Shaunie O'Neal
Shaunie Henderson (née Nelson, formerly O'Neal; born November 27, 1974),[1] is an American television personality and one of the executive producers of VH-1's reality TV series Basketball Wives, Basketball Wives LA, and Baller Wives. She was formerly a film marketer and ex-wife of former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal.[2][3]
Shaunie Henderson | |
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Born | Va’Shaundya Karlette Nelson November 27, 1974[1] |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Known for | Basketball Wives Basketball Wives LA Shaunie's Home Court Shaunie & Keion's Destination "I Do" |
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Children | 5, including Shareef |
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Career
Shaunie is one of the executive producers of Basketball Wives, a reality series that follows the wives, ex-wives, and girlfriends of professional basketball players. Another reality television show, Basketball Wives LA, follows the Los Angeles wives, ex-wives, and girlfriends of professional basketball players. O'Neal is the center of a third reality television series, Shaunie's Home Court, a reality series that follows the lives of her five children and family.
Personal life
On December 26, 2002, she married basketball player Shaquille O'Neal at the Beverly Hills Hotel. They got engaged after dating for two years and married two years later. Before and during[4] their marriage, the couple had four children: Shareef (b. 2000), Amirah (b. 2001), Shaqir (b. 2003), and Me'arah (b. 2006). Shaunie has a son, Myles, from a previous relationship, while Shaquille O'Neal has a daughter, Taahirah, with his former girlfriend Arnetta Yardbourgh. Shaquille and Shaunie separated after five years of marriage on September 4, 2007, but reconciled shortly after. On November 10, 2009, Shaunie filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences". The divorce was finalized in 2011.[5][6] Their oldest son, Shareef, is a standout basketball player, who committed to UCLA in 2018, and later transferred to LSU in 2020.
Shaunie married Pastor Keion Henderson in Anguilla in 2022.[7]
References
- "Wichita Falls celebrities". Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- "Shaq and Shaunie wedding". BallerWives.com. Baller Wives. November 3, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- Staff (2012). "Basketball Wives » Season 2 » Cast › Shaunie". VH1. Viacom International Inc. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- Linda Trischitta (May 1, 2006). "Shaquille O'Neal & Wife Have a Girl". People Mobile. Time Inc. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- SARAHAMMEL (September 5, 2007). "Shaquille O'Neal Files for Divorce". People. Time Inc. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- "Shaq O'neal Wife – Who is Shaquille O'neal's new Girlfriend Annie Ilonzeh?". Sports Virsa. March 29, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- "Shaunie O'Neal marries Pastor Keion Henderson in Anguilla".