If you have watched American film Pearl Harbor than you must be familiar with the role of Nurse Betty Bayer which is portrayed by actress Jaime King. Jaime is an American actress and model who was featured in popular magazines from an early age before entering into movies.

King rose to fame after appearing in notable movies like Pearl Harbour, Sin city, Bulletproof Monk and My bloody Valentine. To know more about Jaime, stay tuned with this page.

Life Before fame

Jaime King was born on April 23, 1970, in Omaha, Nebraska. She is the daughter of mother Nancy King, a former beauty queen, and father Robert King. Jaime was born as the second eldest sister in the king’s family. She grew up in Omaha, along with her older sister Sandi King a younger brother Robbie King and a sister Barry King. She attended Westside high school but dropped out in 1995.

Jaime King when she was 14 years of age.
Jaime King when she was 14 years of age. Source: Instyle

Later after dropping out of school, Jaime joined a modeling school, Nancy Bound Studio.

Married to Kyle Newman

King married American director Kyle Newman in an intimate ceremony in Los Angeles at Greystone Mansion. The couple met during the shoot of Kyle’s directorial movie Fanboys. Jaime instantly felt a connection with the director and started dating for three months before tieing the knot.

After dating for months she moved to stay with Kyle. Nevertheless, it was Kyle who proposed her in the spring of 2007 before marrying on November 23 of the same year. At the wedding, Jaime wore a Kelvin Klein Gown and Kyle looked stunning in Black Tuxedo.

Jaime with her Husband and kids.
Jaime with her Husband and kids. Source: Fandom

The couple welcomed their first child a baby boy named James Knight in October 2013. The news was announced by Kyle in his Instagram account by uploading a picture of a baby, As per Jaime’s statement in an interview, it was the happiest moment of their life.

Besides, Jaime wanted to have three children with her husband kyle but sadly she suffered from endometriosis and polycystic syndrome which led to infertility. She had to go through five miscarriages after the birth of their first child. However, in 2015 king announced to be pregnant with their second child Leo Thames in October.

God Mother Taylor Swift

Jaime shares close relations with pop singer Taylor swift. She has always been a friend with the singer from the start of her career as a model. However, their friendship created a buzz after Jaime and her husband Kyle named Taylor as the Godmother of their child James.

Jaime with Taylor swift who is godmother to her child James.
Jaime with Taylor swift who is godmother to her child James. Source: Just Jared

In addition, she uploaded a picture of her son James and Taylor Swift on her Instagram mentioning Taylor as James’s godmother. Later Taylor also uploaded a picture with the baby with the caption ”meeting by boy” on her Instagram account.

Past Relationship and Drug Abuse

Jaime got addicted to drugs during the start of her career. Astonishingly she was addicted to heroin at the age of 14. It was the time when she had started her modeling career. During that time she was in a relationship with fashion photographer Davide Sorrenti. Due to the abusive use of drugs she often had to spend her days in the rehabilitation center. In addition, her partner was also a heavy user of heroin just like Jaime.  Later, he died due to excessive use of drugs.

Jaime during the time when she was addicted to drugs.
Jaime during the time when she was addicted to drugs. Source: Tweedland

Following her relationship with Davide, she also dated Robert James Ritchie professionally known as Kid Rock. He is an American singer, writer, and producer. However, details about their relationship are under wrap.

Net Worth-$8 million

Jaime King has a net worth of $8 million from her career as an actress and a model.  The primary way of Jamie’s earning is from her acting and modeling career. Besides, the movies and television series that she has worked on are doing well in the industry.

Some of her movies with its budget and box office collection are given below.

S.N Movies Budget Box Office
1 Pearl Harbour $140 million $449.2 million
2 Blow $53 Million $83.3 million
3 Sin City $ 40 million $158 million
4 My Bloody Valentine $14 million $100.7 million

She played Nurse Betty Bayer in the big hit, Pearl Harbor featuring Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Colm Feore, and Alec Baldwin. While, on the other hand, her husband Kyle Newman has a  net worth of $2 million from his career as a movie director. He has directed dozens of movies such as Star Wars: Smuggler’s Bounty, Barely Lethal. Besides, he directed music videos like Summertime Sadness and Style, featuring Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey.

 

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