Kolleen Maria Gipson never left the spotlight. She only grew with her age. She aged like fine wine and she is still drop dead gorgeous. She has been a beautiful wife, an inspiring mother and a phenomenal woman. Even at 72, she is the woman netizens look up to.
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Biography and Family
Kolleen Maria Gipson was born in 1950. She was an actress in her younger days. She married William Wright Jr. in 1970. She as 3 children, the oldest is Erykah Badu, followed by Koryan and Eevin. She has 3 beautiful grandchildren, namely- Seven Sirius Benjamin, Mars Merkaba Thedbord and Puma Sabti Curry.
Family Relationships
Kolleen is very, very close with Erykah. She has been close with her daughter since a very young age. Erykah has often mentioned how she was brought up by her mother and her mother’s effect on her is vast. Netizens have always assumed that Kolleen and her acting was what made Erykah Badu choose acting too; that her mother’s love and passion for this art travelled and inspired Erykah as well.
One of the biggest gestures that showed how close the mother-daughter duo are was when Erykah and her then lover, Outkast’s Andre 3000 broke up, after the birth of their child Seven Sirius Benjamin, Andre released a song called ‘Ms. Jackson’ which was his heartfelt open letter to Kolleen apologizing and explaining how he felt.
This was what made Erykah slowly get over the pain caused by the break up because in the beginning, Erykah was not ready to forgive Andre at all. She even considered not listening to the song. However, when the real “Ms. Jackson” that is Kolleen heard it, she realized how genuine and heartfelt Andre’s verse was. She supported the message of the song, the feelings and she bought everything to support Andre. This urged Erykah to reconsider and listen to the song, which slowly helped her get over the pain that Andre caused her. That is how Kolleen brought changes for the better in her little girl’s life even when she was an adult.
Erykah has often fondly spoken of her mother whenever she has had the chance. It is evident that she has a beautiful bond with her mother than is an inspiration and a topic of envy for a lot of people.
Social Media Presence
Kolleen herself doesn’t seem to have a social media account. However, she is often seen on Erykah’s social media accounts. Her twitter account is @fatbellybella and her Instagram account is @erykahbadu. Recently, Kolleen was seen on Erykah Badu’s video on Instagram of doing the 4 generation TikTok trend. In that trend, 4 generations of strong and beautiful women were seen. First was Puma, Kolleen’s granddaughter, followed by Erykah. Following them, in the video, came Kolleen herself. Lastly, after her, came Kolleen’s mother, completing the cycle of 4 generations of motherhood. It was a sweet gesture that Erykah made to show case how close motherhood can be.
Net Worth
Net worth of Kolleen is difficult to estimate. However, one can see that she is leading a very happy and fulfilled life with her daughter, Erykah. Erykah has a net worth of 12 million USD due to her career as an actor, song writer, singer and producer.
Conclusion
Kolleen Mari Gipson is an iconic woman who has always inspired so many netizens in motherhood, womanhood and generally as people. Netizens hope for her to live a happy life and to see her more often in cute family videos on Erykah’s feed for such a healthy mother-daughter duo is rare to find and is cherished by all.
