DWTS NZ star David Letele has got a loving wife in Koreen, who has been the one that is by his side through all the highs and lows of his career. Now that her husband has reached the semi-finals of the competition, interest in Koreen has gone high.
David is also known as Brown Buttabean to a larger audience due to his huge size in the mid-2010s. He was once 210 kg and looked like the American boxer, Butterbean. He started his weight loss journey and dropped 90 kg of weight, being an inspiration to many people.
Now, the former boxer owns Buttabean Motivation, BBM, which helps extremely heavy people lose weight through various personalized programs. His company focuses on both diet and exercise for weight loss.
Meeting Koreen Letele has been the turning point in the life of the former boxer. Learn more about the wife of Brown Buttabean.
DWTS NZ: Who Is David Letele Wife Koreen Letele?
Koreen Letele is a fitness instructor and the wife of former professional boxer David Letele, who is competing in this year’s Dancing with the Stars New Zealand.
David’s wife is a Konga dance instructor at TheJungleBody. She is also the fitness instructor at her husband’s weight loss academy, Buttabean Motivation, BBM. She is a very supportive wife and a good mother to Dave’s sons.
Koreen had her own makeup salon in Parnell, Auckland while she was dating David. He was going through a rough time in his life and was broke and living in a community home in Clendon Park. Koreen was the one who helped the big guy turn his life inside out, for the good.
David Letele And Koreen Letele Age Gap Explored
David and Koreen Letele are five years apart from each other. David is currently 42 years old, whereas Koreen is 37. They were married on January 4, 2017.
Letele was born on September 9, 1979, in Auckland New Zealand. His father was a gang member and went on to become the president of the Auckland Mongrel Mob. He was a mobster and a bank robber.
Koreen Letele was born on February 27, 1985. She first met David after his warmup fight when she asked him for a photo. She then tagged him on social media, and they instantly started talking to each other.
Meet David Letele Kids
David and Koreen are parents to four boys. They have a four-year-old son Brook. David also has three sons from his previous marriage William, 20, Tavia, 16, and Fabian, 13.
David and Koreen met during what the former boxer describes as his dark days. He recalls that he was in a bad shape physically and mentally. He just lost custody of his sons and was incredibly overweight. It was Koreen who helped him gain the custody of the boys back. She has been a loving mother to the three boys.
The family of six live very happily with each and are always supportive of each other. They occasionally go out to enjoy nature on vacations.