Those who are familiar with the National Football League (NFL) and the lives of players in and off the pitch know Ashton Meem. She is popularly known as the ex-wife of the Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.
She was born on 6th September 1987 in Richmond, Virginia. Her parents are Lang Meem and Molly Meem and she was an only child. She attended St. Catherine High School and later University of Georgia. She completed her education from North Carolina State University with a BA in communications.
Ashton Meem Husband
Ashton was married to Russell Wilson, an American footballer and currently the husband to the singer Caira. They first met in the Collegiate School in Richmond and started dating after a couple of meetings. Russell proposed after Ashton’s graduation and got married on 14th January 2012 at the Country Club of Virginia. However, on April 2014 Russell filed for a divorce because of an extramarital affair between Ashton and Golden Tate a Seahawks player then. Tate later stated that the rumor of the affair was false but Ashton and Russell never got back together. Since then there have been no rumors regarding her love life and its speculated that she is still single and has no children.
Ashton Meem wedding
Ashton Meem and Russel Wilson first met when they were in High School. It was love at first sight when they met.
At a time, they had to separate from each other since they all went to different Universities. But their distance did not prevent them from contacting each other.
But with time, Ashton Meem left her University and enrolled in North Carolina State University where Russell Wilson was also studying.
They got engaged after graduation in August 2010 and later got married on January 14, 2012. The wedding ceremony happened at the Country Club of Virginia.
The entire wedding ceremony was planned by Ashton Meem since she was an event organizer and she enjoys doing that. She owns a boutique wedding planning organization.
Ashton Meem engagement ring
Ashton Meem’s engagement ring was 8 carats as compared to musician Ciara’s engagement ring which was at 5 carats. Ciara got her engagement ring when Russell started a relationship with her.
Who is Ashton Meem dating?
Currently, Ashton Meem is not dating anyone according to records. At 33 years old, she has had only two relationships. After her divorce from Russell Wilson, she has remained single.
Did Ashton Meem cheat?
The marriage between Ashton Meem and Russell Wilson ended because there were allegations that Ashton Meem cheated on Russell with Golden Tate.
Ashton has however denied all the claims and there is no proof to confirm that she really cheated on Russell.
Russell Wilson has decided not to speak about the matter and chosen to keep it private.
Why did Ashton Meem and Russell Wilson divorce?
The couples divorced two years after their marriage. The break up was as a result of Ashton Meem cheating with Golden Tate, Russell’s teammate.
But when interviewed, Ashton and Golden Tate refuted the allegations saying that they did not have an affair.
Ashton Meem net worth
Her first job was at a media company, Lewis Partners and Mckinney and she later got recruited by an American Insurance family company as an Advertising Operation Assistant.
To date, she is still working for the American Family Insurance Company and her net worth stands around $4 million.
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