| Gabrielle Reece | |||
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| Born | January 6, 1970 La Jolla, California, US | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||
| College / University | Florida State University | ||
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Gabrielle Allyse Reece (born January 6, 1970) [1] is an American former professional volleyball player, sports announcer, and podcast host.
Reece was raised in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, an only child [2] of Terry Glynn [3] and Robert Eduardo Reece. [4] Her father, who was Trinidadian, was killed in a plane crash when Gabrielle was five. From the ages of 2-7 Reece lived with her mother's family friends in Long Island New York. [5] She returned to the U.S. mainland for the eleventh grade, attending Keswick Christian School in St. Petersburg, Florida, when she took up sports. In 1989, she moved to New York City to more rigorously pursue a parallel career as a sports fashion model and also continue her pro volleyball career. Reece is also a graduate of Florida State University. [6] [7]
After graduation, Reece played on professional volleyball tours for several years.
Reece trained in golf for four years hoping to make it onto the LPGA. However, she was unsuccessful. In 2009, she said, "... with young children, I simply didn't have the time for such a demanding game". [8]
Reece appeared in several Elle and Harper's Bazaar layouts in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She has appeared on the covers of Outside , Shape , Women's Sports & Fitness, Playboy, Elle, and Life . [9]
In her April 2013 book titled My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper: A Guide to the Less Than Perfect Life, Reece writes that "to truly be feminine means being soft, receptive, and – look out, here it comes – submissive." [10] She went on to further define her point in an April 16 interview on The Today Show by saying that she believes women being submissive in relationships is a sign of strength – not weakness. "We don’t worry about (men) having it all, so I don’t know where we got this idea to have it all". [11]
In 2022, she appeared as herself in an episode of Billions . [12]
On November 30, 1997, Reece married big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton. They have two daughters. [13] She and Hamilton also are raising Hamilton's daughter from his previous marriage to big wave surfer and clothing designer Maria Souza. The Hamilton-Reece family splits time residing in Hawaii and Malibu, California. In the latter, she is known as a member of the "Malibu Mob", a group of celebrity friends and neighbors that includes actor John Cusack, hockey player Chris Chelios, tennis player John McEnroe, and actor John C. McGinley. [14]
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Then again, [Chris] Chelios isn't you're average 47-year-old NHL defenseman. He's the ringleader of the "Malibu Mob," an exclusive gang of athletes and celebrities that live in Malibu and hang out together during the summer. The Mob currently includes John Cusack, John McEnroe, Tony Danza, John C. McGinley, D.B. Sweeney, Laird Hamilton, and Gabrielle Reece.
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