A renowned model in the 80s and 90s who was blue-eyed brunette beauty, Erin Everly, is very fond of her charisma and wit. Take a look at his biography and five things not known about him.
Erin Everly bio
The former model was born in Los Angeles, California on March 8th 1965, with the birth name Erin Invicta Everly. She received her college education with her siblings at the Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles. Early in his life, around the 1970s, his parents separated and the divorce was said to have resulted from his father’s struggle with drugs.
In 1982, at age 16, she moved to New York to pursue her passion for modeling and ultimately build a successful career as a model and actress. In the 1980s, she appeared in commercials and advertisements and did promotions for brands like Bebe, Guess, Jordache and others. In 1988 she was the inspiration for ‘Sweet Child O Mine’ where she was featured with Axyl Rose working with her team for the Guns ‘N Roses video and in 1992 she landed a contract with Wilhelmina Models Agency.
5 things you didn’t know about the model
1. She was born into a family of artists
Erin Everly’s father was Don Everly, a rockerartist from the famous Everly Brothers, her mother, Venetia Stevenson, was an actress and later a clothing designer. Her maternal grandfather, Robert Stevenson, was a director and her grandmother, Anna Lee, an actress. His paternal grandfather was a talented guitarist, while his grandmother was a musician. She has a brother, Edan, who made a career in the music industry and a sister, Stacey, who became an actress.
2. She suffered from dyslexia as a child
As a child, Erin is said to have suffered from dyslexia, which is considered a reading disorder, which posed a huge challenge in terms of academic work. Although they claim the disorder was hereditary, no news has been released as to who she inherited from her family.
3. She had a maniacal husband with twisted views.
Erin Everly has become well known for her affiliation with artist Axl Rose. Their love story which began in 1986 continued for 4 years and turned into marriage. It took place at Cupid’s Inn Chapel in Las Vegas on April 28, 1990. Unfortunately, their marriage only lasted 10 months. What could have caused a divorce after a long-lasting relationship with a short time in marriage? was the big question on most people’s minds. Erin later said her marriage to Rose couldn’t last because it was abusive. She accused her ex-lover of physical and sexual assault and sued him, alleging he removed all the doors to her house so she could still be watched. She said that Rose believed that he was possessed by the spirit of Jon Bonham, a drummer who is long since deceased. She explained her ex-husband’s strange view of a past life in which they were Indians and that she killed their children, which is why he was so mean to her in this life.
Rose filed for divorce in the early days of their marriage, but withdrew it when he found out his wife Erin was with the child. She later had a miscarriage and it brought down the walls of their marriage yet again. They finally agreed to divorce after 10 months and to separate in January 1991. Nevertheless, their story did not end in 1991. In 1994, Erin publicly announced that she had been the victim of physical, sexual abuse and psychological throughout his relationship with Rose. A multi-million dollar lawsuit was eventually filed against Rose and he made payments to Erin to end the lawsuit although the numbers were not made public.
4. The ex-model had plenty of affairs after her failed marriage to Rose
Shortly after breaking up with Rose in 1991, she dated Mathew Nelson for barely a year, then Donovan Leitch and Anthony Kiedis at various times in 1992. She dated David Arquette in 1993, all short-lived.
5. She had a failed second marriage .
She remarried in 1997 to John C. Portman who was Vice President of Portman Holdings and John Portman and Associates in Atlanta Georgia. Prior to their marriage, George had one child, Joannah Portman, who ventured into acting. Erin and John had 3 children. 2 girls named Eres and Esper and a boy named Eason. However, like her first marriage, Erin Everly’s second marriage to John ended in divorce in 2006.