Shayla Somer Gibson is an American celebrity child, who’s best known as the eldest daughter of Tyrese Gibson.
Age, Early Life, and Education Background
Shayla Somer Gibson was born in the USA, under the Cancer zodiac sign on 11 July 2007, which makes her 16 years old as of 2024. She’s the daughter of Norma Mitchell and the aforementioned actor and singer Tyrese Gibson, who’s best known for his appearances in the “Fast & Furious” film series. Her mother is of Israeli and African-English roots, whereas her father is Afro-American. Shayla’s parents divorced in 2009 when she was two years old. Shayla is the step-sister of Soraya Lee Gibson, who was born from her father’s second union with Samantha Lee.
Shayla’s educational background remains unknown. It’s widely believed that she’s still attending high school in Los Angeles.
Career
Shayla hasn’t chosen her career path. She often accompanies her father on film sets and helps him with his projects from time to time. In 2015, her father announced that he’d become a writer, and disclosed that his daughter, Shayla, had helped him pen down six children’s books. However, Tyrese has never shared more updates about the books, and it remains unclear if they were published. In 2015, Shayla was seen in an episode of the news program “E! Live from the Red Carpet.”
Personal Life
Shayla’s parent met in London in early 2002, moved to Los Angeles, dated for five years, and eventually exchanged vows in 2007, but their union was short-lived and ended with a divorce two years later. Norma has claimed that Tyrese often abused her, and hit Shayla during their years of togetherness, a claim that the actor has vehemently denied. The divorce resulted in a heated custody battle that attracted a lot of media attention. In 2017, Norma filed a restraining order against Tyrese to ensure that he stayed away from her and Shayla; he addressed the custody battle in an interview with “People” saying, ‘There’s nothing I love more in this world than my daughter, and I would never do anything to harm her well-being or happiness. Co-parenting is tough and it’s unfortunate when your partner tries to sabotage the situation with hurtful eyes and irrational behavior.’ In November 2017, the court ordered Tyrese and Norma to share Shayla’s custody.
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On Valentine’s Day in 2017, Shayla’s dad walked the aisle with the American online influencer and licensed social worker, Samantha Lee. The coupe welcomed a daughter, Soraya, on 1 October 2018, but Tyrese’s second marriage also ended in divorce, in December 2020.
Gibson seems very close to her father, and often accompanies him on vacation and celebrity red-carpet events – for instance, she posed for a photo with him at the 2015 American Music Awards, held at the Los Angeles-based Microsoft Theater on 22 November of that year. On 21 May 2019, the father and daughter duo were present at the premiere of the Disney film, “Aladdin,” at the Los Angeles-based El Capitan Theatre.
Shayla is seemingly focused on her education. She’s unmarried and without any children as of 2024. In July 2019, Tyrese revealed that Shayla was Jewish and that she could speak fluent Hebrew. She’s currently living in Los Angeles, California.
Height, Weight, and Physical Appearance
Shayla is of Afro-American ethnicity and has a pair of dark brown eyes and black hair. Her height and weight remain unknown. She’s still growing so hasn’t attained her full body potential.
Net Worth
Shayla has lived in luxury since she was born, thanks to her father’s success in Hollywood; he’s worth around $4 million as of 2024. He’s fond of buying her lavish gifts, and in 2015, he disclosed that he had bought her an entire island for Christmas – he didn’t disclose its location, but said that its name was Love Island. In 2022, Tyrese bought her a brand-new Rolls Royce luxury car for her middle school graduation gift.
Who Are Shayla Somer Gibson’s Parents?
Father, Tyrese Gibson
Tyrese Darnell Gibson is a native of Los Angeles, California, who was born under the Capricorn zodiac sign on 30 December 1978, which makes him 45 years old as of 2024. He was brought up in the Watts neighborhood of Southern California by Priscilla Murray Gibson and Tyrone Gibson. His dad left his family when he was still young, and so was raised alongside his three siblings by his mother. Tyrese was exposed to gangs when he was a teenager, and in his autobiograph disclosed that it was one of the Crips gang’s members who encouraged him to go to school and take a different path in life.
Gibson began his musical career with an appearance in a Coca-Cola advertisement (1994), in which he sang the phrase “Always Coca-Cola.” In the late ‘90s, Gibson signed with RCA Records, and shortly afterward released his first single, “Nobody Else” in 1998. In the same year, he released his first, self-titled album which was comprised of several hit songs including “Sweet Lady.” In 2001 and 2003, he released his second and third studio albums, “2000 Watts” and “I Wanna Go There”, the latter through J Records, which comprises his highest-charting single, “How You Gonna Act Like That”. Gibson earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Album for his fifth studio album, “Open Invitation,” which was released in 2011. His sixth studio album, “Black Rose,” (released in 2015) was ranked first on the U.S. Billboard 200, making it his highest-charting album. Gibson has sold over 4 million records in the US.
Gibson made his film debut in the 2001 coming-of-age hood drama “Baby Boy.” He’s so far starred in two high-grossing film series: “Fast & Furious” and “Transformers”, portraying Roman Pierce in seven films of the former, and Sergeant Robert Epps in three installments of the latter.
Gibson is also a writer, known for the comic book “Tyrese Gibson’s MAYHEM!” (2009) and “How to Get Out of Your Own Way” (2012). Out of the 24 awards he’s been nominated for, Gibson has won four including an Image Award and a Teen Choice Award.
Mother, Norma Gibson
Norma Mitchelle was born in London, UK in 1981, and is around 42 years old as of 2024. Very little’s known about her childhood and family, but she’s disclosed on her social media platforms how close she is to her father.
Norma is a painter, who’s fond of posting her art on social media. She rose to stardom through marrying Tyrese Gibson.
