Samantha Bennington is an American entrepreneur and ex-celebrity wife who was married to late singer Chester Bennington. Chester Binnington was famous for being the lead singer of the legendary rock band Linkin Park.
Table of Biography
Early life
On December 1, 1971, Samantha Marie Olit was born in Detroit, Michigan. As of now, she is 50 years old and her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Therefore, there are no details of her parents. But according to the sources, she was raised by an adopted mother. Also, she was very close to her adopted mother. Unfortunately, she has not preferred to reveal any details related to Samantha’s previous early life. Like schooling, siblings, parents, etc.
Career
As of sources, Samantha’s adoptive mother developed a life-threatening disease and was dying in the hospital. During the time she recorded her 1st song. She was just 7 when she recorded the song in her neighbors’ in-home studio. Fortunately, after listing to the song, her mother miraculously recovered. Additionally, she created a burlesque dance troupe called Rhythm Kittens.
Caption: Samantha Bennington with her son during a shoot. Source( Instagram)
The troupe performed hip hop, modern jazz, hula, and Latin dance forms. Later, she found an independent label named “SAM Records”. Moving on, she signed a deal with “The Narrow”, a South African band. Moreover, she also performed soulful songs with them. Later, she was inspired by her son and recorded a meditation CD. It especially targeted infants and young children. Soon she successfully became a life coach and started “Creative Life Coaching”. In addition, she coaches her clients about internal and external success. Besides, she became a specialized Advanced DNA ThetaHealer.
More about career
In 2012, she began an independent consultation service for aspiring musicians. Her first-ever TV show titled “Hollywood House Guests” was created. Currently, she has been serving as a blogger for Certainlyher.com. Especially it focuses on women and provides beautiful perspectives on life. Besides that, she is widely recognized as the ex-wife of Chester Bennington. Thus, he got popular as one of the lead singers of the legendary rock band Linkin Park.
The fans remember him for his trademark high-pitched voice. Hybrid Theory and Living Things are some of the popular albums released by his band. The album Hybris Theorypeaked at number 2 on Billboard 200. Furthermore, in the album Meteora he provided his voice. Additionally, the album was sold 16 million copies around the world. Her net worth is around $1 million $5 million.
Personal life
In 1996, Samantha Marie Olit met Chester Bennington. During the time, he was performing with the Arizona–based band Grey Daze. Eventually, they started dating and they decided to marry in October 1996. According to the sources, she has helped him enter the band, Linkin Park. In April 2002, they welcome their son named Draven Sebastian after 6 years of marriage. Additionally, she has played a major role in his professional life.
Caption: Samantha Bennington with her son. Source(Instagram)
Unfortunately, due to their personal reasons, they decided to separate and divorce in 2005. On July 20, 2017, her ex-husband was found dead in his home. Additionally, he committed suicide on Cornell’s 53rd birthday. All his fans were heartbroken. Besides, also \ she wrote a long paragraph on her social media handle. As of now, she is in a relationship with A.J. Williamwood. They are living a happy life together ad each other’s company. Also, he has a good relationship with her son.
Body measurement and Social media
Unfortunately, Samantha Bennington has preferred not to reveal any details regarding her body measurement. But, she has beautiful dark brown eye color and also dark brown hair color. She is active in her Instagram account named @samanthabennington with 15.9k followers. Also, she joined Twitter in February 2013 and has 19.3k followers as of now.
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