Vanessa Lachey Height, Weight, Age, Spouse, Children, Facts, Biography

Publish date: 2024-04-21
Vanessa Lachey Quick Info
Height5 ft 7 in
Weight54 kg
Date of BirthNovember 9, 1980
Zodiac SignScorpio
Eye ColorDark Brown

Vanessa Lachey is an American actress, fashion model, beauty pageant titleholder, and television host who first gained popularity after winning the title of Miss Teen USA in 1998. She is best known for portraying roles such as Jane Tennant in NCIS: Hawaiʻi, Tracy Cooper in Truth Be Told, Camilla in Dads, and Amanda Wexler in The Bold and the Beautiful. Vanessa has also appeared in a variety of other TV shows and films such as That’s Life, City Guys, CSI: NY, How I Met Your Mother, Hawaii Five-0, First Wives Club, American Housewife, Call Me Kat, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and many more. She has served as the host of TV shows like Total Request Live, High School Stories, Wipeout, Love Is Blind, and The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On.

Born Name

Vanessa Joy Minnillo

Nick Name

Nessa

Vanessa Lachey 2014

Sun Sign

Scorpio

Born Place

Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines

Nationality

Filipino

Education

She educated herself at eight schools in nine years during her childhood. This is because of her dad’s job in the Air Force.

She attended Bishop England High School in Charleston, South Carolina.

Later, for a year, she also went on to attend Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School, in San Bernardino, California.

Occupation

TV host, actress, model

Family

Manager

United Talent Agency

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 7 in or 170 cm

Weight

54 kg or 119 pounds

Boyfriend / Spouse

Vanessa Lachey dated –

  • Derek Jeter (2003-2006) – American baseball shortstop, Derek Jeter dated VJ Vanessa from November 2003 until March 2006. They both met for the first time during a Knicks game in 2003 and then the ON-again, OFF-again relationship started flourishing. They are still good friends.
  • Orlando Bloom (2005) – Vanessa interviewed English actor Orlando Bloom on TRL and they went on a date just hours after the end of the interview in 2005. They kept on dating from April to August 2005.
  • Nick Lachey (2006-Present) – Musician Nick Lachey started dating Vanessa in April 2006 after she was featured in Nick’s music video for the song “What’s Left of Me”. They continued dating for three years until 2009. After that, they split but again came closer in the same year after a couple of months. They engaged in November 2010 and married on July 15, 2011, in the British Virgin Islands. On September 12, 2012, Vanessa gave birth to the couple’s first son, named, Camden John Lachey. They also have a son named Phoenix Robert Lachey (b. December 24, 2020) and a daughter named Brooklyn Elisabeth Lachey (b. 2015).
  • Lindsay Lohan (2006) – In May 2006, Lindsay and Vanessa were RUMORed to have had a fling, when the photos of the two hit the internet. Vanessa was pulling Lindsay’s shirt, but there is no other proof of them being more than friends.
  • Topher Grace (2009) – In May of 2009, the actors were RUMORed to have had a fling, when they were seen getting cozy in a party thrown by Seth MacFarlane. Neither of the sides ever accepted the relationship.

    • Race / Ethnicity

    Multiracial

    She has Italian and Irish ancestry on her father’s side and is of Filipino descent on her mother’s side.

    Hair Color

    Dark Brown

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Bisexual

    Distinctive Features

    Mixed ethnicity

    Vanessa Lachey height

    Measurements

    34-23-34 in or 87-58.5-87 cm

    Dress Size

    2 (US) or 34 (EU)

    Shoe Size

    She is speculated to be wearing a shoe of size 7.5 (US).

    Brand Endorsements

    Lachey was the spokesperson for the brand Procter & Gamble’s “Have You Tried This Yet?” campaign.

    She has endorsed other clothing brands also such as Reebok, Under Armour, etc.

    Religion

    Christianity

    Best Known For

    Hosting MTV’s Total Request Live from 2003 to 2007, and working as a New York-based correspondent for Entertainment Tonight from 2005 to 2007.

    First Film

    She had a cameo appearance in the 2008 superhero film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer for her role as Julie Angel.

    In 2008 again, she played the lead role as Amy in the parody film Disaster Movie.

    First TV Show

    She started her career with television in 2001 with the CBS comedy-drama series That’s Life, where she had a minor role as a cheerleader in just one episode titled “Oh, Crap!”

    Vanessa Minnillo weight

    Personal Trainer

    She takes fitness seriously and during her early pregnancy years, she took great care of her body by going through the stairs (instead of the elevator), whenever possible and doing walking so as to keep herself active for the day. She is credited for losing weight so early after giving birth to her child Camden John.

    Regarding diet, she said that she tries to eat healthily, but it is not possible 24×7 until one is having a personal chef, who will take care of that person’s dietary needs.

    Vanessa Lachey Favorite Things

    Source – USMagazine.com

    Vanessa Lachey Facts

  • Vanessa’s parents split in 1983 and got a divorce in 1986. They remarried later.
  • Her father used to work in the U.S. Air Force and due to that, she has lived in many places (within the U.S. and even outside it) during her childhood.
  • Vanessa Minnillo changed her last name to “Lachey” after her marriage to Nick Lachey in 2011.
  • During her childhood, she lived in Germany, Japan, and at several places within the U.S. such as Washington, California, Nevada, and Florida.
  • She has hit Maxim’s Hot 100 list multiple times in the years.
  • She is exactly seven years younger than her husband Nick Lachey as they both share the birthday on the same date, i.e., November 9.
  • She is Miss Teen USA 1998.
  • She has also been named Miss Congeniality.
  • She also hosted the Miss Universe 2007 show.
  • Vanessa is fluent in Pig Latin.
  • When in high school, she once went to Georgia Tech engineering camp in the summers.
  • She has OCD habits.
  • She likes to cook food and try new recipes.
  • She revealed to USWeekly that she sleeps in Nick’s boxers.
  • She likes light-colored eyes.
  • Lachey likes to fold her napkin three times in a triangular shape after she has eaten.
  • Her dream job is to become a singer.
  • She is allergic to cats.
  • She likes to keep everything neat and clean. While on an airplane, she cleans her seat, table, window, armrest, etc. before settling down there and carries her own blanket as it is clean.
  • She has also enjoyed travel in an F-16 fighter aircraft.
  • She was a cheerleader during high school.
  • In June 2021, she published her first book titled Life from Scratch: Family Traditions That Start with You.
  • In February 2022, Vanessa and Nick Lachey sold their house in San Fernando Valley for $6.3 million. The couple reportedly bought the house in 2020 for $5.1 million.

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