Who is Melissa Lee Gatlin?
Melissa Lee Gatlin is mostly known as the ex-wife of the American actor, Billy Bob Thornton. She was born in the year 1953. Her exact date of birth and birthplace is not known to the public. As of the year 2022, she is around 69 years of age.
Personal Details
Full Name: Melissa Lee Gatlin
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 1953 (the exact date is unknown)
Birth Place: United States of America
Age: approx. 69 years old
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Nationality: American
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Spouse: Billy Bob Thornton
Children: Amanda Brumfield
Status: Divorced
Description: Celebrity wife
Melissa Lee Gatlin’s Relationship with Billy Bob Thornton
Melissa Lee was Billy Bob Thornton’s first wife. Billy is a famous actor, film producer, and also musician. They first dated in the year 1977 until the 30th of June 1978. Melissa was 23 years old when they first started their relationship while Billy was 21 years old. They had a two-year age gap.
They dated for a year and half a month approximately. After this, they tied the knots on June 30, 1978. A year after Melissa and Billy got married, they had their first and only child, Amanda Brumfield. Their daughter was born on the 28th of July in the year 1979. As of now, Amanda ages approximately 42 years of age.
However, Melissa and Billy’s marriage lasted only two years and 5 months. They got divorced in December of the year 1980.
Why did Melissa and Billy divorce each other?
Melissa stated that even though they were together and got married for some time, she noticed how they were incompatible with each other. Billy was also said to commit adultery during their marriage and so that’s how Melissa and Billy got divorced.
After Billy’s divorce from Melissa, he got married to Toni Lawrence. It was six years after the divorce when he tied the knots with his second wife. However, Billy experienced a failed relationship again after two years of his marriage with Tony.
He got married again in the year 1990, two years after his divorce from Tony. They only lasted a year and then got divorced. In 1993, he got married again to Pietra Dawn Cherniak. They had two sons together named Harry James Thornton and William Langston Thornton.
Billy went through a lot of relationships since his divorce from his first wife, Melissa Lee Gatlin. However, he eventually got married to Connie Angland which actually worked out until now. They also have a daughter named Bella Thornton.
Melissa Lee’s Net worth
Melissa’s net worth and current career are not known to the public yet.
Melissa Lee Gatlin Trivia
- Her eye color is brown
- She has a ginger-colored hair
- Amanda Brumfield, her daughter, was sent to prison for the manslaughter of the one-year-old daughter of her best friend. The baby injured her head which caused the daughter’s death.