{{short description|American fitness instructor}} '''Kacy Duke''' is an American celebrity fitness instructor, life coach, and spokesmodel.
== Career == Duke runs a personal training business called The Art of the Graceful Gangster.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kacydukefitness.com/|title=Kacy Duke|website=Kacydukefitness.com|access-date=4 March 2022|archive-date=1 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301013753/http://www.kacydukefitness.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name= vanityfair/> She also runs a business called Age Defying Physique.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.agedefyingphysique.com/|title=Home|website=Agedefyingphysique.com|access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref>
Duke has trained celebrities including Denzel Washington, Dakota Johnson, Julianne Moore, P.Diddy, Iman, Josh Brolin, Maxwell, Rachel Weisz, Kiefer Sutherland, Lenny Kravitz, Bebe Rexha, Kate Beckinsale, Bruce Willis, and Gwen Stefani.<ref name= bustle>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/kacy-inventing-anna-based-on-kacy-duke-now|title=What To Know About The Real Celebrity Trainer From 'Inventing Anna'|website=Bustle.com|date=11 February 2022 |access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref><ref name= vanityfair>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/inventing-anna-netflix-kacy-duke|title=Inventing Anna's Kacy Fact-Checks the Show, From Morocco to the Hot Mess Intervention|date=18 February 2022|website=Vanity Fair|access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref><ref name= about>{{Cite web|url=https://www.agedefyingphysique.com/about-kacy|title=About|website=Agedefyingphysique.com|access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref>
She was the founding Group Fitness Director at Equinox, a luxury fitness club.<ref name= bustle/><ref name= about/> She developed fitness programs for Equinox and for corporations in North America, Europe, and Japan.<ref name= about/> She was a spokesperson for Dove Deodorant, Kellogg's, and Nike as well as a spokesperson and advisory board member of Simple Skincare.<ref name= about/><ref name= cinemaholic/> She has appeared on ''CBS Morning News'', ''The Rachael Ray Show'', ''Good Housekeeping TV'', ''The Today Show'', and ''Good Morning America''.<ref name= bustle/><ref name= about/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://torontosun.com/2014/12/15/celeb-trainer-kacy-duke-says-self-love-is-key-to-staying-fit|title=Celeb trainer Kacy Duke says self-love is key to staying fit|website=Torontosun.com|access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref>
Along with Darlene Williams, Duke co-hosts the podcast ''Real Ass Women'', where she interviews successful business women.<ref name= bustle/><ref name= cinemaholic/>
== Friendship with Anna Sorokin == Duke became affiliated with Anna Sorokin, a Russian con artist posing as a German heiress using the name "Anna Delvey", when she was hired to be Sorokin's personal trainer and life coach.<ref name= bustle/><ref name= cinemaholic>{{Cite web|url=https://thecinemaholic.com/is-kacy-duke-based-on-a-real-person-where-is-she-now/|title=Is Kacy Duke Based on a Real Person? Where is She Now?|first=Dhruv|last=Trivedi|website=Thecinemaholic.com|date=11 February 2022|access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref> Sorokin, who had found Duke online, paid Duke $4,500 in cash for a package of sessions.<ref name= bustle/><ref name= cinemaholic/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cengnews.com/entertainment/is-kacy-duke-a-fictitious-character-is-she-still-alive-257583.html|title=Is Kacy Duke a fictitious character? Is She Still Alive?|website=Cengnews.com|date=11 February 2022|access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref> Duke accompanied Sorokin and Rachel DeLoache Williams on a trip to La Mamounia in Marrakech in May 2017.<ref name= bustle/><ref name= vanityfair/> She was sick for the majority of the vacation, and booked a flight back to the United States with Williams' help.<ref name= bustle/><ref name= vanityfair/> After Duke left Morocco, Sorokin pressured Williams to pay for the $62,000 trip when her credit card was declined.<ref name= bustle/> After Sorokin started experiencing financial trouble and was kicked out of the hotel she had been residing at, Duke let her stay at her apartment.<ref name= bustle/><ref name= cinemaholic/> In August 2017, Duke attempted to stage an intervention for Sorokin at the Frying Pan Bar in Manhattan.<ref name= bustle/><ref name= vanityfair/> A day after the attempted intervention, Duke and Williams became aware of an ongoing criminal investigation against Sorokin.<ref name= bustle/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/g35441191/inventing-anna-cast-real-life-counterparts/|title=The Inventing Anna cast compared to their real-life counterparts|first=Emily|last=Gulla|date=16 February 2022|website=Cosmopolitan.com|access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref>
== Personal life == Duke lives in Hudson Yards in New York City.<ref name= cinemaholic/>
== Portrayal in popular culture == She is portrayed by Laverne Cox in the 2022 Netflix drama series ''Inventing Anna''.<ref name= vanityfair/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxXHdvXTZxA|title=Kacy Duke on Laverne Cox portraying her in Inventing Anna|date=10 February 2022 |access-date=4 March 2022|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-laverne-cox-from-inventing-anna-talks-about-kacy-duke-her-role-on-the-show-and-more/|title=Laverne Cox From Inventing Anna Talks About Kacy Duke, Her Role on the Show and More|website=Netflixjunkie.com|date=13 February 2022|access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref> She was a consultant for the series.<ref name= vanityfair/>
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