Shamea Morton was born in Atlanta, Georgia USA on 13 May 1982, and is a reality television personality, best known for being part of the Bravo series “The Real Housewives of Atlanta”. She also served for many years as a cheerleader for the Atlanta Hawks basketball and the Atlanta Falcons American Football teams. All of her endeavors have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Shamea Morton? As of early-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $2 million, mostly earned through her career on television. She also has film credits and has performed in several stage productions. She also does work on radio, and as she continues her endeavors it is expected that her wealth will also increase.
Shamea Morton Net Worth $2 million
Morton was exposed to performing at a young age, joining several music ensembles and hip hop groups, plus being a member of her church choir. She later led her church’s choir and was then named Little Miss Tiny Star. She attended Morris Brown College where she studied Broadcast Journalism. Afterwards, she attended Georgia State University, graduating with a dual degree in Psychology and Sociology.
After graduating, she become part of the Atlanta Hawks cheerleading squad in 2003, and simultaneously she also became a cheerleader for the Atlanta Falcons, becoming the captain of the squad in 2011. She also became a dancer for Georgia Force Arena Football League for four years, alongside her other cheerleading work. Shamea would earn her big break when she was cast in the film “Drumline” starring Zoe Saldana, which was praised by critics and led to her gaining popularity as well as increasing her net worth. Prior to that appearance, she was already performing small roles on television. She also appeared in stage projects such as “Olympic Village” and “Illusions”, and was then a part of the independent film “Lesson Before Love” which helped further her career. Later she would be cast in the play called “The Haves and Have Nots”, so her net worth was rising steadily.
Morton would gain a lot more exposure after joining the cast of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta”, which would help in continuing to build her net worth. The reality series started in 2008 and is the third installment of “The Real Housewives” franchise. She became part of the show in 2015, mostly as a supporting character, and continued to make guest appearances in the 2016 episodes.
Recently, Shamea became the official game host of the Atlanta Dream, a team from the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She also performed as a singer alongside Shamari Fears-Devoe and Keri Hilson. Additionally, Shamea has become a radio personality, as part of “The Ryan Cameron Morning Show” on Atlanta’s V-103.
For her personal life, it is known that Morton is engaged to Gerald Mwangi, apparently planning to visit his home village in Kenya. She is very active on social media, having both popular Twitter and Instagram profiles.
