Biography of Laura Giaritta

Laura Giaritta is an American woman who owns a sports store in Florida. She is famous for being the ex-wife of rapper Robert Matthew Van Winker, known by his stage name. Vanilla ice cream . She has been running a sports store called ‘2 The Xtreme’ in Miami, Florida since 1996.

Early life and family

Laura Giaritta was born on October 18, 1970 in the United States of America. Her father’s name is Thomas Giaritta and her mother’s name is Elaine Giaritta. She has an older sister Renee Giarritta . Laura doesn’t talk much about her childhood days.

Speaking of her school performance, it has been reported that Laura is currently studying at Full Sail University for her Science degree.

Who is Vanilla Ice’s ex-wife Laura Giaritta?

Laura Giaritta is an American businesswoman who runs a sports store ‘2 The Extreme’. She is not known to be involved in any other profession and has been earning a good sum of money through the sports store. Her ex-husband is a former rapper who started working on reality TV series instead of continuing his career as a rapper.

Laura Giaritta Net Worth

Laura Giaritta has a sports store in Florida through which she earns a good sum of money. Giaritta’s net worth is still under review as of 2019. Meanwhile, her ex-husband Vanilla has an estimated net worth of around $10 million, according to celebrity net worth, as of 2019.

Laura also owns two cars that she has shared on her Twitter.

Laura lives in her former marital home in the Versailles development, which is a few miles south of Wellington. Vanilla bought that house in 2005 for $716,000. Vanilla lives in a $1.2 million house in The Hunt which is located in the city of Lake Worth in Palm Beach.

Why did Laura file for divorce from her ex-spouse Ice?

Speaking of Laura Giaritta’s marital status, she is not married. Giaritta is not known to be dating any men at the present time. However, she was in a long-term marital relationship with her ex-husband Vanilla Ice.

On July 4, 1994, Laura Giaritta and Vanilla Ice met at a party that was after Vanilla Ice’s career tanked and he tried to rebrand and create a new image with a funk-inspired rap sound.

On March 30, 1997, Giaritta married Vanilla Ice in a wedding ceremony at her Star Island mansion in Miami Beach.

A year after their marriage, the couple gave birth to their first daughter. Van Dusti Rain Winkle in 1998 and his second daughter, KeeLee Breeze Van Winkle was born in 2000. The former is studying for a degree in entertainment business at Full Sail University. Years after their marriage, their relationship began to cool. They even celebrated their 20th anniversary, however it didn’t work out for them and they eventually broke up in 2011.

Vanilla has been arrested multiple times for assaulting his wife Laura. When Vanilla was in the Palm Beach County Jail, Laura attended family therapy sessions. She even accused Vanilla of not being a good father to his daughters and said that the father and daughters weren’t close enough as they should be.

Laura filed for divorce from her husband Vanilla in 2016 on her 46th birthday, approximately 24 years after their marriage. In court documents, Vanilla asked the court for 50% custody of her daughters. Laura even asked for alimony saying that she spent most of her life supporting Vanilla to further her career and raise her children, however Vanilla denied the alimony deal right away saying that she is capable of doing everything herself .

Once, there was a rumor that Laura cheated on her husband with a cast member from the rapper’s popular show DIY Network. The Vanilla Ice project.

The couple’s divorce has not yet been finalized. Laura sometimes uses her Twitter to say that she wants her divorce to be resolved as soon as possible. Once she mentioned her ex-husband’s name in her tweet, she wanted him to sign the divorce document soon.

Is she single now?

After her split with Ice, Laura Giaritta has been leading a low-key life as not much is known about her current relationship. Laura hasn’t introduced anyone as her boyfriend yet. She is single now.