Who is Ne-Yo’s wife Crystal Smith and how many children do they have?
R&B singer Ne-Yo married reality TV star Crystal Smith in 2016. The couple, who were set to divorce, recently reconciled during the coronavirus lockdown – but what do we know about Crystal? Who is Ne-Yo’s wife Crystal Smith? Crystal Smith, 34, is a model and former reality TV star. She was on E!’s series Platinum […]
R&B singer Ne-Yo married reality TV star Crystal Smith in 2016.
The couple, who were set to divorce, recently reconciled during the coronavirus lockdown – but what do we know about Crystal?
Who is Ne-Yo’s wife Crystal Smith?
Crystal Smith, 34, is a model and former reality TV star.
She was on E!’s series Platinum Life and BET’s reality show About The Business.
Crystal has a culinary YouTube channel called Crystal’s Creations where she shares her passion for cooking and recipes.
She and Ne-Yo also appeared on the popular talk show The Real alongside his ex-girlfriend Monyetta Shaw.
How many children do they have?
Crystal and Ne-Yo have two children – Shaffer Chimere Jr, 4, and Roman Alexander-Raj Smith, 2.
The couple met on the set of a short film he was making for his album.
Crystal was meeting the Miss Independent singer to talk about the potential opportunity for her to model in the film.
They began dating two weeks later after hitting it off, with Ne-Yo revealing to People magazine that it was “pretty much been bliss ever since then, I can’t lie”.
Crystal and Ne-Yo married in February of 2016 in a Los Angeles fairytale ceremony with a six-foot cake, and a Cinderella-style carriage.
The couple were going through a rough patch in February of this year and announced that they were going to divorce.
The singer revealed that they were able to fix their relationship due to the coronavirus lockdown and claimed it was “a blessing” for them.
“The whole quarantine thing was kind of a blessing,” Ne-Yo said on CBS’ The Talk back in June.
He added he was able to spend more time with his family and really “lock back in” with his wife and kids.
He continued: “Before the quarantine happened, we were definitely talking divorce, and the quarantine kind of forced us to sit still, block out the noise from the world, you know the world can get very, very loud, and we tend to let the world’s opinion mean more in certain situations than it should.”
“We’re actually stronger now than we were before,” he added.
“Now we feel like we can really talk to each other.”
What are Ne-Yo’s most famous songs?
Ne-Yo is known for his sexually charged R&B songs but has also been featured in several rap, latin, and EDM songs.
His most famous songs include hits such as Give Me Everything, So Sick, Sexy Love, Lets Go, and Closer.
Ne-Yo’s second studio album, was the second number one platinum-selling album debuted on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.
He received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 50th Grammy Awards.
His album, Year of the Gentleman. has been certified platinum twice in the US, selling two million copies.
It is has also gone platinum three times in the UK and once in Japan.
Ne-Yo due to sing the national anthem at the Mike Tyson fight on Saturday, November 28.
Fans recently slammed Ne-Yo, Jennifer Lopez and Derek Hough for their “lack of diversity” on NBC’s World of Dance competition.
The judges eliminated the group Indigenous Enterprise from “Navajo Nation” in Phoenix, Arizona.
They described their dance style as “Native American with a little bit of hip-hop.”
Despite appearing impressed, the judges had some harsh feedback for the Arizona dancers.
What is his net worth?
As of 2020, Ne-Yo has a reported net worth of $16million.
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