Laura Govan is an American reality TV star and she is best known for her appearance on the Basketball Wives: LA.
Her estimated net worth is around 10$ million.
Early life
Laura Govan was born on September 21, 1979 in Oakland, California. When she was only 7 years old, she was in a car accident. The accident was pretty severe and she was in a coma for 3 months after the car crash.
After she woke up, she had to learn everything again. Laura had to learn how to talk and write but she managed to learn everything back.
Because she is very tall and athletic she played basketball during her high school and college years, and even got an offer from Santa Carla University to be a head coach of their team.
She declined that offer because she was pregnant at that time with her husband’s first child.
Career and Basketball Wives: LA
Laura was working in public relations when she met her, now ex-husband, Gilbert Arenas. Soon after the couple got married, and Govan began to appear more and more in the press. Being married to a professional basketball player brings a lot of media attention.
Due to her good looks, Laura had many business offers over the years, for photo-shoots and interviews. Most of her net worth came from her divorce from Gilbert and divorce settlement.
In 2011, she got an offer to appear on the VH1’s show, Basketball Wives: LA. On the show she often discussed her relationship with Gilbert and the cameras followed her and her family around daily.
After being on the show, Laura was once again in the spotlight and business offers came in quickly after that. She earns money from public appearances and shootings and her husband is still paying child support for her and her four children.
Laura is also filming at home workout videos to help women lose weight. She had same problems few years earlier, so she combined her love for working and earning money.
Personal life
Laura met her husband, professional basketball player, Gilbert Arenas in 2002 and the couple had a pretty heated relationship. They often broke up and made up in front of the public eye. The couple has four children together and they divorced in
Her ex-husband ordered her to move out of their home in 2014, because she sold her engagement ring without his consent. She moved out and she is currently living with her four children and was in relationship with Shaquille O’Neal.
Laura is now single and there are no rumors about potential partners. She is often bashed in the media because of her shocking statements and posts on social media. She is very active on all social media platforms, and also she can be contacted via them for advice about healthy living and working out.
Quick summary:
Full Name: Laura Govan
Date of Birth: September 21, 1979
Birth Place: Oakland, California
Age: 37 years
Profession: reality TV star, PR manager, socialite
Height: 1.91 m
Weight: 70 kg
Net worth: 10$ million