What is Andrea Kelly's net worth?
Andrea Kelly is an American dancer and choreographer who has a net worth of $5 million. Andrea is probably best-known for being the ex-wife of singer R. Kelly. Their marriage lasted for eleven years and produced three children. They divorced in 2009.Andrea Kelly began dancing at a young age, studying at the Chicago Academy for the Arts. In the early 1990s, she joined the dance company of R. Kelly, whom she would later marry in 1996. However, their marriage was fraught with allegations of abuse, and Andrea filed for divorce in 2006. She has since spoken publicly about her experiences and become an advocate for survivors of domestic violence and was one of the major focuses of the reality docuseries "Surviving R. Kelly."
Outside of her relationship with R. Kelly, Andrea has earned fame for appearances on several reality television shows, including "Hollywood Exes" and "Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta." In recent years, she has focused on her advocacy work, using her platform to raise awareness about domestic violence and to support survivors. She has worked with organizations such as the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the #MeToo movement. Today Andrea runs two dance schools, one in Chicago, the other in Atlanta. She also runs a dance company.
Marriage to R. Kelly
While making a name for herself as a classically trained dancer who was focused on a career in musical theater, Andrea Kelly was told to go to an audition by a friend. She was not interested in doing any sort of commercial dance, but eventually she decided to take his advice and go. She was ultimately chosen for the job, which was to go on tour with R. Kelly. She landed the gig hit the road with the famous singer.
While dancing for him, she suggested that they change some of the choreography. He gave her two hours to make the changes, and she reworked all of the sections of the show that she felt were not working as well as they could. He was so impressed that he hired her as his choreographer on the spot. She went on to choreograph everything he did, including all tours, music videos, and concert appearances.
Andrea Kelly married R. Kelly in 1996, and the couple went on to have three children together. However, their marriage was tumultuous, and Andrea filed for divorce in 2006.
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Divorce Settlement
Andrea Kelly reportedly was paid a multi-million divorce settlement from R. Kelly. The exact details of the settlement are not known because R. Kelly forced a gag order on all of the proceedings.
During the January 2019 docuseries "Surviving R. Kelly", Andrea claimed that Kelly stopped paying child support years ago, even with a court order.
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Other Relationships
In March of 2014, Andrea married a barber 10 years her junior named Brian Mckee. Her fellow Hollywood Exes castmates, Nicole Murphy and Mayte Garcia, were both members of her bridal party. Unfortunately the marriage only lasted two months.
