Nikki Reed Wiki, Biography, Age, Spouse, Height, Net Worth, Fast Facts

Nikki Reed Wiki, Biography

Nicole Houston Reed was born in West Los Angeles, California, to Cheryl Houston, a beautician, and to Seth Reed, a production designer. She has an older brother, Nathan August Reed, and a younger half-brother, Joey Reed. Her mother is a Christian of part Italian descent, whereas her father is Jewish. Reed was raised without religion and has identified as Jewish. She grew up around some Jewish practices, as her brother had a Bar Mitzvah.

Reed has said in numerous interviews that her early home life was “complicated”. Her parents divorced when Reed was two, and she was raised by her mother.  In 2002, when Reed was 14 years old, she moved out of her mother’s house and began living on her own, mainly in apartments in the Los Angeles area.  After Thirteen‘s success, Reed returned to Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, but dropped out again after a year. She said that “mothers who were sneaking into the school at lunchtime to confront and harass her about the film” were the reason for her departure. She earned a high school diploma through homeschooling.

Catherine Hardwicke, a friend of her mother’s, invited her to work on a script with her, when Reed said she was interested in acting. They finished the script for the semi-autobiographical film Thirteen in six days. Producers asked Reed to play a role in the film because they had trouble casting it, as it was an “uncomfortable” role for most young actresses.

Personal life

Reed met Paul McDonald, a singer-songwriter and former American Idol contestant, on the red carpet at the premiere of Red Riding Hood in March 2011. This moment was broadcast on an American Idol episode as part of a segment that showed the contestants attending the premiere. The couple began dating, and moved in together not long after. They confirmed their engagement in June 2011,  and married on October 16, 2011, in Malibu, California. In March 2014, Reed and McDonald announced that they had separated after living apart for the previous six months due to “work obligations”. Reed filed for divorce in May 2014, and the divorce was finalized on January 2, 2015.

Reed began dating actor Ian Somerhalder in mid-2014. They confirmed their engagement in February 2015, and married on April 26, 2015, in Malibu, California. On May 4, 2017, the couple announced via Instagram that Reed was pregnant with their first child. They had a daughter, Bodhi Soleil Reed Somerhalder, on July 25, 2017.

Reed is close friends with her Twilight co-star Jackson Rathbone and Spy Kids actress Alexa Vega, who was her matron of honor at her first wedding.

Activism

Reed teamed up with Staples and Do Something for their third Annual School Supply Drive in the summer of 2011. She is also an animal rights advocate. She volunteers at animal shelters in her free time and she designed a limited edition collar and leash for Gilt to benefit Aspca. On October 22, 2014, she was honored with the ASPCA Compassion Award for her contributions to animal welfare.

Reed endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.