- One of the final four contestants in season 4 of Food Network Star (2005) on the Food Network.
- Graduated from Brigham Young University, in Utah, with a degree in broadcast journalism. Received a professional culinary arts degree at Le Cordon Bleu - Hollywood and received additional training at the French Culinary Institute. Interned at Martha Stewart Living and the Food Network series, Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee (2003).
- Had created her own cooking chow, "Kelsey's Kitchen", while she was still in college, eventually hosting and producing 100 episodes over 2 years.
- (July 11, 2008) Married her longtime boyfriend Robby Nixon in Bountiful.
- Has 2 children with her husband Robby Nixon - a son Oliver Nixon (b.June 24, 2012) and a daughter Nora Elizabeth Nixon (b.November 21, 2016). Between births of their son Oliver and daughter Nora (via gestational surrogate), they also had a son named Leo Ezra Nixon who was born on March 2, 2015 at 25 weeks of pregnancy and died due to complications a month after his birth.
- Friend of Chrissy Teigen.
- Grew up in Utah.
- Kelsey and her husband moved from Utah to New York.
- Former cheerleader. Loves football.
- Every fourth of July, her hometown celebrates "Cherry Days". At eight-years-old, Kelsey was named Miss Cherry Days.
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