Sheree Whitfield is best known as the cast member in the popular reality TV show The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She is also a writer, entrepreneur, and fashion designer.
Sheree has been dating Tyrone Gilliams since 2013. But her boyfriend was caught on a wire fraud case in 2013 and has been in prison since then. Recently her boyfriend was released from prison in February 2021, and they have been together. Sheree was previously married to NFL player Bob Whitfield in 2000, and after seven years, they got parted aways.
Let's find out about Sheree Whitfield.
Sheree Whitfield Net Worth And Career
Sheree Whitfield has a net worth of $800 thousand throughout her career. She is a reality TV star as well as a fashion designer and entrepreneur. During her first four seasons in The Real Housewives of Atlanta, it is estimated that Sheree Whitfield earned around $550,000 per season. As per madamnoire.com, she has earned $800,000 for season nine and $1 million for the show's tenth and final season.
Sheree Whitfield started her career through her involvement as the cast member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta in 2008. Shortly she becomes popular, and throughout the season, was revolved around her divorce from Bob Whitfield. The audience could easily see that Sheree was in a high-stress situation, and Sheree often struggled to keep her emotions in check.
That being said, the show also focused on everyday aspects of Whitfield's life, such as how she experienced raising her children as a single mom. The end of the fourth season of Real Housewives of Atlanta marked Sheree Whitfield's last appearance on the show until seasons 9 and 10, where she made a comeback and finished the series off.
Apart from The Real Housewives of Atlanta, as of 2020, she has appeared a total of 11 times on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. Besides, Sheree Whitfield has been a frequent guest on The Wendy Williams Show, appearing four times as 2020. She also appeared on E! News Live, Life After, Iyanla: Fix My Life, The Game, Ghost Hunters, The Bonnie Hunt Show, and The Ellen Degeneres Show. In 2010, she appeared on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire as a celebrity guest question presenter.
Also, Sheree Whitfield had a short cameo in Scary Movie 5. After The Real Housewives of Atlanta, she identified acting as a potential future career path and acting coach Kristen Shaw to improve her craft. Sheree Whitfield also earned credits behind the camera, as she was an executive producer for the show Selling It In Atlanta.
Sheree Whitfield has pursued a range of entrepreneurial ventures in addition to her television appearances. She released a fictional novel called Wives, Fiancees, and Side-Chicks of Hotlanta. She also launched her clothing line called She By Sheree. The clothing line also included a jewelry collection.
Is Sheree Whitfield Married?
Sheree Whitfield was previously married to NFL player Bob Whitfield in 2000. But after seven years of marriage, the pair got split away in 2007. During her marriage with Bob Whitfield, the pair have three children.
Talking about the previous relation with Sheree's ex-husband Bob Whitfield, Sheree Whitfield met Bob Whitfield in her early 20s. Bob Whitfield is a former well-known and successful NFL player who had previously played on the Atlanta Falcons.
The pair welcomed a daughter Tierra Monique Fuller on 18 July 1985, a son Kairo Whitfield on 2 July 1996, and a daughter Kaleigh Whitfield on 6 November 1999.
The couple got hitched in 2000. After seven years of marriage, they got divorced in 2007.
Sheree Whitfield and her ex-husband Bob Whitfield (©: bravotv.com)
In The Real Housewives of Atlanta episode, Sheree Whitfield reveals that she hoped for a seven-figure settlement due to her divorce from Bob Whitfield, but things did not go as planned.
Sheree received child support payments as part of the proceedings but was denied alimony. She appealed this decision, arguing that she would find it difficult to earn a living with no formal education or trade while being single. Sheree lost the appeal, and her ex-husband Bob Whitfield also took their home as part of the proceedings.
In a 2018 interview with Bravo’s The Daily Dish, Sheree spoke about how Kairo is skilled in several different areas. She explained:
“It didn’t seem like it was that long ago that we were on TV, so when I see the playbacks of the kids on the show, they look like they were tiny. So now you have this huge 6’5”, 6’6” guy, super handsome — he’s his mom’s son, but I’m super proud of Kairo… He’s excelling in school, and he’s a student-athlete.”
After divorce, Sheree Whitfield found love in Tyrone Gilliams in 2013. But it is revealed that the couple has been dated a year before. It was until her boyfriend, Tyrone, was caught on wire fraud in 2013. The pair have been in on-off relationships since 2013.
Tyrone was sentenced to 10-years. The pair got split due to a wire fraud case in 2013. But again, the pair got reconciled in 2016. Sheree visited him in prison and communicated during his prison times. But things go south when Tyrone lost an appeal in 2018, and the pair got split away.
Recently Tyrone Gilliams was released in early February 2021 and transferred to a halfway house in Philadelphia. But, Tyrone isn't fully in the clear. His charges stem from his 2013 sentence for having stolen $5 million from investors in a Ponzi scheme. At the time, the former Penn State basketball player would fund a lavish lifestyle with the stolen funds.
Now, FBI records say he still has to pay back the $5 million in restitution in addition to three years of supervised release after he leaves the halfway house. The pair Sheree and Tyrone again got together after Tyrone got released from prison.
Shereé spoke to The Daily Dish back in 2018 about Tyrone, and at the time, it seemed like she was feeling pretty serious about him.
A source claiming to be close to Whitfield told the publication that Shree and Tyrone were soulmates. It’s unclear when the alleged wedding date will take place.
Who Is Sheree Whitfield?
Sheree Whitfield was born on 2 January 1970. She hails from Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA. She grew up in an affluent neighborhood and was raised by her single mother in Shaker Heights, Ohio, alongside one sibling. She was also a cousin of Chelsea Brown.
Before fame, it is alleged that in 1989, Sheree Whitfield was arrested on two different occasions for shoplifting in Ohio. Because of this, she was permanently banned from all Saks stores in the state of Ohio.
Sheree Whitfield has a height of 5 feet 5 inches.