Diane Alexander is a famous celebrity from America. She is known because of her husband Lionel Richie, one of the American idol judges.
Furthermore, she started getting media attention after tying her knot with her husband, a famous American personality. Lionel was a massive pop star, topping with charts with hits like “Dancing on the Ceiling,” “All Night Long,” and “Say You, Say Me.”
Diane is his second wife. Before marrying Diane, the famous American personality was married to Brenda Harvey. With Brenda, Lionel has even adopted a daughter. Alexander’s fame and her popularity’s credit goes to one and only Lionel.
Her husband’s famous songs, ‘Hello’, ‘Truly’, ‘Three Times A Lady’, and ‘Say You, Say Me’ have been granted the ‘evergreen’ status and have promoted him to celebrity status. Initially, Lionel form a successful career with the ‘Commodores’ and then went on to have a successful solo career.
Richie is also considered one of the most successful singer-songwriters of the 20th century, with most of his songs peaking on important music charts. He is also the recipient of the Grammy award.
Lionel, in his music career, has collaborated with a number of musicians and singers including Diana Ross, Enrique Iglesias, Rascal Flatts, and Kenny Chesney. Besides his career in the music industry, Richie has also appeared in films such as ‘Pariah’ and the documentary series, ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’.
Diane Alexander’s Date of Birth and Age
Diane Alexander was born in Los Angeles, the United States on June 16th, 1967. Alexander has been celebrating her birthday on the 16th of June every year. Currently, she is 55 years old and is living a healthy life. Lionel’s wife was born and raised in Los Angeles.
Moreover, Diana holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. For her religion, she has been following Christianity.
Reason Behind her popularity
Alexander who led a simple and normal life got huge attention from the media and came into the limelight after marrying Lionel Richie. Despite being famous, Diane has prefer to live a simple life by keeping her personal life away from the light of social media.
Diane’s information is still hidden. The name and identity of her parents and her background have not been revealed to date.
Diane Alexander’s Husband
Diane Alexander was married to Lionel Richie in 1995. Richie married Diane two years after his divorce from Brenda. He first tied his knot with Brenda Harvey, which led to some serious drama when Harvey caught them in the act.
As a result of the argument, Brenda was arrested for assault and murder on other charges, including resisting arrest, crime, destruction, and disturbing the peace. He end his marriage in 1993.
How long was Diane Alexander married to Lionel?
Diane and Lionel stay together for around 8 years.
Diane and Lionel share two children, Miles Brockman Richie and Sofia Richie. Miles is 26 and made headlines of his own in 2019 when he was held up by police at Heathrow Airport for a dispute with a number of security guards.
Sofia Richie is 22 years old. She is also a model and has walked runways for a number of big-name designers, including Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Jeremy Scott, and Philipp Plein.
Currently, the model has more than 6.5 million followers on Instagram and also received tons of media attention when she started dating reality star Scott Disick (Kourtney Kardashian’s ex) in 2017.
Lionel Richie’s Career
Richie was signed on as a singer and saxophonist with the ‘Commodores in 1968. In the same year, Lionel signed a record contract with Atlantic Records for one record and then moved on to Motown Records.
Likewise, in 1974, the band ‘Commodores’ released their debut studio album, ‘Machine Gun’, which was an album of funk music. They released the self-titled album, ‘Commodores’, which became popular and is listed as one of their top 5 albums to date.
Does Lionel Richie have a wife now?
No, Lionel didn’t get married after his second marriage. He is currently single.
Similarly, he even sang the theme song for the film, ‘Endless Love’ along with Diana Ross in 1981. The song went on to become a huge hit in the UK, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.
Lionel started his solo career in 1982 with a self-titled album. Luckily, one of the singles from the album, ‘Truly’ peaked at the no. 1 position on the music charts in the US.
Eventually, he released his next solo venture, ‘Can’t Slow Down in 1983, under the label of Motown Records. The album sold double as much as his first album and also went on to win a couple of Grammy Awards.
Diane Alexander and Lionel End Their Marriage
The relationship between these two didn’t last long. The pair split in 2003, after seven years of marriage. Likewise, The divorce was both messy and costly, as Alexander requested a massive $300,000 a month in spousal support.
Diane Alexander’s Social Media Handles
Diane Alexander is active on her social media handles like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.