Who Is Nev Schulman’s Wife? All About Laura Perlongo

Nev Schulman met his wife, Laura Perlongo, via Instagram in 2015.

The Catfish host asked her out for dinner and a motorcycle ride, and they soon started dating. About seven months into their relationship, in May 2016, Perlongo announced she was pregnant in a blog post on ATTN.

“I knew right away I wanted this baby. I was strong. I was smart. I was full of love. I COULD DO THIS,” she wrote. “Nev was confident he would be great. HE COULD DO THIS! … we were optimistic and in love.”

Schulman and Perlongo got engaged around the same time as their pregnancy announcement and welcomed their first child, Cleo James, in October 2016. The pair got married nearly a year later on July 22, 2017.

Cleo served as the flower girl and made her entrance in a red wagon. “ Marrying the woman of my dreams and having our beautiful daughter there with us? I’m a very lucky man,” Schulman told PEOPLE at the time.

The couple have since welcomed two more children, Beau in 2019 and Cy in 2021. Two years after adding their youngest to the family, Perlongo shared a birthday tribute to Schulman.

“Most generous with his time and love and efforts to fix broken lights and broken hearts. Knew it all since day one if I’m honest. But now I get to find out all the things I couldn’t have predicted,” she wrote on Instagram. “My favorite person to make people with. My favorite person to throw an ‘everyone come over’ with … Everyone so so so lucky to have you. Me the most. Love you love you love you.”

So, who is Nev Schulman’s wife? Here’s everything to know about Laura Perlongo and her relationship with the reality TV star.

She is a freelance creative director

According to Perlongo’s LinkedIn, she went to Boston University to study social psychology and advertising. After graduating, she started working as a copywriter and later as a freelance creative director — she even briefly worked as a travel writer based in the Netherlands.

Perlongo’s work experience on the professional social media site lists collaborations with brands including Calvin Klein, Stella Artois and Target.

Beyond her day-to-day work, Perlongo has also appeared on multiple episodes of Schulman’s show, Catfish.

She married Schulman in 2017

Schulman and Perlongo got married on July 22, 2017, alongside their then-9-month-old daughter Cleo. YouTuber Casey Neistat officiated the nuptials and the groom’s Catfish co-host, Max Joseph, delivered a toast at the reception.

“I never imagined I could be this happy,” Schulman told PEOPLE.

She shares three children with Schulman

Schulman and Perlongo welcomed their first child, Cleo, on Oct. 21, 2016. The new mom announced the news on Instagram.

“i don’t remember this photo being taken or anything about the last 24 hours but bb girl has finally arrived. Completely enamored with 6lb 10oz Cleo James born this morning at 6:01. She’s everything,” Perlongo wrote.

The couple’s son, Beau Bobby Bruce, followed three years later on Jan. 9, 2019. “A little perfect ray of son-shine. 7lbs 15oz. Beau & Laura are all giggles and snuggles and we couldn’t be happier,” Schulman wrote on Instagram at the time.

When the pair’s third child, Cy Monroe, arrived on Sept. 25, 2021, Perlongo shared a candid photo of herself with the baby in the hospital and wrote, “nothin like it.”

On Mother’s Day in 2024, Schulman honored Perlongo with a tribute on Instagram.

“you’re an endless spring of (hot) water and happiness. somehow blending goofball/guide/friend/teacher/troublemaker into the perfect mix of motherhood,” he wrote. “I am always in awe of your patience and positivity. thank you for taking such good care of all of us, you da best.”

She loves being home with her kids

In an interview with Hamptons Magazine, Perlongo discussed her views on work and motherhood.

“I think I’d be lying if I said I wouldn’t like to work more, but the reality is I want to raise my own kids which is a full-time job when they’re this young,” she explained. “So many women work double days (that is work a full-time job AND are full-time moms) and I feel lucky I get to choose between the two.”

Perlongo continued, “The best I can do is remember that balance isn’t necessarily day to day or week to week but over the course of a lifetime. Did you make time for yourself and your family and your work when you needed to?”

She had a talk show with her husband

Perlongo and Schulman joined forces for We Need to Talk, an ATTN series on Facebook Watch in 2017. They answered tough relationship questions, took viewer questions and offered advice in a 10-episode series.

“It’s the embarrassing conversations we all need to be having. Since our love story has had its fair share of awkward situations and drama, it’s been so much fun to commiserate with fellow relationship seekers, offer advice when we can, and share a laugh,” the couple said when announcing the new venture.

The series was renewed for a second season in 2018.

She has shared about her 2023 miscarriage

In January 2023, Perlongo posted on Instagram about having a miscarriage, using her nails as a metaphor for the loss of her pregnancy.

“Damn this manicure’s been through a lot. About to change it, the manicure that is, n feeling a lil sad to see her go. Maybe that’s obvious, maybe not,” she wrote. According to the post the couple were waiting until she was 14 weeks pregnant to share the news publicly.

“I guess that woulda had a different spin. Wasn’t planning on any of it. And if it’s happened to you too, I’m just sayin it happens a lot,” Perlongo wrote, referencing pregnancy loss. “I’m just sayin I LOVED THIS GD MANICURE. And the all too real fantasy of what coulda been.”

She admires her mom

In 2017, Perlongo revealed that her becoming a mom made her realize how incredible her own is.

“It’s taken becoming a mother to even begin to understand and appreciate (and now worship) my own mother. Mainly because to me she was a simple constant,” she wrote on Instagram.

“A big smile every morning. Arm tickles every night. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. Simple reassurance. Easy. Funny. Present. She never missed ONE recital, game, track meet or play. But she was just my mom,” Perlongo continued.

The creative director concluded by reflecting on how her mom’s parenting style inspires her own. “Finally I can understand that being a constant takes a lifetime of incredible love, effort and patience and there is nothing simple about it. So finally, a ‘Happy Mother’s Day Mom!’ that means way more than the words @kekseaair I’m endlessly grateful for you,” she penned.

She was by Schulman’s side as he recovered from a bike accident

Schulman broke his neck during a bike accident in August 2024 and narrowly avoided being permanently paralyzed.

“I’m lucky to be here, alive, standing and hugging my family, projected to make a full recovery,” the TV host shared on Instagram alongside photos of Perlongo and their kids keeping him company at the hospital. “I’m really starting to understand the meaning of gratitude. For the big and little things before the accident, and now everything moving forward.”