-Semite?” That’s what they told me: the daughter of a Holocaust survivor and the only Jew in the cast at the time. It was incredible.
Trump smiles at Flicker as they dance to the song ‘Trump Won’ at Mar-a-Lago with his lawyer Alina Habba and Flicker’s husband, Michael Campanella. It was Habba who introduced Flicker to the president-elect.
Flicker starred on RHONJ for two seasons before quitting in 2017 due to her issues with the way producers edited her. She is seen, on the far right, in a promotional photo for the program.
‘Suddenly the editing changed and it seemed crazy. “I identified with Mr. Trump because the media was doing the same thing with him.”
Bravo has never gone on record as to why Siggy left the show.
‘When I first met him, I said, ‘Mr Trump, I work for you and you don’t even know it or me.’ And he said that his family had loved me on the housewives… we became friends.
In the years since, Flicker and his family have been at the Trumps’ side, traveling with him frequently as he toured the country and drumming up support for him through Jexit.
‘It’s funny because at first everyone thought he was crazy. And then when the result came back, I got about 5,000 messages from people saying, “Siggy, I’m sorry.”
“The country has truly changed.”
Flicker’s entire family is proud Trump supporters.
Her daughter rubs shoulders with Elon Musk – “the kindest man, he brought his baby and it was so cute” – and her husband, Michael Campanella, is as much of a fan as she is.
Her mother joined her at Mar-a-Lago with Trump. The family moved to the United States from Israel when she was a child.
“I’m an immigrant, but I walked in through the front door,” he says.
Flicker with her husband Michael Campanella. ‘Mister. Trump always tells him: I don’t know how you do it: being married to this woman. He has more energy than anyone!’
Flicker and Campanella in ‘Trump Force Two’, his campaign plane, en route to a rally in February
Campanella’s son, Tyler, was among the Jan. 6 rioters who were arrested.
It is unclear whether he and the others will now be forgiven for their part in the chaotic day. She hopes he will.
‘I think all that will be resolved, all the cases. Your own, included. “He is going to unite the country again.”
Flicker and Campanella left New Jersey for warm Boca Raton six years ago.
They now split their time between Florida and the Hamptons.
They, like the millions of Americans who voted for Trump, are excited about what comes next. Despite his closeness to him, he will not play any formal role in the administration.
“What (Democrats) fear most is the fact that he is the man who can’t be bought or sold,” Flicker says of Trump.
‘I am happy to support him and will always work behind the scenes for Republican Jews and for our country.
“He’s going to make it great again and I’m honored to know him.”
‘The Trump family jokes: they call me “the IDF” because they know I will protect them. I would die for them.
‘What (Democrats) fears most is the fact that he is the man who cannot be bought or sold. He doesn’t need any of this, but he loves our country and sees how broken it is inside.
“Now he’s going to repair it and they’re terrified.”
