Gloria Govan Net Worth: How Rich is the Basketball Wives Star?

Gloria Govan is an American reality star, author, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. She is best known for being the ex-wife of NBA player, Matt Barnes. As of now, Gloria is romantically linked to retired NBA player and coach, Derek Fisher. She came into the spotlight after starring in VH1’s reality series “Basketball Wives”. As of 2023, Gloria Govan net worth is roughly $5 million.

Early life

Gloria Govan was born on February 22 in the year 1985 in Oakland, California. She has not unveiled any details about her parents. Though, it is known that she carries Hispanic (Mexican) ancestry from her mother’s side and African-American ancestry from her father’s side. She grew up with two siblings named Laura and Lonnie.

Gloria Govan Net Worth & Career

Gloria and her sister were initially featured on VH1’s reality series, Basketball Wives in 2010. She was featured on the Florida version of the reality series. After some time, she was transferred to Basketball Wives: LA, after her then-husband, Matt Barnes was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2010. Following that, Barnes was traded to Los Angeles Clippers and the Memphis Grizzlies.

Besides appearing on Basketball Lives, she had a short-lived career in movies. Gloria appeared in the 2015 movie titled “Chocolate City” and in the 2016 comedy horror movie titled “Meet The Blacks”. Nevertheless, she claimed prominence and has been in the limelight for starring in the hit reality series “Basketball Wives” franchise from 2010 to 2016.

Gloria is also an author who has written a cookbook named “A Mixed Girl’s Favorite Recipes”. The book has a positive review where people have claimed that the book contains excellent photography and a wide range of recipes.

Gloria Govan’s Wife & Personal Life

 

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Gloria Govan has been married twice. She tied the knot for the first time with NBA star, Matt Barnes. She had known Matt for a long time since she was studying in eighth grade. Gloria and Matt eventually started dating in 2006. Matt was playing for the Golden State Warriors at that time. After dating for seven years, the pair exchanged wedding vows on August 11, 2013, in Santa Barbara, California.

Gloria and Matt share twin sons named Isaiah Michael and Carter Kelly Barnes. Their wedding sustained for three years and eventually decided to call it off with divorce on December 21, 2016. They didn’t reveal the real reason for their separation yet. Following the separation, she started dating NBA star, Derek Fisher. After retirement, Derek is working as a head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks. She got engaged to Derek in April 2018.

Gloria and Derek announced their wedding in April 2020. However, the wedding was postponed and delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gloria revealed that they were thinking to have a Zoom wedding, however, they realized their families and kids are excited about their wedding. So they canceled the idea of a zoom wedding.

The couple eventually turned into a married couple on July 17, 2021. Their wedding was held at Cielo Farms in Malibu, California. On the big day, Gloria wore a curve-hugging gown and beading around the waist which was designed by Monique Lhuillier. The two also shared their first dance together to Amel Larieux’s song “For Real”. Her current husband, Derek has four kids from his past relationships.

Gloria Govan Net Worth

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Gloria Govan’s personal wealth is estimated to be around $5 million as of 2023. In addition to her reality show appearances, she has collaborated with UFC for the promotion of Fox TV. Govan has also hosted the Trump Awards red carpet.