Shay Johnson’s mother, Sandra Sims, and father, Joe Johnson Sr., got divorced when she was a child. Her mom raised her.
Shay is a television personality known for appearing in the reality show Love & Hip Hop. She has also appeared on VH1’s reality show Flavor of Love.
Before she appeared on reality shows, she had worked as a music video model for artists such as Fabolous, TI, and Cee Lo. She is also on magazines, including King and Giant.
She has also appeared in the Iyanla: Fix My Life with her family to mend their broken relationship.
Johnson is also an owner of a business, The Healthy Hands, which sells natural products containing different antioxidants formulated with healing herbs that help to fight and prevent diseases.
She has an immense fan following on her social media; she has 1.3M followers on her Instagram and 308.3K followers on Twitter.
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Shay Johnson |
| Date of Birth | September 30, 1983 |
| Age | 38 |
| Mother | Sandra |
| Siblings | 2 |
| Children | Shajiyah (daughter) |
| Profession | TV personality, businesswoman |
| Net Worth | $400 thousand |
Shay Johnson And Her Mother Have a Rocky Relationship
Johnson’s mother, Sandra Sims, has a tumoulstous relationship with her children.
When the Johnson family appeared in the reality tv show Iyanla: Fix My Life, it showed the family’s broken relationship.
Shay had a troubled childhood; while growing up, her mother used to compare her with her brothers most of the time. When Iyanla, the show host, asked her about it, Sandra didn’t deny the statement.
When a casting tape was shown on the show, Sandra stated that Shay was mean and horrible. When Iyanla interviewed Shay, she said that she got her aggression from her as Sandra screamed at her most of the time.
Shay also stated that when she was younger, her mother had said, “she wished she had three boys.” Johnson had a different relationship with her father; he cared more about her but left after the divorce.
Love & Hip Hop star wished she had the same relationship with her mother. She also admitted that it would have destroyed her if something had happened to her mother. Her brothers Emjay and Joe were also presented on the show; they explained how their mother didn’t give them the love that young kids need.
They also expressed how their father showed more love even though he was far away.
Shay Johnson Baby’s Father Name Is Still A Mystery
Love & Hip Hop star announced the birth of her daughter Shajiyah on May 19, 2022, through her Instagram. Since the birth of her daughter, fans have been curious to know about the father, but Johnson has remained tight-lipped.
Johnson shared with BET that co-parenting with the father of her child has many ups and downs like any partnership. She stated that the father is in her daughter’s life and is a little controlling but knows more about raising a baby than her.
The baby’s father is someone Johnson has known for ten years; she has explained that he is not some random man she has met. They have been in an on-and-off relationship.
Many fans have speculated that the baby’s father is Johnson’s ex-boyfriend Lil Scrappy; however, he has been with his wife for over four years. The name of the baby’s father is still a mystery.
Johnson had documented her pregnancy complications and shared them with her fans through Instagram. She could not deliver her daughter through normal procedure due to a case of Placenta previa.
After the birth of her daughter, she is considering having another child.