Who is Patricia Southall?
Patricia Annette ‘Pat’ Southall was born in Chesapeake, Virginia USA, on December 17, 1970 – her zodiac sign is Sagittarius, and she holds US citizenship. She’s an entrepreneurphilanthropist and former model, who is probably best known for being the ex-wife of Martin Lawrence, a famous American comedian and actor.
Early life and education
Patricia was raised alongside her twin sister Pam in Chesapeake, by their mother Mildred and father Henry; Not much is known about Patricia’s family as she respects their privacy, but it is believed that her father was a truck driver and her mother was a registered nurse.
Patricia was quite physically active growing up and played various sports during her teenage years, while it is believed that she was a cheerleader when she attended a local high school. She appeared in a few school plays and also enjoyed practicing dance. Upon graduation in 1989, she enrolled at James Madison University and eventually joined Delta Sigma Theta sorority; Patricia obtained a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1993.
Patricia’s career
Patricia began entering beauty pageants while attending college and was crowned Miss Virginia USA in 1993, while placing second in the 1994 Miss USA beauty pageant.
She is the founder of the non-profit organization Treasure You, which aims to help women with financial problems, and Patricia is now the organization’s spokesperson. She and her second husband Emmitt also started the Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities organization, through which they donated money to many other charities.
In 2012, Patricia became the spokesperson for the organization Women of Faith.
Love life and marriage with Martin Lawrence
Patricia met Martin in June 1992 when he came to Richmond, Virginia to attend a Def Comedy Jam concert while working in Governor Douglas Wilder’s media office. They were married in 1995, in a grand ceremony attended by many friends and family members, and on January 15, 1996, Patricia gave birth to their daughter Jasmin Page Lawrence.
She and Martin divorced in 1997.
On April 22, 2000, Patricia married former professional American football player Emmitt James Smith III, and she gave birth to their son Emmitt James Smith IV on May 15, 2002, while their second son Elijah Alexander James Smith followed on September 22, 2010. They also have a daughter Skylar Smith, born October 15, 2013.
Martin began dating Shamicka Gibbs shortly after divorcing Patricia, and she gave birth to their daughters Iyanna Faith on November 9, 2000, and Amara Trinity on August 20, 2002; he and Shamicka were married on July 10, 2010, but filed for divorce on April 25, 2012.
As of April 2022, Patricia has been married to her second husband Emmitt Smith and has three children with him, as well as a daughter with her first husband Martin Lawrence.
Hobbies and interesting facts
Patricia seems to enjoy the attention she receives from her nearly 150,000 followers on Instagram, and is now very active on the network; she uploaded over 3,000 photos and videos, most of which were taken during her daily life.
She is a fashionista and tries to keep up with all the latest fashion trends by reading magazines such as “Elle” and “Vogue”, and we can say that she is also a shopaholic, as she goes shopping many times per week.
Patricia loves to travel and has traveled the world for business and pleasure, while her dream destination is Paris, France.
She enjoys watching movies in her spare time, and her favorite actors and actresses are Will Smith and Kate Winslet, while a few of her favorite movies include “Bad Boys”, “The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Titanic “.
Age, height and net worth
Patricia’s age is 51. She has long brown hair and blue eyes, her height is 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) and she weighs around 120 pounds (55 kg).
As of April 2022, her net worth is over $500,000, while her ex-husband Martin’s net worth was estimated at over $110 million and Emmitt Smith’s net worth is around $25 million.
Who is her ex-husband Martin Lawrence?
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence was born in Frankfurt, Hesse, West Germany on April 16, 1965 – his zodiac sign is Taurus and he holds US citizenship.
He’s appeared in nearly 50 movies and TV series, while he’s perhaps best known for playing Martin Payne in the romantic comedy series ‘Martin’, created by John Bowman and Topper Carew, and which also starred Tisha Campbell and Thomas Mikal. Ford. It follows the life of radio and TV personality Martin Payne, the series ran from 1992 to 1997 and won six of the 17 awards it was nominated for.
Martin spent the first seven years of his life in Germany, where he was raised alongside his five siblings by their father John Lawrence who was in the U.S. Army and stationed in Germany, and their mother Chlora (née Bailey ) who has held various jobs, including being a cashier and a sales representative. Martin was eight years old when his parents divorced and he continued to live with his mother, rarely seeing his father.
He studied at Eleanor Roosevelt High School before transferring to Friendly High School in California, from where he enrolled in 1983.
Martin practiced various trades for the next five years, and it was in 1987 that he made his first appearance in a television series, playing Maurice Warfield in 22 episodes of the comedy “What’s Happening Now”; some of his next roles were in the 1989 comedy “A Little Bit Strange”, the 1989 comedy “Do the Right Thing”, and the 1990 romantic musical “House Party”.
Martin rose to fame for his portrayal of title character Marcus Burnett in the 1995 comedy action film “Bad Boys,” directed by Michael Bay, which also starred Will Smith and Lisa Boyle.
It follows two police detectives who protect a murder witness, and the film has been nominated for four awards.
Some of Martin’s most notable performances in the 2000s were in the action crime comedy film “Big Momma’s House”, the 2003 action crime comedy film “Bad Boys II” and the 2008 romantic comedy “Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins”.
He’s only appeared in a few movies and TV series since then, with his most recent role being in the 2020 action crime comedy film “Bad Boys for Life.”
Martin has won five of the 16 awards he was nominated for: those wins include a 2000 Teen Choice Award for the film – Wipeout Scene of the Summer, a 2004 NRJ Cine Award for Best Buddy Movie (Best Buddy Movie) and a BET 2005 Icon Comedy Award.
