Who is Brandi Harvey? Everything You Need to Know

Quick Facts

Age: 42 Years, 42 Year Old Females

Family:

father: Steve Harvey

mother: Marcia Harvey

siblings: Broderick Harvey Jr., Jason Harvey, Karli Harvey, Lori Harvey, Morgan Harvey, Wynton Harvey

Family Members American Women

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Early Life & Relationship with Steve Harvey

Brandi Harvey was born on August 20, 1982, in the United States of America, along with her twin sister, Karli. She has spent a considerable part of her life in Atlanta, Georgia. However, she considers Ohio to be her home.

Her father, Steve Harvey, has been married to three different women over the course of his life. He exchanged wedding vows with Brandi’s mother, Marcia, in 1980. Their son, Brandi’s younger brother, Broderick Harvey Jr, was born in 1991. In 1994, the couple parted ways citing irreconcilable differences. At the time, Brandi and Karli were only 12 years old.

In 1996, Steve married Mary Shackelford. They have a son together, Wynton, who was born in 1997. After their divorce in November 2005, she was accused of spreading false rumours about the dissolution of their union. In 2011, a judge at the 199th District Court in Texas voiced similar concerns, adding that Shackelford had not been left destitute after the divorce. In May 2017, it was reported that Shackelford has filed a $60 million lawsuit against Steve for child endangerment and torture.

Steve’s current wife is Marjorie Bridges, whom he married in 2007. While the couple does not have any children together, Steve has served as the father figure to her three children, Morgan (born 1987), Jason (born 1991), and Lori (born 1997), from previous relationships.

A native of West Virginia, Steve Harvey is one of the most influential television personalities in the history of the entertainment industry. Over the course of his three-decade-long career, he has served as the host of ‘The Steve Harvey Morning Show’, ‘Steve’, ‘Family Feud’, ‘Celebrity Family Feud’, ‘Little Big Shots’ and its spinoff ‘Little Big Shots: Forever Young’, ‘Steve Harvey's Funderdome’, ‘Showtime at the Apollo’, and the ‘Miss Universe’ pageant. He has won six Daytime Emmys and 14 NAACP Image Awards. From 1996 to 2002, he starred in his own sitcom, ‘The Steve Harvey Show’, which aired on The WB.

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Career

Brandi attended The Ohio State University from 2002 to 2005 and graduated with a Bachelor’s of Art’s degree in African American and American Studies. In January 2010, she joined Young, Fit and Fly, an Atlanta-based organization that helps women to rise above the social norms and negative peer pressure to assume responsibility for their own well-being and self-image. Brandi has been associated with her father’s charity initiative, The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation, since December 2012. Serving as the executive director, she is the one behind the strategic planning and the vision of the organization. She runs both The Steve Harvey Mentoring Program for Young Men and Girls Who Rule The World Mentoring Program.

According to her Instagram profile, Harvey is an author and wellness coach. She is also a supporter of a holistic lifestyle. In early 2018, she set up Beyond Her with the aim “to bring active wellness to women of color in collaborative and transformative ways to elevate the mind, body and spirit.” She is also an ardent advocate of the subject as a public speaker. She has given regular speeches at the annual At The Well Leadership Intensive event at Princeton University.

Driven by her passion for a healthy lifestyle, Brandi is incredibly serious about fitness and exercise. She once took part in an NPC (amateur bodybuilding) competition.

Harvey appeared in several episodes of her father’s self-titled syndicated talk show between 2016 and 2017.

Trivia

Harvey is a vegan.

Brandi Harvey Biography