Summary

  • Erika Jayne is 52 years old, born on July 10, 1971, and hails from Atlanta, Georgia. Her career began in New York City before moving to Los Angeles in the mid-1990s.
  • Standing at 5'7", Erika's height adds to her commanding presence onstage. Many of her fellow RHOBH cast members are also tall, suggesting a correlation between height and confidence.
  • Erika has had a successful music career, with hit singles and a number-one album. She has also ventured into other creative endeavors, such as writing a bestselling book and establishing her own beauty brand. Despite controversy, her talent and energy make her a lasting presence on RHOBH.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Erika Jayne is a fixture on the hit reality TV series, and there is curiosity about her age, height, and other facts. Erika has never been one to bite her tongue, so there's much to learn about the club singer on and offscreen. With RHOBH season 13 in the works, it's time to revisit facts about the blonde bombshell.

The Pretty Mess singer has always been a fan favorite on one of the best Housewives franchises. However, Erika's behavior has gotten increasingly problematic. She was mixing prescription drugs with alcohol in season 12, and the drama surrounding her ex-husband Tom Girardi's legal troubles has also taken a toll on the star. While she remains paramount to RHOBH, she's become more controversial. What else is there to know about Erika?

Erika Jayne's Age

Erika Jayne From The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills wearing red dress smiling long hair

Erika was born on July 10, 1971, making her 52 years old. The blonde singer was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to a single mother, Renee Chahoy. After graduating from North Atlanta High School, the future television personality moved to New York City. She got a couple of minor television roles on Law & Order and appeared in several movies. However, the screen was never Erika's dream: she aspired to a musical career, inspiring her move to Los Angeles in the mid-1990s.

Erika Jayne's Height

Erika Jayne from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Erika is 5'7", which adds to her statuesque presence when she performs onstage. While she's not exceptionally tall, she clearly towers over fellow cast member Kyle Richards, who stands at only 5'2". Interestingly, many RHOBH ladies hover between 5'6" and 5'8". Perhaps their tallness equates to confidence for these entrepreneurial women.

Erika Jayne's Music Career

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Erika's music career took off before she ever appeared on RHOBH. In 2007, Erika released her first single, "Roller Coaster," which topped the dance charts. Following the success of her hit single, Erika's debut album, "Pretty Mess," was released in 2009. She also released various singles between 2010 and 2018 and even had two other number-one hits: "Painkillr" and "How Many F*cks."

After gaining further notoriety from joining the RHOBH cast in 2015, other musical opportunities came Erika's way. In 2018, she went on a tour titled "Erika Jayne Presents: The Pretty Mess Tour." The following year, Erika starred as Roxie Hart in a Broadway production of Chicago until the show was shut down due to COVID-19. Currently, Erika is performing in a Las Vegas residency at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay.

Erika Jayne's Relationships

Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi from RHOBH at dinner

Most notably, Erika was married to shady lawyer Tom Girardi from 2000 through 2020, and while they are not legally divorced, they are separated. Before Girardi, Erika married Thomas Zizzo, a DJ from Manhattan, from 1991 to 1996. During that time, she gave birth to her only child, Thomas Zizzo Jr. After the divorce, she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career. Erika has had many rumored boyfriends since separating from Tom, but none are confirmed.

Erika Jayne's Business Ventures

Erika Jayne from RHOBH

While it didn’t hurt that Erika married a successful and wealthy attorney, she has become a successful businesswoman on her own. Her book, Pretty Mess, became a New York Times Best Seller. The RHOBH star also joined forces with BeautyBlender and Sephora brands and has her own beauty brand, EJ Beauty. While she's taken a step back from her business ventures to focus on her Vegas residency, Erika is undoubtedly an entrepreneurial force to be reckoned with.

While Erika's popularity grew exponentially when she joined the cast of RHOBH in season 6, she was already an actress and singer in her own right. She left home at just eighteen to pursue a career in film and television and later moved to Los Angeles to realize her dream of becoming a singer. Erika achieved that dream, having released an album and multiple hit singles. She's also a bestselling author and achieved what many singers could never do by gaining a coveted Las Vegas residency.

Erika has gotten more controversial and less popular over the years due to her erratic behavior and legal woes in connection with her ex-husband, Tom. However, Erika is a creative force to be reckoned with. She may have become famous as a Housewife, but her talents and goals expand far beyond her now-failed marriage with an older, wealthy man. Her creativity, energy, and unavoidable drama will make her an artistic force and entertaining RHOBH cast member for years to come.