Lateysha Grace
Lateysha Naomi Henry[1] (born 25 November 1992), known professionally as Lateysha Grace, is a Welsh television personality, businesswoman and model. She began her television career after appearing on the MTV reality series The Valleys (2012–2014), and has since made further television appearances in the seventeenth series of Big Brother (2016), Million Dollar Baby (2018), and Celebrity Ex on the Beach (2020).
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Grace in 2020 | |
| Born | Lateysha Naomi Henry[1] 25 November 1992 Port Talbot, Wales |
| Occupations |
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| Television | The Valleys Big Brother Million Dollar Baby Celebrity Ex on the Beach |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Regan Grace (brother) Calvin Wellington (cousin) |
Career edit
Grace began her reality television career on the MTV series The Valleys in 2012, at the age of nineteen.[2][3] In 2013, she began selling an online fashion range.[4] In April 2014, Grace released her first single, "You Beautiful", featuring D-Jukes, though it failed to chart. The single was a plotline in the third series of The Valleys, where her fellow housemates were underwhelmed with the finished track. In 2015, she released her autobiography, titled Valleywood.[5] In her autobiography, Grace stated that the downfall of her song was due to jealous, writing: "It could have been a classic hit but they still wouldn't have admitted they liked it because none of the other housemates had anything substantial going on in their lives."[1]
On 7 June 2016, Grace entered the Big Brother house, to participate in the seventeenth series. She was not nominated for eviction, but was eliminated as part of an "Annihilation Week" twist on 12 July 2016, when contestant Jason Burrill was required to evict a fellow housemate in order to receive a cash prize.[6] In 2018, Grace starred in Million Dollar Baby, an MTV series that documented herself, business partners and friends trying to raise £1 million for her daughter, Wynter.[7][8] In the series, she began a children's clothing business, named Baby on Trend.[9] In 2020, she starred in the MTV series Celebrity Ex on the Beach.[10]
Personal life edit
Born in Wales, Grace is of half-Jamaican descent.[11] Before The Valleys, Grace worked as an accounts administrator, a hairdresser, and in a fish and chip shop.[12] She has a daughter, Wynter, with ex-boyfriend Ben Charles.[13]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–2014 | The Valleys | Main cast |
| 2016 | Big Brother | Series 17 |
| 2017 | Celebrity Fat Fighters | Main cast |
| 2018 | Million Dollar Baby | Main cast |
| Celebrity Ghost Hunt UK | 1 episode | |
| 2018–present | That's What She Said | Co-host (season 1–4, 6–) |
| 2019–2020 | Just Tattoo of Us | Guest presenter; 4 episodes (season 4–5)[14] |
| 2020 | Celebrity Ex on the Beach | Main cast |
| Love Squad | 1 episode | |
| 2021 | Geordie Shore OGs | 1 episode[15] |
Discography edit
Singles edit
- 2014: You Beautiful (feat. D-Jukes)
References edit
- ^ a b c Grace, Lateysha (12 March 2015). Valleywood - The Autobiography of Lateysha Grace. John Blake Publishing. ISBN 9781784183516. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ Turner, Paul (8 June 2016). "Lateysha Grace: Everything you ever wanted to know about that the former Valleys star". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Battson, Francesca (10 June 2016). "Lateysha Grace: Everything you need to know". Closer. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Rigler, Natasha (17 December 2013). "The Valleys' Lateysha Grace launches affordable clothing range". Reveal. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Sisk, Emma (21 March 2013). "Lateysha Grace reveals suicide attempts and how she found solace in drugs and casual sex". Wales Online. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Lateysha Grace EVICTED from Big Brother after Jason Burrill chooses to take £20k". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Bellis, Katie (4 July 2019). "Here's what the cast of MTV's The Valleys are doing now". walesonline. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Million Dollar Baby's Lateysha Grace Defends Herself And Her New Show After Critics Claim She's 'Using' Daughter Wynter For Money: 'I Will Give Her The Life She Deserves'". MTV. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Williams, Kathryn (6 September 2018). "Lateysha Grace launches new kids' fashion range". walesonline. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Lateysha Grace: everything you need to know about the reality star". Closer. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ @Lateyshagrace (2 February 2014). "Half Jamaican" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "The Valleys - Cast Biographies". Viacom Press. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Storey, Katie (21 June 2013). "Lateysha Grace's ex-boyfriend Ben Charles is "amused" by Big Brother baby backlash". Reveal. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Lateysha Grace's Best Bits - Just Tattoo Of Us | We've missed her! Lateysha Grace is BACK on Just Tattoo Of Us on Monday ❤️ | By MTV Just Tattoo Of Us | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Sophie Kasaei Shares Her New Business Venture With BFF Lateysha Grace | Geordie OGs 4 | MTV Shores, retrieved 9 September 2021
External links edit
- Lateysha Grace at IMDb