Somaya Reece is a popular and famous actress, musician, and businesswoman. She was born on 17 June 1986 in Los Angeles, California, the USA, and she immigrated with her parents. Her birth sign is Gemini. She is now an American by nationality, but of Salvadorian by ethnicity. She was raised in a supportive and educated family. She is popular for her roles in the shows; Famously Single and Love and Hip Hop New York. She began her career first with William Morris’ agents. She got further prominence through her appearance in numerous commercials. In between, she also modeled for different iconic fashion brands.

As an actress, Reece could be well known for her minor as well as principal roles in the movies American Psycho (2002), The Scorpion King (2002), Ride or Die (2003), and Miss Cast Away (2004). Others include GB2525 (2008), The Girl From The Naked Eye (2009), and Go For It (2009). Reece is also popular for her credits in the hit television shows on The UPN Network Girlfriends and HBO’s Entourage.

Early life

Somaya was born on 17 June 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA, to El Salvador immigrant parents. She is now an American by nationality, but of Salvadorian ethnicity. Between the ages of 11 and 18, Somaya’s life was a crisis – she dropped out of school and joined gangs, which got her stabbed and shot.

She even ran away from home as her mother was verbally abusive, and her dad was an alcoholic. At this point, she met her boyfriend and fell pregnant; she tried to return home, but her mother threw her out. Once she gave birth, Somaya decided to move in with her boyfriend’s mom, who turned out to be mean to her. Not long afterward, her son was murdered.

Physical Appearance

She has an attractive, slim, and healthy body. He maintains his body by looking at some key factors that helped him maintain his figure, including genetics, dieting habits, exercise routines, and healthy health which affect his fans and followers much.

This is Somaya Reece's photo. She is wearing black cloth. She has beautiful brown hair and eye.
Somaya Reece Beautiful Portrait Photo. Source@Bravo TV

She has a Bold and beautiful body figure. She has an estimated height of 5 feet and 8 inches and an estimated weight is about 62 kgs. Other body measurements like chest size, waist size, hip size, shoe size, bra size, and dress size are still disclosed by her, or she may want to keep them private from others.

Education

Nowadays, a lot of celebrities and actors have a good quality education. They are mostly seen in the media or on social networking sites. Some famous people even go to school after making it a big success in life, and some drop out of high school because they could not afford to continue their education Because of their career, they drop their studies.

During her schooling life, she is active and talented. She participates in all the programs organized by the school. She is hardworking, well-disciplined, and active during her school days. She was a bright student in school and was very good at singing. She never let negativity hamper her early career. Although she had dropped out of school at the age of 11, she was later accepted into the University of California, Los Angeles, where she took theater classes.

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Somaya Reece is a popular and famous actress, musician, and businesswoman. She struggled to get acting roles and actually started working with her mother as a maid in a hotel. This is where William Morris’s agents discovered her. It changed her life entirely, as she soon landed roles in more than 45 commercials. In between doing commercials, she also modeled for various iconic fashion brands. She made her acting debut in 1998 when she appeared in an uncredited role in a television series.

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Somaya Reece Sitting In Car Beautiful Portrait Photo. Source@Infofamouspeople

After that, she starred in movies including “The American Psycho” in 2002, “The Scorpion King”, “The Girl from the Naked Eye,” “Slammed,” and “Ride or Die,” among many others. “The Scorpion King” was one of the most successful and popular movies she ever appeared in, making $165.3 million at the box office globally. Apart from movies, Reece has also appeared in various television series and reality shows, including “Girlfriends,” “Love and Hip Hop,” “Famously Single,” and even “First Family of Hip Hop.”

Family Background

Somaya was raised in a rough childhood. The actress grew up in a garage in an immigrant Latino family cleaning houses as a maid. Her parents weren’t the perfect role models.

Her mother would verbally abuse Somaya and also her father was an alcoholic. But her parent’s and siblings’ father, mother’s, and sibling’s names are still disclosed by her, or she may want to keep it private from others. At last, she decided to run away from her home because of her parent’s behavior.

 Relationship status

Somaya found her first love,  Darcy Sterling, on her VH1 show. However, they separated because of controversy and rumors. Currently, she is dating Kevon Risto Dirty Swift. She had a budding relationship with female rapper Lady Luck (Shanell Jones) between 2016-2017. The couple was about to get married after Luck proposed to her in early 2017. Though during the month of November, reports circulated around their breakup.

This is Somaya Reece and her boyfriend's photo. They are wearing white and black clothes. Somaya is wearing sunglasses also.
Somaya Reece And Her Boyfriend Beautiful Portrait Photo. Source@Pinterest

Tabloids claimed it was Lady Luck’s infidelity that led to a rift in their relationship. In 2016, Daily Mail forwarded that Somaya faced a lot of physical abuse from her former partner. Also, the reason why she stopped dating men. She tells at the interview and admitted she had an affinity for women from a very young age.

Movies And TV Shows

As an actress, Somaya is an original cast member of the reality television show Love & Hip Hop on VH1. She has her credits in several of Hollywood’s notable and profitable movies.

Some of them are American Psycho (box-office; $34.3 million), and The Scorpion King ($165.3 million). Outside big screens, Reece has also worked for some of the highest paying TV networks; The UPN’s Girlfriends as well as HBO’s hit series, Entourage.

Networth

Somaya Reece’s current net worth is estimated at around $4 million. She may be living her life comfortably and luxuriously. She made that wealth primarily through her career in music and as a model/actress. Over the course of her career, Reece appeared in high-profile campaigns for Ralph Lauren, DKNY, Colgate, Pepsi, Budweiser, and Coors Light.

This is Somaya Reece's Photo. She is wearing a blue shirt. She is beautiful.
Somaya Reece Beautiful Portrait Photo. [email protected]

As such as Glassdoor maintains modeling for such heavy brands, it could earn an average of $81100 per year for the model dresser (Lauren), and 49500/year (DKNY). She served as a model for over 45 commercials. She also collects a huge amount from social media also.

Social Media

Somaya is a popular and famous actress, musician, and businesswoman. So she is active on different social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. She has a huge fan following on social media platforms.

On Instagram account @somayareece, she has 470k followers and on Twitter id Somaya Reece, there are 285k followers. On that social media platform, she daily posted photos and videos of her daily life events. She also gains some money from social media platforms.

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