Chelsea Handler is one of the best American comedians. She is also an actress, author, television host, producer and activist. She has been known to be very outspoken, even on very personal matters. In separate interviews with The New York Times, Handler revealed that she had two abortions when she was 16.
She has authored five books that made it to the New York Times bestseller list with four of them reaching number one. In 2010, the entertainer ranked 98th on Forbes Celebrity 100, and in 2012 she was named among other times 100 Most Influential People in the World. Read on to learn more about this beautiful woman.
Who is Chelsea Handler
Born February 25, 1975 in Livingston, NewJersey as Chelsea Joy Handler is the last of six children (three girls and three boys) born to Rita and Seymour Handler. Her mother, a housewife, was born in Germany but later moved to the United States in 1958. She was Mormon while her husband, a used car dealer, is Ashkenazi Jew.
At the age of 9, Chelsea lost her eldest brother, who was 21, in a hiking accident and in 2006 her mother also died after many years battling cancer.
She moved to Los Angeles,California from New Jersey when she was 19 and living with her aunt in Bel Air. There she worked as a waitress to support herself during her acting career. Her decision to become a stand-up comedian was born after she told her story about driving under the influence to a class of fellow offenders who found it funny.
In April 2006, Chelsea Handler began hosting The Chelsea Handler Show which ran for two seasons on E! was broadcast. The following year, she toured the United States with her Hour Stand-Up Comedy Tour. Meanwhile, her comedy has been featured on a variety of platforms, including VH1 Love Lounge , Comedy Central premium mix , and HBO’s airing of the Aspen Comedy Festival .
In July 2007, the entertainer became the host of the late-night half-hour comedy talk show. Chelsea Lately on the E! Network. This ran from 2007 to August 26, 2014. The show later had a spin-off titled After Lately.
On September 12, 2010, she became the second woman in MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) history to host the ceremony alone. As a result of her contributions to various areas of entertainment, Mal was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Chelsea Handler in 2012 on the Time 100 list.
In January 2016, she released a documentary series, Does Chelsea , on Netflix and in May of the same year, she began hosting the comedy talk show, Chelsea, on Netflix.
As an author, Handler has written five books including My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands (2005), Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me Chelsea (2008), Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang (2010), It’s Because Chelsea Handler Told Me (2011) and Uganda Jokes (2014).
your fortune
Handler did a very good jobMultiple talents for good use. She has made a lot of money from her comedy shows, book sales, acting and also from her television shows. She’s reportedly made a whopping $10 million from her late-night comedy show, and her Netflix deal is likely to be in the millions as well. In 2012, her net worth was reported to be $12.5 million, but since then that number has increased. Now she is said to have a net worth of $40 million.
Husband or boyfriend, is she dating Mel Gibson?
Chelsea Handler has never been married and even though she’s maintained an “impressive” list of unsuccessful relationships over the years, there’s no evidence Mel Gibson makes it onto that list. This is a common realization as she is often very vocal about her relationships.
She dated Dave Salmoni, an animal trainer, entertainer and TV producer from Canada. Their relationship lasted a few months before Salmoni broke the news of their split on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno .
After that, she met 50 Cent at her show in 2010, and after a while they started dating. Things fell apart just a few months later when 50 Cent called Chelsea to let her know that his ex-wife Ciara, who came on her show the next day, wanted him back and wasn’t happy they were dating. Chelsea got angry, said a lot of uncomfortable things to 50 Cent and that was the end of the relationship.
In 2006, she began dating Ted Harbert while he was CEO of Comcast Entertainment Group and ran E! and other cable channels. They moved in together a few months later, but probably because they had a hard time separating business and pleasure, the relationship went down the drain. On January 25, 2010, Chelsea Handler confirmed their split on her late-night talk show.
Chelsea made strides and broke off a relationship with a hotelier named André Balazs in 2011, but they broke up after two years. It’s been a bicoastal relationship, with the duo struggling to figure out how to live a life together. Speaking to Oprah, Chelsea said she never had any doubts about Andre’s love for her. According to her, he was her match.