Shayne Lamas
{{short description|American reality television personality and actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shayne Lamas
| image = ShayneLamasMay09.jpg
| caption = Lamas in May 2009
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Santa Monica, California, U.S.
| birth_name =
| occupation = Television personality, actress
| known_for = Reality show The Bachelor
| years_active = 1999, 2003–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Nik Richie|2010|2021|end=div}}
| children = 2
| father = Lorenzo Lamas
| relatives = AJ Lamas (brother)
Fernando Lamas (grandfather)
Arlene Dahl (grandmother)
}}
Shayne Lamas is an American reality television personality and actress. She is known as the winner of the twelfth season of The Bachelor.
Early life
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.{{cite web |title=Shayne Lamas: Biography |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/shayne-lamas/bio/298932 |access-date=2014-02-18 |publisher=TVGuide.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/20080313_Lorenzo_Lamas_daughter_one_of_the_25_on_The_Bachelor.html|title = Lorenzo Lamas' daughter one of the 25 on 'The Bachelor'|publisher=philly.com|date=2008-03-13}}
Career
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, and The 13th Alley.
Personal life
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."{{cite web|url= https://tv.yahoo.com/the-bachelor/show/28908/news/urn:newsml:tv.eonline.com:20080724:906351ee7ed1_43de_926d_e3fe4f18bd89__ER:13962|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080802230157/http://tv.yahoo.com/the-bachelor/show/28908/news/urn:newsml:tv.eonline.com:20080724:906351ee7ed1_43de_926d_e3fe4f18bd89__ER:13962|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2008-08-02|title= The Bachelor|publisher = Yahoo! TV}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2011-04-20 |title=Shayne Lamas and husband Nik Richie 'definitely pregnant' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/ministry-of-gossip/story/2011-04-20/shayne-lamas-and-husband-nik-richie-definitely-pregnant |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} Lamas' second child, a son named Lyon Lamas-Richie was born via surrogate on July 4, 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2015/07/15/shayne-lamas-baby-born-nik-richie-second-child-boy-via-surrogate/|title=Shayne Lamas and Husband Nik Richie Welcome Baby Boy Via Surrogate — Pic|work=HollywoodLife |date=July 15, 2015 |author1=Brittanyking2244 }}{{Cite web |title=What Has Shayne Lamas Been Doing Since 'The Bachelor'? For Starters, Matt Grant Is Not In The Picture |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/71897-what-has-shayne-lamas-been-doing-since-the-bachelor-for-starters-matt-grant-is-not-in-the |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Bustle |date=27 March 2015 |language=en}} They divorced in 2021.{{cite web |last1=Boucher |first1=Ashley |title=Shayne Lamas Announces She and Nik Richie Are Divorcing After 11 Years of Marriage |url=https://people.com/tv/shayne-lamas-nik-richie-divorcing-after-11-years-of-marriage/|website=People |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |access-date=1 December 2023}}
Filmography
- 1999: Air America as Flight attendant (1 episode)
- 2003–2005: General Hospital as Emily and Young Caroline Benson (flashbacks)
- 2006: Monster Night as Poker babe #1
- 2008: The Bachelor: London Calling as herself (contestant)
- 2008: The 13th Alley as Ashley
- 2009: Deep in the Valley as Candi
- 2009: Leave It to Lamas as Herself (all episodes, main cast)
- 2012: Couples Therapy as herself
References
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External links
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Category:People from Santa Monica, California
Category:American television actresses
Category:Actresses from Los Angeles County, California
Category:Bachelor Nation contestants
Category:American people of Argentine descent
Category:American people of Norwegian descent