Shayne Dahl Lamas is an American reality television personality and actress. She is known as the winner of the twelfth season of The Bachelor.

Shayne Lamas
Lamas in May 2009
Born
Shayne Dahl Lamas

Occupation(s)Television personality, actress
Years active1999, 2003–present
Known forReality show The Bachelor
Spouse
(m. 2010; div. 2021)
Children2
FatherLorenzo Lamas
RelativesAJ Lamas (brother)
Fernando Lamas (grandfather)
Arlene Dahl (grandmother)

Early life

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Shayne Lamas was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Lorenzo Lamas and Michele Smith. Her brother is actor AJ Lamas. Her grandparents were Argentine actor Fernando Lamas and American actress Arlene Dahl.[1][2]

Career

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Lamas won season 12 of ABC's The Bachelor, with Matt Grant, who proposed to her on the season finale. Lamas has been in Leave It to Lamas, General Hospital, Air America, The 13th Alley and In The Pines.

Personal life

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Lamas was engaged to British bachelor Matt Grant after winning ABC's The Bachelor season 12. Grant proposed to Lamas in the show's season finale. In July 2008, amid rumors of a split, Lamas and Matt Grant announced they were no longer engaged. "We tried hard to make it work but we realized that we were both heading in different directions," the duo said in a statement. "We truly care about each other and will remain close friends."[3]

Lamas went on to marry gossip website founder and Internet personality Nik Richie eight hours after meeting in A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 18, 2010. Lamas gave birth to their daughter Press Dahl Lamas-Richie on November 11, 2011.[4] Lamas' second child, a son named Lyon Lamas-Richie was born via surrogate on July 4, 2015.[5][6] They divorced in 2021.[7]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Shayne Lamas: Biography". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  2. ^ "Lorenzo Lamas' daughter one of the 25 on 'The Bachelor'". philly.com. 2008-03-13.
  3. ^ "The Bachelor". Yahoo! TV. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02.
  4. ^ "Shayne Lamas and husband Nik Richie 'definitely pregnant'". Los Angeles Times. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  5. ^ "Shayne Lamas and Husband Nik Richie Welcome Baby Boy Via Surrogate — Pic". July 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "What Has Shayne Lamas Been Doing Since 'The Bachelor'? For Starters, Matt Grant Is Not In The Picture". Bustle. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  7. ^ Boucher, Ashley. "Shayne Lamas Announces She and Nik Richie Are Divorcing After 11 Years of Marriage". People. Dotdash Meredith. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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