Kristi Gibson is best known for her engagement to Bret Michaels, lead singer of glam metal band, Poison, in 2010. Sadly, they called off their engagement two years later, but have remained great friends ever since, co-parenting their two daughters, including Swimsuit Illustrated model, Raine Michaels.
Besides her relationship with the Poison singer, Gibson is also an actress and former model. Read on to learn more about Michaels’ quasi-wife.
Who is Kristi Gibson?
Almost wife of Bret Michael was born Kristi LynnGibson on Christmas Day, December 25, 1970, in Vancouver, Canada. Details of his early years are not available to the media, nor his family or upbringing. While these are out of media reach at this time, what is known, however, is that 5′ 8″ tall Kristi passed the model.
Kristi Gibson is also a talented actress, as mentioned earlier. She starred in the American psychological thriller A Letter from Death Row in 1998. Her performance in the film was well received and her fame skyrocketed in turn. She went on to appear in other popular works such as High Voltage, Low Budget (The Writing of a Death Row Letter) in 1999 and American comedy-drama The Untold Story (2019).
Gibson began dating American musician and lead singer of rock band Poison, Bret Michaels in 1994. The duo dated for over a decade and had two lovely daughters, Raine in 2000 and Jorja Blue five years later. , in 2005. The on-and-off couple survived a series of crises and odds during their long-term relationship, but finally committed to their 18th year together, in 2010.
The family of four debuted a documentary television series on VH1, Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It in October 2010. Michaels realized that Kristin Gibson was the right woman for him and on one of episodes of the show, he asked Gibson to be his wife.
The following year is a dream come true forbeautiful family. Unfortunately, the second year of their engagement, they called it off and separated for good, although they remained great friends and are determined to raise their daughters together.
Kristin Gibson’s Ex – Bret Michaels
Bret Michaels is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He rose to popularity as the lead singer of the glam metal band Poison known for their single Every Rose Has Its Thorn. He is also an actor, director and solo artist.
Michaels wrote, directed, and starred in the 1998 film A Letter from Death Row. As a solo artist, he has released several albums including the film’s soundtrack album – A Letter from Death Row. He also released Shake My World, Songs of Life (2003), Freedom of Sound (2005), and Built to Measure, his most successful album as a solo artist. The album peaked at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock chart. Hit Parader ranked him number 40 on their list of the greatest heavy metal singers of all time in 2006.
His TV credits include his work as a judge on the talent show Nashville Star, the hit VH1 reality show Rock of Love with Bret Michaels and its sequels, Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It. He was the winner of the NBC reality show Celebrity Apprentice 3
Daughter of Kristi Gibson – Raine Michaels
Raine Elizabeth Michaels is Kristi Gibson and Bret’s oldest daughter. She was born on May 20, 2000 in Los Angeles, California. She lived in Vancouver for five years, then spent eight years in Arizona with her family before returning to Los Angeles to complete high school. Raine is a journalism student at Belmont University in Nashville.
She is a wonderful combo of her parents as much as her younger sister. Raine is an actress and a bikini model while Jorja is an aspiring actress and singer. Her acting credits include The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time.
She began harboring the dream of being a model since she was 13 after seeing Kate Upton dressed in a skimpy bikini and jacket on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 2013 issue. Her mother’s modeling skills and her father’s connections would give her the necessary advances in her dream career, but it wasn’t to be. The girl found it difficult to get into the industry.
She was first signed to an agency at the age of 16 on the condition that she slim down. After several failed attempts to achieve the required height, she almost gave up until she came across One Management NYC in January 2019, who happily accepted her curvy figure. Eventually, her dreams began to take shape.
She landed her first modeling gig with Swimsuit Illustrated and became one of the magazine’s finalists for Swimsuit Model Search in the 2019 edition. Raine plans to move to New York to pursue her modeling career and hopes to continue her classes online.
