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Sutton Stracke's 3 Kids: All About the “RHOBH” Star's Daughter Porter and Sons Philip and James

Sutton Stracke has a daughter and two sons with her ex-husband, Christian Stracke

Hoda Mallone, Rebecca Aizin

Wed, March 12, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. GMT+9·6 min read

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Sutton Stracke and children Philip, James and Porter attend SUTTON Store Launch on September 26, 2019 in West Hollywood, California.

Sutton Stracke is used to sharing her life in the spotlight, but her three children have mainly stayed away from the public eye.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star is a mom to her daughter, Porter, 22, and sons, Philip, 21, and James, 18, whom she shares with her ex-husband Christian Stracke. The two married in 2000, before splitting 16 years later.

While James hasn't appeared on the show, Sutton's two older children have been featured, with the proud mom sharing updates on their lives. However, it took some time for the housewife to be able to showcase her kids at all, as Christian didn't allow it at first.

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Sutton Stracke smiles with her three children Porter Stracke, Philip Stracke and James Stracke.

“It was a hard blow because, you know, it's exciting to do,” she shared on the Real Life with Kasey Casey podcast in May 2020, sharing that Christian was “adamant that they could not film with me.”

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However, after Sutton's first season, Porter and Philip were briefly featured on the show, with Porter making more regular appearances in the years since.

Here's everything to know about Sutton Stracke’s children, Porter, Philip, and James.

Porter Stracke, 22

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Sutton Stracke and daughter Porter Stracke attend the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED at Barker Hangar on June 02, 2022 in Santa Monica, California.

Sutton and Christian welcomed Porter on May 4, 2002.

In May 2024, Porter graduated from William & Mary College in Williamsburg, Va., where she majored in both French and history, per her LinkedIn.

“Congratulations to the William and Mary Class of 2024! “Hark Upon the Gale” 😽💗🙌🏻 Next we celebrate our History Graduate! #proudmommy," Sutton wrote on Instagram alongside a video compilation from Porter's graduation weekend.

While she was in college, Porter held a number of marketing internship positions before committing to law school in 2024, which her mother revealed to friend Jennifer Tilly during a season 14 episode of RHOBH.

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"You raised 'em right," Tilly responded to the news. "I don't think your kids are going to be partying it up, stealing your credit cards, buying drugs. They're like kids from the 1950s."

In September of that year, Porter started at the Brooklyn Law School, where she is set to graduate in 2027.

Though Porter is at school across the country, she has still occasionally appeared on her mom's show.

“She’s kind of soft-spoken and she can be a little shy as well. But she loved doing it,” Sutton told Page Six in 2021. “So it wasn’t like, ‘I don’t want to be here.’ She was pretty forthcoming and wanted to do whatever we could do.”

Philip Stracke, 21

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Sutton Stracke and her son attend the 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Sutton Stracke's Pride celebration at SUTTON on June 30, 2022 in West Hollywood, California.

Nearly two years after welcoming their daughter, Sutton and Christian's second child, Philip, was born on Dec. 31, 2003. While Sutton's elder son has only made a brief appearance on RHOBH, she has been vocal about sharing her pride in Philip, who is a student at The Citadel Military College of South Carolina.

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Before Philip started school, Sutton spoke about her son's career ambitions during a 2022 episode of RHOBH, sharing that Philip initially told Sutton he wanted to join the army because he'd grown up "too comfortable."

"You know, he lives a nice life," she shared. "I said, 'Oh, well I'll make you uncomfortable then.' I sent him to Georgia when it was gonna be 105 degrees with 100 percent humidity. I made him get a job. He had to be there at 5:30 in the morning to deliver vending machine cokes and stuff."

She continued, "A month later, when I picked him up, he wanted to go to college."

Since he decided to go to military school, Sutton noted that she and Philip "both win."

Two years later, Sutton shared an Instagram carousel of herself visiting Philip at school, including a photo of her posing with him in his uniform.

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“Take the girl outta the South but she gets a Cadet and still has great friends 😽💙💙💙," she wrote in the caption.

Apart from his military pursuits, Philip also enjoys traveling with his mother. In a March 2024 post, Sutton shared a photo of the pair globetrotting in Europe. “Months later I get to see this handsome man to steal away from London and head to Ireland!! Took me to his favorite breakfast spot in Marylebone. #motherson trip!!😽💗💗," she captioned the post.

James Stracke, 18

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Sutton Stracke and her son James at Le Bilboquet restaurant in November 2024 in New York City.

Sutton's youngest child, James, was born on Jan. 24, 2007.

In season 13 of RHOBH, Sutton shared that after Christian got a promotion that would have him living in London full time, he wanted to take James with him, which startled Sutton.

“I was thinking, ‘Can he just take James?’ ” she shared in a candid conversation with her costar, Kyle Richards. "I didn’t know if maybe James wanted to go with him.”

In the end, Sutton and her ex-husband decided to let James stay with his mom full-time in Beverly Hills, where he is now finishing high school.

In a season 14 episode of RHOBH, Sutton took Kyle and fellow costar Garcelle Beauvais to visit her mom, Reba, in Georgia. While there, Garcelle told Reba she loves her grandchildren, to which Reba replied, "They are smart. James is kind of weird, but smart."

During the subsequent episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills After Show, Sutton shared that she brought up the comment to James and Reba at Thanksgiving, at which time Reba doubled down on her stance.

"She goes, 'Well James, you are weird,' " Sutton said. "So, you know, she's gonna stand by what she says. James is his own person."

She continued, "He doesn't care what anybody thinks, he's gonna do what he's gonna do, and maybe she thinks that's weird, but she does the same thing."

Outside of her work, Sutton enjoys traveling and dining with her youngest child. In February 2024, she shared a photo of her with James and his friends on the sandy beaches of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Months later, in November 2024, the mom of three posted a photo of the two having dinner together at Le Bilboquet, a French restaurant in New York City, writing, “Just me and James sharing our day. As best we can. Moules frites and mousse au chocolat in the city. It’s a favorite!😽💗.”

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