Alabama Barker

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Alabama Barker
Born
Alabama Luella Barker

(2005-12-24) December 24, 2005 (age 19)
Education MUSE Global School, Calabasas, California
Occupation(s)Media personality, rapper
Television Meet the Barkers and The Kardashians
Parents
Relatives
Family Kardashian (by her father's marriage)
Musical career
Genres Comedy hip hop
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2024–2025
Labels Republic
Alabama Barker, Travis Barker, Atiana De La Hoya and Landon Barker in 2019 Travis Barker 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg
Alabama Barker, Travis Barker, Atiana De La Hoya and Landon Barker in 2019

Alabama Luella Barker (born December 24, 2005) is an American media personality. She is the daughter of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and his ex-wife, actress Shanna Moakler. [1] [2] In 2022, her father married Kourtney Kardashian, making Alabama her step-daughter. [3] [4] [5]

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Alabama Barker was born during the last season of her family's television show, Meet the Barkers. [6] [1]

Life and career

Alabama Luella Barker was born December 24, 2005 in Calabasas, California, [2] [1] during the second and final season of her family's TV show, Meet the Barkers . [6] [1] She was named after the character Alabama Whitman of the 1993 film True Romance . Less than a year after her birth, in 2006, her parents Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler divorced. [7] [1] Through Moakler, she is the half-sister of Atiana de la Hoya. [8] Her father re-married in 2022 to reality star Kourtney Kardashian and Alabama was a bridesmaid at their wedding. [6] [5] [9]

In 2021 it was reported Alabama and her mother, Shanna Moakler, had little to no contact with each other. Alabama publicly stated "My mom has never completely been in my life." [10] Alabama's brother, Landon Barker, also confirmed this saying their mother "isn't in (their) lives". [11] [12] Alabama her first single "Our House", when she was 12, followed by "Heartbreaker" and then several holiday songs in 2018. [6] She has cited influence from rap and punk rock. [6]

Personal life

In August 2023, Barker revealed she struggles with autoimmune disease and thyroid disease in response to online criticism about her weight and body shaming. [13] [14] TMZ reported in December 2024 that she had been was taken to hospital after calling 9-1-1 herself over having nicotine withdrawal, prompting her to state that her hospitalization had occurred some time earlier and that the hospital had given her a nicotine patch and an inhaler. [15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler's Relationship: A Look Back". People.com. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  2. 1 2 Wabwile, Alice (2024-11-24). "Alabama Barker's age and bio: Key facts about Travis Barker's daughter". Briefly. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  3. "Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's Relationship Timeline". People.com. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  4. "Kourtney Kardashian Shares Holiday Pics With Travis Barker and Baby Rocky". ELLE. 2024-12-30. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  5. 1 2 "Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Get Legally Married". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "All About Travis Barker's Daughter Alabama Luella Barker". People.com. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  7. "Alabama & Travis Barker: True Romance Inspired Her Name!". YouTube . Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  8. Sacks, Hannah (February 8, 2024). "Atiana De La Hoya Shares the Sweet Notes Travis Barker Leaves Around Her Apartment: 'Call Me'". People. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  9. "Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's Daughters Are the Sweetest Bridesmaids at Italy Wedding". People.com. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  10. Dugan, Tara (2022-11-05). "What Is Alabama Barker's Relationship With Mom Shanna Moakler Like Today?". TheThings. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  11. Marcos, Gia (2024-12-30). "What Is Alabama Barker's Relationship Like With Her Mother Shanna Moakler?". TheThings. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  12. Swan, Allison (2021-05-19). "Travis Barker's Daughter Alabama, 15, Says She's 'Cut Off Family' Amid Feud With Mom Shanna Moakler". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  13. "Alabama Barker shares autoimmune, thyroid disease struggle amid body-shaming comments". The Independent. 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  14. "Alabama Barker Reveals She Has an Autoimmune Disease amid Body-Shaming Comments: 'Keep Your Opinions to Yourself'". People.com. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  15. "Alabama Barker Responds to Rumors She Was Hospitalized for Nicotine Withdrawal". People.com. Retrieved 2025-01-05.