Biography

Erika Jayne

by Simond Cannon,

Synopsis

Erika Jayne, 46, a popular actress and singer, is well-known for her dance-oriented pop music. She is also famous for being the starThe Real Housewives of Beverley Hills, an E! reality television series. Erika is ranked 42 on Billboard’s 100 Greatest of All Time Dance Club Artist. 

In 2017, she participated in the Dancing with the Stars' season 24 along with dancing partner Gleb Savchenko. Her new single Xxpensive has collected over 2.9 million views on Youtube as of December 2017. 

Early life and Education

Erika Jayne was born on July 10, 1971, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. She was raised up by her mother in Atlanta. She belongs to White-American. 

Her mother is a trained cla s sical pianist and she worked as a piano instructor in her early age, which was the most favorable environment for her to uplift her music career.

Erika Jayne graduated from the North Atlanta High School and enrolled in a magnet program for the performing arts in high school. She then moved to New York City at the age of 18, where she performed as a member of several girl groups.

Career and Path

Erika currently appears in the reality show Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Erika Jayne began her career in the early 1990s by featuring in small roles in television productions and movies including High Incident, Lowball, and Alchemy. She made her first appearance on the music in 2007 with her first single Rollercoaster that was placed at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

After two years, Erika Jayne released her first album Pretty Mess that also featured various singles including Give You Everything and Stars. She launched her No. 1 single Party People (Ignite the World) in November 2011. Likewise, she recorded All Thing Aside, which launched the soundtrack to comedy movie The Watch that featured Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller.

Her 2013 single Get It Tonight featured rapper Flo Rida. Erika Jayne joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in 2015. In 2017, she was one of the contestants of the dancing reality show Dancing with the Stars along with her partner Gleb Savchenko. On which, they eliminated in the fourth week. 

Other than that, she has also made her appearance in several magazine editorials and front covers, including Celebrity Page, LGBT Weekly, and Billboard.

Apart from her singing career, Erika Jayne is also a wellbeing person who supports the LGBT community which also referred to as the gay community.

Personal life and Affair

Erika Jayne is a married woman. She is married to attorney Thomas Girardi. Previously, she was married to Thomas Zizzo and has a 23-year-old son with him. 

Erika Jayne married her boyfriend Thomas Zizzo while she was staying in NYC. They welcomed their son Thomas Zizzo, Jr in 1994. However, the couple divorced when their son was three. After that heartbreaking event, she went to Los Angeles to work on her career.

Jayne began working as a c* * ktail waitress in LA and met Thomas Girardi. After a year, she started dating him and dated nearly year.

She then married attorney Thomas Girardi, a founding partner of Girardi & Keese in downtown Los Angeles, in 1999. Her second husband is 27 years older than her which is a big age difference between them.

However, Jayne said in an interview:

I don't care what people say. The older you get, the more comfortable you get in your own skin. That takes time, though

The couple has one child. He currently lives with his mother and her stepfather husband in Pasadena. Jayne also has a Dutch Shepherd dog. She also loves watching sports games, outing with friends. 

Net worth and Body Measurement

Erika Jayne's current net worth is $5 million. However, her husband, attorney Girardi has garnered $11 million net worth from his longtime attorney career. The duo's combine networth is $16 million. 

The couple lives in a lavish mansion in Pasadena, California. Her album's digital copies are available on Amazon which cost $32.99 for each copy. She also runs clothing lines and earns $40K per month by selling, clothes and cosmetic items. 

She acc u mulated through her singing career. She stands at the height of 5 feet 5 inches and her weight is 55kg.