October Gonzalez is no new person to the spotlight. The stunning lady who is also fondly called Tobie Gonzalez is the wife of Tony Gonzalez, the former American football tight end.
Despite the foregoing, October Gonzalez may be more famous outside her husband’s influence because she has made a name for herself as an outstanding TV host and a model. She might be popular as the wife of the former American football player but there is a lot more to learn about the gorgeous and talented mother of three.
October Gonzalez Biography
Before picking up her husband’s surname, October Gonzalez’s original name was October Calinda Vegas-Russell. She was born on October 10, 1980, in the city of Los Angeles, Califonia. The young beauty had her high school education at West Brook Senior High School in Florida before moving to the University of Texas where she bagged a degree in communications.
Facts About October Gonzalez
She has strong musical genes
October belongs to a mixed ethnicity with American and Mexican roots. Her father, Pat Vegas, who is an American, was a member of a musical group called the Redbone in the 1970s. Some sources added that her mother was also a singer. Going deeper into her lineage, there are reports that her grandparents were also great musicians. Her grandfather was a well-known pianist who played in the Lawrence Welk show while her grandmother was a regular singer on a radio show.
There is little information about her siblings but according to some sources, she attended music lessons with her siblings among them is her sister named Sarah who often accompanies her to charity events. October and her siblings were also among the singers in their school. They even auditioned in a singing group called Elementary Ensemble. She, however, appeared to have dropped her singing career as she grew older.
She started small
It wasn’t all rosy for October from the initial stage of her life. She started off as a bartender before her first appearance on TV in the reality TV show, E! True Hollywood Story, which focused on the lives of popular NFL wives until she successfully established herself as an American TV show host. Her first break, however, was in 2014 when she hosted the daytime talk show, The View, with women panellists.
October made her major hit in 2017, when she co-hosted the interactive game show, Beat Shazam, with Jamie Foxx. In addition to her role as the show’s co-host, she also worked as the in-house DJ.
Her net worth
October Gonzalez trained herself to become one of the most successful young ladies we have in the entertainment industry. Despite starting off with a very low profile job, she worked hard to become the woman of great substance that she is today. Although her actual earnings have not been revealed yet, it is believed that she is greatly rewarded for her role in hosting several interesting talk shows. She also shares from her husband’s net worth of about $20 million.
Who is Tony Gonzalez, her husband?
October’s husband Tony is best known for his career in the National Football League as a tight end. Gonzalez retired in 2013 after recording several ground-breaking points and earning numerous awards and recognitions like the consensus All-American.
Born in Califonia to his mother Judy who raised him and his older sibling, Gonzalez belong to a mixed race with his father being of Jamaican, Cape Verdean, and Scottish descent, while his mother belongs to African-American, Mexican-American, Euro-American, and Native American ancestry. He played his college football at the University of California, Berkeley, where he also majored in Communications before he joined the NFL draft in 1997. Tony met October in 2003 and they got married in July 2007, even though it is said that their marriage is not legally binding. The couple is blessed with two lovely children – Malia and River Gonzalez, born May 27, 2008, and June 2010, respectively. Tony also had a son from his previous marriage with media personality Lauren Sánchez, his name is Nikko.
Her height, weight, and other measurements
October is a beautiful woman with an amazing figure typical of Mexican women. Even after giving birth to her two adorable children, the young beauty still maintains a naturally gorgeous body with a height of 5′ 4″ (1.63 m). Her other body measurements are not yet given but from her appearance, there is no doubt that the California born maintains a fit body weight and shape. Her husband Tony is 6′ 4″ (1.93 m) in height.
