Who Is Diane Plese? Robert Herjavec’s Ex-Wife and Mother of His Three Children

Diane Plese is best known as the first wife of Robert Herjavec, the Canadian businessman and Shark Tank investor. She is also a doctor of optometry and a mother of three. Unlike her ex-husband, she has stayed out of the spotlight, so there is not a lot of public information about her. In this article, I share what is reliably known, and I point out where online reports disagree.

Quick Bio

Detail	Information
Full name	Diane Plese
Profession	Optometrist (eye doctor)
Known for	First wife of Robert Herjavec
Nationality	Canadian
Ex-husband	Robert Herjavec, businessman and TV investor
Married	1990
Separated	July 2014
Legal separation reported	March 2015
Divorce finalized	Early 2016
Children	Three: Caprice, Skye, and Brendan
Ex-husband’s later marriage	Kym Johnson (July 2016)
Public profile	Very private; rarely gives interviews

Who Is Diane Plese?

Diane Plese is a Canadian optometrist. Her name is known to the public mainly because of her long marriage to Robert Herjavec. Herjavec’s biography, including the entry on Wikipedia, describes her as “Dr. Diane Plese, an optometrist.”

That short description fits the way she has lived. Reports say she built a career in eye care and raised her children without seeking fame. She does not appear to run a public social media brand, and she has not given the kind of interviews that many celebrity partners give.

Because of this, you may find websites that give her many job titles, such as model, actress, or TV star. Those claims do not match the reliable sources. The most consistent description is simple: she is a professional eye doctor and a private person.

Her Marriage to Robert Herjavec

Robert Herjavec and Diane Plese married in 1990. At that time, Herjavec was still working his way up in the technology industry. He was born in Croatia (then part of Yugoslavia), moved to Canada as a child with almost no money, and studied at the University of Toronto.

The year they married was also the year he started his first company, BRAK Systems. He ran it from the basement of his home. He sold the company in 2000 for about $30 million. In 2003, he started The Herjavec Group, a cybersecurity company that later became a very large business in Canada.

So Diane was part of his life during the hard early years, not only during the successful ones. The couple stayed married for about 24 years, and that long time together is one reason their split drew so much attention.

How Did They Meet?

You will find a few stories online about how they met. One popular version says Herjavec met her at an eye clinic where she worked, around 1988. This detail appears on entertainment websites, but I could not confirm it in major news reports, so it is best treated as a rumor rather than a fact.

Their Three Children

Robert Herjavec and Diane Plese have three children:

• Caprice
• Skye
• Brendan

Two of them are daughters (Caprice and Skye), and one is a son (Brendan). Both parents have kept the children away from the media for most of their lives. For that reason, this article does not go into their personal details. All three are now adults.

Herjavec later had two more children, twins named Hudson and Haven, with his second wife, Kym Johnson. This means he has five children in total.

The Separation and Divorce

The timeline of the split is the part that causes the most confusion online, because many low-quality websites give different dates. Here is what the more reliable sources say:

• July 2014: The couple separated.
• March 2015: People magazine reported that they were legally separated after about 25 years together.
• Early 2016: The divorce was completed.

Some websites say they divorced in 2004, 2011, or 2015. These dates do not match what major outlets reported, so you can safely ignore them.

The couple never made a detailed public statement about why the marriage ended. Herjavec did speak openly in interviews about how painful the split was for him and said it was one of the hardest periods of his life. Diane, on the other hand, stayed silent in public.

The Money Side of the Divorce

Money was a big topic in the media because Herjavec is a wealthy man. According to Canadian reporting, a court dealt with the financial side of the divorce in 2019. The Toronto Sun reported that Herjavec was ordered to pay his ex-wife $125,000 each month in support. Wikipedia also notes that in June 2019 a judge ruled he must pay more so that her total from the marriage reached $25 million.

Please keep in mind that these figures come from news reports about court rulings and not from the family itself. Details of private settlements are often not fully public.

You may also see claims that Diane Plese has a net worth of “$10 million” or “$100 million.” There is no trustworthy source for her personal net worth. Those numbers usually come from websites that guess or copy each other, so treat them with caution.

What Happened After the Divorce?

Not long after the divorce, Robert Herjavec moved on. He met professional dancer Kym Johnson when they were partners on Dancing with the Stars in 2015. They got engaged in February 2016 and married in Los Angeles on July 31, 2016.

Diane Plese went back to a quiet life. Some articles say she kept working in eye care, and there is no sign that she wanted media attention after the split. Here are a few points that seem clear:

• She has not published a book or tell-all about her marriage.
• She has not used her ex-husband’s fame to build a TV career.
• She appears to have focused on her work and her family.

This choice is one reason why her name still brings so many searches. People are curious about someone who had a public connection but chose a private life.

Why Do People Search for Diane Plese?

There are a few simple reasons:

1. Robert Herjavec is very famous. Shark Tank has a big audience, and fans like to learn about the investors’ personal lives.
2. Her life is mostly private. When there are few details, people search more, and many websites try to fill the gaps with guesses.
3. The divorce got headlines. The size of the financial case made news, which brought attention to her name.

A Note on Reliable Information

Because so little is public, many websites copy each other or add made-up details. When you read about Diane Plese, watch for these warning signs:

• Claims that she is an actress, model, or TV personality
• Exact net worth numbers with no source
• Stories about the reasons for the divorce that come from “insiders”
• Conflicting divorce dates

Stick to details that appear in major news outlets and well-edited reference pages. Respecting her privacy also means not guessing about parts of her life that she has chosen not to share.

Final Thoughts

Diane Plese is a Canadian optometrist who was married to Robert Herjavec for about 24 years and raised three children with him. Their marriage began before his business success and ended in a divorce that was completed in early 2016. Since then, she has kept a low profile while her ex-husband continues his career and family life with Kym Johnson.

Her story is a reminder that being linked to a famous person does not mean someone wants to be famous. What we know about her is limited, and that is likely how she prefers it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Diane Plese?

Diane Plese is a Canadian optometrist and the first wife of Robert Herjavec, the businessman and Shark Tank investor. She is the mother of his first three children.

When did Diane Plese and Robert Herjavec get married and divorced?

They married in 1990 and separated in July 2014. Their legal separation was reported in March 2015, and the divorce was completed in early 2016.

How many children do Diane Plese and Robert Herjavec have?

They have three children: daughters Caprice and Skye, and a son named Brendan.

What does Diane Plese do for a living?

She is an optometrist, which means she is an eye doctor. She keeps her work and personal life private.

Is Robert Herjavec still married?

Yes. He has been married to Kym Johnson, a professional dancer from Australia, since July 2016. They have twins named Hudson and Haven.