Who is Ann Kaplan Mulholland and why is her comment stirring controversy at Cannes?

Time of India

21-05-2025

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Being famous has a string of perks, but it also has few drawbacks. You are on the internet almost 24/7, and while you may be appreciated for the good, you will definitely be called out for the bad.
Ann Kaplan Mulholland
, a 64-year-old entrepreneur, is currently attending the Cannes Film Festival, being held in the French city of Cannes from May 13-24, 2025.
The Canadian millionaire entrepreneur recently debuted at the red carpet in a pink ensemble designed by Homolog, a Paris-based fashion house. Just like any other celebrity attending the festival, Mulholland went out and about in the coastal town, exploring its famous beauty. Now, a video of her poorly treating a restaurant server has been going viral on social media, along with the comment she made to him. Know all about this below!
Who is Ann Kaplan Mulholland?
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Ann Kaplan Mulholland is famous for a variety of things. Firstly, she is a millionaire entrepreneur who is the CEO of
iFinance Canada
, the parent company to Medicard, Petcard, Dentalcard, iFinanceTech and iFinance Home Improvement. Secondly, she was a part of the reality TV show, 'The
Real Housewives of Toronto
' and the author of the book 'How to Be Successful in Spite of Yourself'.
She had a doctorate in finance and a whopping net worth of £500 million, according to the Daily Mail.
Born in Winnipeg and raised in Victoria, the popular personality has been married to her surgeon and former ice hockey player husband, Stephen Mulholland, for the past 22 years, and the pair share eight children and two pets. In an interview with the HELLO! Magazine, the couple revealed that they met at a plastic surgery convention where Ann's company was financing U.S.
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procedures and Stephen was attending as a surgeon.
Stephen also shared that he instantly knew he was going to marry Ann, but it took him 14 months of "wooing" for him to convince her of the same.
Over the years, Ann has become a known face in the media with her self-made career, which she uses to inspire young women, her stint on the reality TV and her and her husband's highly successful and popular professional careers.
Why is Ann Kaplan Mulholland's comment stirring controversy at Cannes?
Image credits: X/@OliLondonTV
Mulholland, who debuted at the film festival recently, shared a video where she could be seen sitting at a table in a restaurant alongside her friends. In the now-deleted video, which she posted with the caption, "#SoClose", a waiter was helping the media personality to a slice of pizza when she looked at him with a serious expression and said, "Do I look like I eat carbs?"
The member of the staff appeared visibly shocked at Mulholland's comment as he removed the pizza from her plate and awkwardly stepped away from the table.
Mulholland then turned away from him and continued speaking to her friends.
The socialite's behaviour with the staff has gone viral all over social media, where people have been condemning her rude comment to the waiter who was just doing his job.
Influencer Joey Swoll shared Mulholland's viral video on X, condemning her behaviour, writing, "You can tell a lot about someone from how they treat the waitstaff at a restaurant."
Internet personality Oli London, also reposted Swoll's reaction on X, calling out Mulholland for her rude behaviour.
While Mulholland's video comes as a shocking and disturbing revelation of how she and many popular celebrities treat people, it also marks a stark contrast from the way she had earlier presented herself.
In a 2018 interview with the HELLO! Magazine, she spoke on and on about being aware of how important each action is.
"It's about living in the moment but being accountable. All the actions that you take, be accountable for them," she said.
"When you do something, own up to it. Be aware of how important each action is. Even when you're getting a coffee, if you smile at someone, they can smile back. I like doing that- when I get my coffee, I smile back. It's a lot nicer to live that way," said the multimillionaire.
However, her actions in the viral video seem to be completely opposite to the persona she portrayed. This marks the contrasting images that media personalities present in front of the media and people, and how they really are.