Gerren Taylor Husband, Daughter, Parents, Cause Of Death

Model and reality star Gerren Taylor passed away at the age of 30, leaving behind family, friends, and fans with teary eyes. The model had reached her prime only at the age of 12 and stirred conversation from in 2003 in the world of fashion.

Now, scroll down and explore details on Gerren Taylor’s husband, daughter, and parents along with the cause of her death.

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Gerren Taylor Cause Of Death

Gerren Taylor passed away on 11 April 2021 in her sleep. Though the reason behind her death is yet to be confirmed by her family, several Twitter users claimed that she suffered from Lupus that took her life.

Gerren Taylor Tribute

Following her death, many celebrities, friends, family, and fans paid tribute to her.

Gerren Taylor’s co-star Moriah J wrote, “Safe travels Gerren.”

Meanwhile, Ray Cunningham wrote, “Just got the worst news. I hate it’s on the internet already. RIP to my @BET fam, my babes Gerren (Baldwin Hills).”

Misster Ray wrote on Gerren Taylor’s Instagram, “love you forever 🙏🏾”

In the same way, Carol Rodriguez commented on Gerren’s Instagram, “Sis🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 😢😢😢😢😢😢RIP I CANT 😢😢😢”.

Moreover, Bria Myles wrote, “I can’t even believe I’m reading this, sis. I’m heartbroken”.

Her Age

Gerren Taylor was 30 years old when she passed away. she was born on 6 July 1990 which. Based on that, she secured Cancer as her zodiac sign.

Gerren Taylor Parents

Ashley Taylor Gerren was born to her estranged biological father and her mother Michele Gerren. While no information surfaced on her father, her mother was the greatest inspiration in her life and undoubtedly the greatest support.

Michele raised Gerren Taylor as a single mother. When asked about Michele’s relationship with Gerren’s father in the Evening Standard‘s article in 2003, she noted, “I am not separated or divorced from Gerren’s father, let’s just say he is absent”.

However, pushing Gerren to her success wasn’t quite easy for Michele as she also faced backlashes in the past. She was a topic of discussion in feminist forums, some even called her gold digger.

Gerren Taylor’s parents in 1990 (Pic: Gerren’s Instagram)

However, Michele stayed undeterred from her goals to make her daughter one of the greatest supermodels to walk on the earth. She accompanied her in every photoshoot, casting call, and backstage shows to make sure she wasn’t abused.

Furthermore, Michele Gerren reported Gerren Taylor was her only daughter from her estranged husband.

Her Height

Gerren Taylor had already reached the height of 6 feet (1.82 meters) by the age of 14. So, she might’ve grown couple inches more if she didn’t stop growing at all since then. Also, she weighed 54 kilograms (120 lbs) which is why the fashion industry also called her obese. (Zolpidem)

With her 38 inches hip at the time, she dieted it down to 35 inches afterward while attempting a modeling gig in Paris. But, 18 years later, she did put on some weight that changed her appearance.

Was Gerren Taylor On Instagram?

Talking about her social media reach, her Instagram account garnered 126k followers in total until April 2021. She posted only 37 times in total on the platform and still managed to garner an impressive number of fans.

Likewise, she was also on Twitter with 3904 followers in total. She posted last time on the platform in January of 2016. However, she couldn’t be located on Facebook. 

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Gerren Taylor Net Worth

Thanks to her career, Gerren Taylor had earned a total net worth under $500 thousand.

Gerren Taylor tasted fame only at the age of 12. In 2003, she walked the runway for the first time at Los Angeles Fashion Week. Among the several accolades she earned, she also became one of the youngest, if not the youngest, to be represented by the L.A. Models.

Gerren had become the It girl at the time in LA with Oprah trying to get her on the phone and her show and designers following her to get her booked. She had already been dubbed as the new Naomi Campbell.

Talking about her rise to success, in 2002, Gerren was handed a flyer for a modeling competition while she was out shopping with her mother. The prize of the competition was a $250,000 contract.

Despite her mother telling her that she was very young to pursue modeling, Gerren signed with a modeling agency. Thus, LA Models’ Heinz Holba signed her on the spot. And the rest was history.

However, she took over a year break and didn’t book a single runway show. She also modeled for Tommy Hilfiger, Betsey Johnson, and Tracy Reese shows. She also became the first African American in a Marc Jacobs ad campaign.

Besides her career as a model, Gerren also appeared on a BET’s reality show titled Baldwin Hills (2007-2009). She appeared as herself in the show. Also, was featured on the shows such as America the Beautiful (2007) and Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

Gerren Taylor Husband

Gerren Taylor was at least in one relationship. However, not very much is known about her potential husband. Furthermore, she kept the relationship a secret, and not many know about her mystery boyfriend.

Did Gerren Taylor Leave Behind A Daughter?

At the time of Gierren Taylor’s passing away, she left behind her adorable daughter. She kept her private life a secret so, not much is known about her child including her birthday and her age.

But, Gerren had her daughter featured on her Instagram occasionally. Thus, leaving behind a child was what worried the fans the most besides Gerren’s untimely death.

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