Courtney Stodden

At 29 years old, Courtney Stodden has this physical status:

Courtney Alexis Stodden (born August 29, 1994) is an American media celebrity, model, singer-songwriter, and national spokesperson for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). After competing in beauty pageants and releasing her own original music, then 16-year-old Stodden married Doug Hutchison in 2011.

Stodden's marriage prompted her to appear in numerous reality television series, including Couples Therapy (2012), Celebrity Big Brother (2013), Mother/Daughter Experiment (2016), and Celebs Go Dating (2017).

Early life

Courtney Alexis Stodden was born in Tacoma, Washington, on August 29, 1994, to Alex John Stodden and Krista Kay Keller. Ashley and Brittany, both 9 and 11 years older than Stodden, have two sisters. Stodden refers to their childhood as "beautiful and enjoyable" because they were "completely spoiled in a positive way." Stodden has stated that their passion was singing and writing their own music from a young age. They were born in Ocean Shores, Washington.

Stodden and his classmates were bullied and insulted because of their mature appearances from age 12 to age 16, according to Radar Online, before their mother pulled them out of school at 16. Bullies had reportedly assaulted them and broke their left arm, causing them to be afraid. They continued their education by enrolling in an online private Christian academy.

Personal life

Stodden is a vegetarian, who claims that they "never felt right eating animals before." Stodden explained in a Couples Therapy bonus clip that another reason for their vegetarianism was thought to be lactose intolerance. It was also confirmed in 2014 that they were not lactose intolerant, and that empathy for animals was the sole reason for their vegetarianism. Stodden had hoped to stick to a vegan diet but decided against a vegetarian diet due to fewer food restrictions. Stodden has advocated for the vegetarian lifestyle on PETA's behalf.

Stodden has said in interviews that they identify as Christians. "I am a Christian girl," they sang. To those people who support gay rights, it may come as a surprise. I agree wholeheartedly in the phrase, 'Do not judge others.' Let people live their lives and be happy. The bible commands love one another. Stodden has also stated that they are bisexual.

Stodden underwent breast augmentation surgery in June 2013 to improve their breast size from a size C to a size DD. They had the implants out by March 2022, according to Newsweek that they did so due to back pain.

Stodden came out in April 2021 as non-binary and announced the option to change their gender pronouns to they/them. In June 2022, they migrated their pronouns to she/they.

Stodden, who lived in Hollywood, signed up on the Internet for an acting workshop taught by actor Doug Hutchison, on the recommendation of a friend of their maternal aunt, who worked in Hollywood, and knew Hutchison. Hutchison, who was unaware that Stodden was a juvenile, began a courtship with them over the Internet that lasted between four and six months, during which they fell in love before meeting in person. After Hutchison learned of Stodden's age, he told their mother, Krista, who had tracked their online interactions and was aware of their marriage and age, that if their parents' relationship and their age difference, he would have ended their friendship with Stodden if their parents disapproved. Their parents were free to make their own decision, citing Stodden's "devout Christianity" as the reason.

Stodden married Hutchison in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 20, 2011. Stodden was his third wife. Stodden's marriage in Hutchison, who had been described as a "pedophil" and "predator," drew controversies and sparked outrage when they married. Stodden's father was four years younger than his son-in-law Hutchison, according to the newspaper. Hutchison said that as a result of his marriage to Stodden, his agent's departure, his family disowned him and he was warned of death threats.

Stodden and Hutchison's marriage of two and a half years was announced by the media on November 1, 2013. Stodden said in Fox News that their 34-year age gap was a significant contributing factor in their divorce. The couple revealed in August 2014 that they had reconciled, with plans to renew their wedding vows later this year.

Stodden and Hutchison were expecting their first child, according to a post on May 17, 2016. Stodden reported a miscarriage in July, about three months into their pregnancy. The pair renewed their wedding vows on May 20, 2016, on May 20, 2016.

Stodden and Hutchison had split in January 2017, but the two families were still living together. Stodden filed for divorce in March 2018 and did not ask for spousal assistance. Stodden's divorce was finalized in March 2020, with Stodden claiming that they had "fully exploited" and "groomed," which they said when he reached out to them by email. In a March 2022 interview, Stodden made this accusation, along with the fact that Hutchison was physically assaulted and in some cases physically assaulted, "I think that's the highest power a groomer has over a child." "The emotional abuse and dominance are inextricable." Hutchison, on the other hand, said in a 2011 interview that Stodden first called him by email.

Stodden's partner, entrepreneur Chris Sheng, was married on May 28, 2021, and they became engaged to their partner, entrepreneur Chris Sheng.

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Career

Stodden began in the entertainment industry as a youth by modeling. As of 2011, Stodden's measurements were listed as 36-23-35 and 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm) in height. In 2009, Stodden hosted a cable TV show produced by North Beach Community TV in Ocean Shores, The Courtney Stodden Show, which aired five times. In October 2009, Stodden competed as Miss Ocean Shores Teen USA in the 2010 Miss Washington Teen USA pageant (but did not win the title). In 2010, Stodden released the original songs "Car Candy", "Crazy", "Don't Put It on Me", "Hurting People", and "We Are America". Star Observer ranked "Don't Put It on Me" as number eleven on their list of The 11 Best Songs of '11. Stodden said, "'Don't Put It On Me' is a kind of tongue-in-cheek song that I didn't take seriously at all, but it obviously had a good message to it." Stodden's mother, Krista Keller, initially served as Stodden's manager, but Keller quit in the spring of 2015, citing "creative differences". During their marriage, Stodden was managed by Hutchison.

In July 2012, Stodden and Hutchison were interviewed about their relationship on the Fox talk show Father Albert, in an episode of ABC's Good Morning America, and E! News.

The couple appeared as cast members in the second season of the VH1 reality television series Couples Therapy, which premiered in October 2012. The series features publicly known couples receiving therapy for relationship problems. According to Stodden, the couple enrolled in therapy to resolve issues that arose from their big difference marriage in age. Despite criticism leveled at the couple, Dr. Jenn Berman, the marriage, family, and child therapist who worked with the couple during their appearance on the show, opined that she did not believe that Hutchison deliberately sought out young people, saying, "He's not a predator. He's not someone, who if Courtney left him, would be trolling the Internet or high schools for underage girls. That's not his m.o. This is not a guy who was seeking out teenagers. He was teaching a class, she wanted to be an actress, it was an acting class ... And that's how it started."

Though Berman was eventually surprised by the dynamic between the two, she commented on her initial hesitations about working with the couple, saying, "I believe it was the wrong decision to let a 16-year-old marry a man in his 50s. It's uncomfortable to see... [at first] I said to my producer, 'I think this guy is a pedophile...I don't know if I can work with these people.' I don't condone it, but I do see that this is a married couple that is genuinely married and she has marital issues that needed to be worked on. I came in saying, 'She's a victim, he's a predator.' What I found out was that she has a lot more power in this relationship and he is far more powerless than I expected. His family has completely disowned him... He unfortunately has nothing besides her." Hutchison was also defended by Stodden's mother, Krista Keller, who praised Hutchison for the kindness with which he treats Stodden.

In August 2013, Stodden became a housemate on the twelfth season of the British version of Celebrity Big Brother but was evicted on Day 21, two days before the season finale, after receiving the fewest votes to save against Carol McGiffin, Louie Spence, Mario Falcone and Vicky Entwistle.

That October, Stodden appeared in a photo-op for PETA, which depicted them wearing a lettuce bikini to promote vegetarianism.

On March 18, 2014, the video for 50 Cent's "Don't Worry Bout It" was released, featuring a cameo appearance by Stodden. That August, Stodden appeared in an episode of the Reelz reality television series Hollywood Hillbillies.

On May 14, 2015, Vivid Entertainment released a solo sex tape created by Stodden. Stodden stated that they would donate what they were paid to charity.

On August 19, 2015, Rich Kid Mafia (RKM), a Los Angeles-based entertainment company whose primary services include artist management, digital marketing and music production, signed Stodden to an exclusive international management and development deal. Stodden appeared alongside their mother in the 2016 Lifetime series The Mother/Daughter Experiment: Celebrity Edition. The same year, Stodden made their feature film debut in the independent film Love Addict.

In 2018, Stodden announced they were recording an extended play (EP) record, which they likened to "Lil Peep meets Lana Del Rey." In March 2018, discussing their separation from husband Hutchison, they admitted to often "playing a caricature" with the media, which they likened to the personas of Anna Nicole Smith and Marilyn Monroe: "I decided, at 23, that 'I'm not gonna play this anymore. I'm just going to be myself.'" They said. "I want to be honest [now], and potentially help people."

In 2019, Stodden signed a deal with FNL Network to star in a self-titled reality show created by director Rocco Leo Gaglioti.

In March 2020 Stodden finalized their divorce with Hutchinson. Stodden spent their time during the COVID-19 pandemic working on a memoir, recording a new album, starting a cosmetics line, and running an OnlyFans account.

In May 2021, Stodden said that in 2011 television personality Chrissy Teigen tweeted and privately messaged them urging them to kill themselves. Teigen subsequently apologized to Stodden, saying she was sad and mortified at her past self, whom she described as "an insecure, attention seeking troll." Stodden accepted her apology but deemed it an attempt to save Teigen's business partnerships. A month later, Teigen released another apology in a lengthy blog post admitting to cyberbullying.

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