You might know that Lori Harvey once dated Michael B. Jordan, but did you also know she
once considered riding horses for a living?
How about her love of pilates and celery juice?
This is the untold truth of Lori Harvey.
Lori Harvey is a super successful businesswoman and has fingers in a number of different pies.
One of her biggest forays into the business world is the creation of her skincare brand,
SKN by LH.
Harvey opened up to PopSugar in January 2022 about the venture, revealing one of the reasons
she took the leap.
"When the next generation is coming up and there's that little brown girl who wants to
get into skin care or start her own company, she can see me and be like, 'I can do it,
too.'"
Harvey also grew up with sensitive skin and rosacea, which is why she brought her expertise
to the market — but don't think she's been relying on other people's work to get her
through.
"Before I launched, my anxiety was through the roof.
I questioned every little thing, like, 'Is my packaging OK?
Should I have redone this, should I redo this?
Is this the right time, should we push the launch date back?'"
Though her skincare line has been successful, she's far from finished building her empire.
She told Bustle,
"I definitely want to have my hand in everything at some point.
I think Rihanna has done an amazing job and laid some really great groundwork.
I love how she's kind of done everything and done it so, so well.
I think I'll definitely dabble in different parts of the beauty industry and fashion industry."
"It's gentle enough for all skin types, and it's packed with antioxidants."
This star is taking care of business with a net worth of $1 million, according to Celebrity
Net Worth.
Much of that comes from her thriving career as a model, as she's signed to the modeling
agency LA Models in the U.S. and Select Models in Europe.
She's worked with some huge brands too — including Burberry and Valentino — and made a big
appearance at Paris Fashion Week in 2017 where she walked for Dolce & Gabbana.
Not only that, but Harvey has made bank from big time collaborations, including creating
her own collection with fashion brand Pretty Little Thing while serving as a brand ambassador
for the fashion company.
As for how she spends all that cold hard cash?
Harvey admitted to Pretty Little Thing in 2018,
"I'm very adventurous, I love travelling and trying new things!"
So we already know that Lori Harvey has a famous family after her stepdad, Steve Harvey,
married her mom, Marjorie Harvey, but just how close is this clan?
Well, it sounds like the group is as close as can be despite being a blended family.
"Mom and I decided that you shouldn't attend award shows anymore because when you don't
win, you don't really know how to fix your face, and, you know, smile."
Lori told Bustle,
"Blending our families together was an experience because we're all very big personalities or
all very opinionated.
So it was interesting, but it was good.
It was fun."
The star shared a similar sentiment with Pretty Little Thing in 2018, when she described herself
as being "very family oriented" while revealing her friends are also like family to her.
"I have a small circle of friends, that are basically like my family, that I love to spend
most of my time with."
Steve has also shared some touching sentiments about his relationship with Lori, including
gushing over her and her now former boyfriend, Michael B. Jordan.
He told People in September 2021,
"I don't speak publicly about this type of stuff, but I'm happy for my daughter right
now.
I really am.
It's the first time I've been happy for her [in a relationship].
And it's the first time she's been happy."
Though her most high-profile romance was with "Black Panther" actor Michael B. Jordan, that
wasn't the first time Lori Harvey has dated someone famous.
She was actually once engaged to former Manchester United soccer player Memphis Depay.
He popped the question to Lori in 2017 and her dad, Steve Harvey, confirmed the news
on Twitter with a photo of the engagement.
However, their relationship wasn't built to last.
The now former couple went their separate ways in 2018 after she was spotted without
her engagement ring.
Lori opened up about the broken engagement while speaking to Bustle in June 2021, saying,
"I grew up a lot and I learned a lot from that relationship.
And so, I think just as I've gotten older and developed as a woman, I've taken that
knowledge with me: learning what I like, what I don't like, and just applying that to where
I'm at now."
Back in October 2019, Harvey was arrested for allegedly trying to leave the scene of
a car accident after she struck a parked car while driving around in Los Angeles.
Harvey's vehicle was reportedly left on its side and Harvey was found by police a short
way away walking down the street away from the crash.
Thankfully, no one was hurt.
The influencer was later charged with two misdemeanors and could potentially have faced
two years in prison for the offense, according to People.
Thankfully for Harvey though, her sentencing didn't come with such harsh consequences.
In December 2020, TMZ reported that Harvey had accepted a plea deal of no contest to
one of her misdemeanor charges, and had to serve out two years of probation as a result.
It turns out that Lori Harvey is on quite the health kick and has a super healthy habit
she does every single morning — drinking celery juice!
"I start every morning with the celery juice, and I chase it with a vitamin C shot."
She told The Strategist in October 2021 she'd been doing it for three years after being
introduced to it by her trainer.
"It's great for digestion and inflammation and is a good source of antioxidants.
If you want a flat tummy, it's really good for that, too.
It tastes like a very healthy green juice — not the best taste, but you get used to
it after a while and the results are worth it."
But that's not the only time Harvey has spoken candidly about how she stays in shape, and
her admissions haven't been without controversy.
In May 2022, Harvey opened up about losing 15 pounds, confirming on TikTok that, in addition
to exercise, she ate 1,200 calories a day.
That caused quite the divide on social media, where fans both praised and criticized her.
Lori Harvey doesn't just rely on her diet to stay looking so gorgeous, she also spends
a lot of time working out.
In fact, she's a Pilates addict and swears by the exercise, gushing to The Cut in April
2022,
"I feel like it's completely transformed my body and really leaned me out and gives me
long lean muscles versus like when I would just go to the gym."
But don't think she doesn't like to change things up slightly when it comes to her beloved
workout method.
"I love Pilates on the reformer, but I also like to incorporate Hot Pilates, which is
really good to get a nice sweat.
I love to sweat a lot in my workout because then I feel like I really did something."
Harvey also addressed her workouts in a May 2022 TikTok video, revealing she'd been doing
Pilates for a while but had only gotten consistent with it around a year prior, which is when
she really started reaping the benefits.
Plenty of social media users tweeted about an uptake in people trying out Pilates following
Harvey's confession.
Lori Harvey is one savvy social media queen — and she has the stats to prove it.
Harvey is hugely popular on social media, with a particularly impressive following on
Instagram.
But don't think this star is so obsessed with influencing us all across her social media
accounts that she doesn't take some time out of her busy schedule to live her life without
the cameras around.
She told The Cut,
"I think social media is such a great tool and when used the right way it can be amazing,
but there are also downsides to it.
So I think it's important to be able to just unplug, take some time for you, breathe, and
live in the real world."
Harvey noted that she actually takes breaks from the virtual world and changes up her
routine from all the screen time, sharing,
"I try to take breaks weekly honestly.
Usually a Sunday or when I have a chill day where I'm just unplugged and do nothing."
Okay, saddle up because this one might surprise you.
While you might know her best from social media, her business ventures or her modeling
career, it turns out Lori Harvey originally had a different career path in mind.
Harvey originally saw equestrian riding in her future and was so good she started competing
when she was just 14 years old.
She told Bustle,
"My love for the sport just took over.
I'm in love with horses.
That literally took up all of my time.
I would be there from the time the barn opened until they closed."
As she recounted in a 2014 episode of her stepdad's show,
"Well, I was one of 31 riders who qualified earlier this year.
There was a total of 15 jumping obstacles, and I finished on top."
But all that sadly changed when the then-18-year-old injured her back.
Thankfully, Harvey recovered well, but was told by medical professionals that if she
ever fell again she could potentially end up paralyzed.
She was willing to get back on the horse, but her parents were adamant she was never
going to compete again.
That meant she had to rethink her whole life direction, with the model explaining to Bustle,
"[I focused on] just developing those passions and trying to just focus on that and focus
on the positives."
This star also didn't let fear keep her out of the game entirely, as she told Vogue in
2018 that, although her professional dreams are over, she still rides casually when she
can.
Though she hasn't yet added becoming a musician to her varied portfolio, Lori Harvey has already
been immortalized in music.
Just, maybe not in the way she might have hoped.
Harvey was dissed by her ex-boyfriend Future on his collab with 42 Dugg, in which he didn't
exactly have the nicest things to say about her.
That's not even all of it.
Though the diss that ended up on the final edit of the song was nasty enough, there's
another version out there that sees things getting a little nastier.
Harvey was finally asked about the controversial lyrics by Bustle after staying silent about
them on social media.
She explained,
"I try to just not let any type of negativity or rumors or anything like that make me stoop
down to that level and go back and forth with it or whatever.
Just maintain my position of I know who I am, I know what's going on.
I just try to stay up here and take the high road in every situation."
In addition to everything she has going for her, Lori Harvey also has a dating history
that would make almost anyone envious.
The star has hit the headlines a few times over the years for her dating life, as she's
stepped out with some of the most eligible bachelors in the world.
Of course, there's Michael B. Jordan, who was crowned People's Sexiest Man Alive in
2020, who she went Instagram official with in January 2021.
Then, of course, there are her romances with Future and Memphis Depay, but those weren't
the first times her dating life has made the news.
Prior to her enviable romance with the "Black Panther" star, Harvey was also linked to the
likes of singer Trey Songz and even British race car driver Lewis Hamilton.
No wonder Vice once described her as "the Queen of Dating!"
She's also been linked to another A-lister who may surprise some people, due to the large
age difference between them: Diddy.
E! News reported this one, claiming back in 2019 that they went their separate ways after
realizing they wanted different things.
What's next for Lori Harvey?
Only time will tell.
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