She’s been through a lot of changes throughout the years.
But how did she even make it onto reality TV and get to where she is today?
“I don’t think my father wanted to be a dad.
Renee ended up marrying again, and Erika had a good relationship with her stepdad.
He eventually ended up adopting Erika, despite his rocky relationship with her mother.
Renee and Erika moved to New York City when the “RHOBH” was 18 years old.
A lot of extra work.
I was a starving artist.”
Erika tried to get into acting and performing but was unsuccessful at making it big.
According to Bravo, she danced at New Jersey go-go clubs to make enough money for rent.
To make ends meet, she also picked up other jobs like joining a band.
Being a young mom and a young wife was tough on Erika.
“I feel like my marriage came apart because of me, not because of anyone else.
I can take responsibility.
I thought I was adult enough to be a wife and a mother, but really I wasn’t.
Tommy bore the brunt of that,” Erika wrote (viaE!
Erika explained that she and Tom split up when their son was a year and a half old.
She continued, writing, “I came out of a divorced home.
I did what I knew, which was to take my son and leave.”
Six months after that, Tom proposed and the two were married in 1999.
They married at Chasen’s, the same restaurant where they met.
The two were married for 21 years before they split.
She embarked on a music career at 35
In total, Erika Jayne has hadnine No.
Her first song to reach No.
1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart was titled “Roller Coaster” in 2007.
In an interview withPeople, Erika discussed the criticism she received for starting her career in pop so late.
“People told me I was insane,” she said.
“Erika Jayne was born out of rebellion.
I like to break the rules.”
At 35 years old, she launched her music career.
She’s played a major role in some big scandals on the show but always kept her fans entertained.
This came after season 11 a very emotional and difficult time in Erika’s personal life.
She also dealt with more than her fair share of castmate drama.
“I might have signed my soul away and had no clue at all,” she wrote.
“Oh well, who needs a soul anyway?”
(viaEntertainment Tonight).
“Yeah, so my life drastically changed this week.
I let go of the Lamborghini.
During the episode, she also recalled a story about Tom that gave fans insight into their fraught relationship.
And as for Tom’s response?
“The documentary interviewed Tom’s victims who claimed they never received settlement money from him.
Erika also launched a line ofPretty Mess Hairextensions her newest business venture.
Additionally, Erika confirmed toBravoin August 2022 that she’s back in the studio.
“So I’m back making music,” she explained.
“And that means we’ll be back to making visuals and shows.
It’s pretty strong.
