Gelila Bekele is famous and talented media personality. She has impressed many fans all around the world. This talented personality is a model, activist and documentary filmmaker. Apart from that she is successfully working as a humanitarian. As a lot of people love her she has become a successful Instagram influencer. Her Instagram account has around 105K followers. If you want to know more about Gelila here are some details below:
Relationships and personal life
Gelila has been in a relationship with her longtime boyfriend named Tyler Perry. They both met each other at a concert of Prince. In 2009 the rumors about their dating started coming out. After a few years they moved in together. Soon after they welcomed a baby boy into their life. They named their son Aman Tyler Perry in 2014. The couple has been in a relationship for around 13 years. However they kept their personal life private. According to recent rumors they have broken up and are not living together anymore.
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Bio & Early Life
Gelila Bekele was born on 1986 in Addis, Ababa. She has Ethiopian ethnicity and holds American nationality. During her interview she reveals that she was raised by her grandmother. Her parents didn’t live her much. Surprisingly her mother was only 16 when she was born. While growing up she was inspired by her Grandmother. At the age of 9 she moved to Europe and started learning a new language.
If we talk about her siblings she has got one sister named Anna Wrossetti. She is currently 34 years old while she is 1.75m tall. Since her childhood she wanted to become a model. While attending UC Berkeley she couldn’t concentrate on studying and left it for a modelling career.
Quick and Interesting facts
Here are some interesting facts about Gelila
- Gelila Bekele is the author of famous book named Guzo
- She loves to read and travel while some of her most favorite places are Ethiopia
- Beautiful Gelila has got curly hair naturally
- The talented model has been a part of a famous movie “Full”
- Life is not Honey is directed by Gelila
Modeling Career
Gelila started working as a model with Ford Models. She has worked with some of the most prominent brands. Diesel, Levis, Michael Kors, Tory Burch, H&M, Pantene and L’Oréal have loved working with her. However she has mostly worked in Paris and America despite being from Europe. She has directed one movie named Mia: Life is not honey while movie Full has been her acting debut. Apart from that she is a humanitarian and have fondly worked on a charity project named Water.
Net Worth
Gelila is a famous model, author and philanthropist. She has got a huge fan following worldwide. Currently her net worth is around $600 thousand. In 2012 itself she earned $2 million. Her career continues to grow and that’s how her net worth will also increase.