Nicole Mitchell Murphy is an American former model, businesswoman, and actress who was married to popular actor Eddie Murphy. As a model, Nicole Murphy has been represented by The Ford Modeling Agency, based in New York City.
She was the face of many of the best brands, including Chanel, Valentino, and Ungaro during her good days as a model. A highly sought after and popular face, she modeled at fashion shows in Europe’s fashion capitals when her career was at its peak.
Also an actress, Murphy appeared in the short film Shut the Fuck Up. She was the host of the reality television series Global Beauty Masters in 2014. Murphy has also appeared on numerous television shows, including Hollywood Exes, Big Morning Buzz Live, Home & Family, and Wendy: The Wendy Williams Show. Currently, Murphy deals with several business ventures, including her own jewelry line.
Nicole Murphy Parents, Siblings
Nicole Mitchell Murphy was born in Sacramento, California, on January 5, 1968, as Nicole Ronnette Mitchell. She is the daughter of a British mother, Ellen, and an African-American father, Eddie T. Mitchell. Known by the nickname of Mitch, Mitchell was a pilot in the United States Air Force.
She has three brothers, Trevor, Nathan, and Darius. Their parents separated when the children were young. Her father died on October 24, 2012, in Sacramento, California, United States and she has lost her mother in November 2019.
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Nicole Murphy Career Bio
Nicole Mitchell Murphy began her modeling career at the age of thirteen. A few months later, she participated in an international modeling contest that she won. She then signed with the American international modeling agency, the Ford Model Agency. Murphy eventually joined the main Paris-based agency, Glamor Models.
Since then, she has represented many major brands such as Yves St. Laurent, Chanel, Valentino, and Ungaro. Murphy has walked down the ramp to major fashion houses in Europe’s fashion capitals. After a few years of modeling, she left the industry to start her jewelry line called FLP (Friendship, Love and Peace) by Nicole Murphy. She is the CEO of the Los Angeles, California-based jewelry company.
In addition to modeling and managing her businesses, Murphy has also appeared on various television shows. She first appeared on the reality television show The Contender in 2005. She appeared in the 2009 horror short film titled Shut the Fuck Up, directed by Ian Lawton. The short film featured Steve Wilson and Tom O’Leary alongside her. She was also the host of the reality TV show Global Beauty Masters in 2014.
Nicole Murphy appeared on the reality television show Hollywood Exes, a program featuring the ex-wives of popular Hollywood figures. Her other television appearances include Big Morning Buzz Live, Live! With Kelly and Ryan, Home & Family, The Insider, Inside Edition, and Wendy: The Wendy Williams Show. In 2016, Murphy appeared in a comedy television movie called Just Love, which also features Jackée Harry, Medina Islam, and Claudia Jordan. She appeared on Steve Harvey’s talk show Steve as well.
Nicole Murphy Married / Divorce / Children
Nicole met actor Eddie Murphy at an NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) image awards show in 1988. The two began dating and soon decided to live together and had a baby girl Bria, in November 1989. After almost 5 years of living together, the couple married. The marriage took place at The Plaza Hotel in New York City in a grand celebration in 1993.
The couple has five children, four daughters, Bria L. Murphy, Shayne Audra Murphy, Zola Ivy Murphy, and Bella Zahra Murphy, and a son, Myles Murphy. After 12 years of marriage, she filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences with Eddie Murphy. The divorce was finalized on April 17, 2006, almost ten months after she started the process.
She received 15 million dollars for the divorce settlement. However, she couldn’t spend the money as her childhood friend Troy Stratos swindled her 10 million dollars and mortgaged her and her parents’ home. He was later arrested and sentenced to jail for 22 years.
Nicole Murphy Boyfriend Lists
After separation from Eddie Murphy, Nicole has had several relationships, and that too with mostly married men.
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Michael Jordan
In the year 2007, the rumor sparked that newly divorced NBA star Michael Jordan dated Nicole however it was not made official by the rumored couple.
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Michael Misick
In the same year, it was reported that Nicole dated Michael Misick the exTurks & Caicos Prime Minister.
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Michael Strahan
It probably was the serious and longest relationship Nicole had after their divorce. She dated The Good Morning America host from 2008 to 2014 and they were even engaged. But both of them called off the five-year engagement alleging their partner cheated. However, it seems it was Nicol who cheated as the rumor has she dated Jimmy Jackson at the time.
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Jimmy Jackson
In 2014, she was spotted with NBA star Jimmy Jackson intimately snuggling at Dorado Beach Ritz-Carlton in Puerto Rico.
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Nick Cannon
In 2015, it was rumored Nicole dated the ex-husband of Mariah Carey Nick Cannon as they were spotted at Manhattan’s Tavern on the Green in NYC.
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Drake
Drake first met Nicole when she appeared in the commercial ad for Drake’s whiskey Virginia Black. After some time, Drake appeared at the 50th birthday party Nicole and celebrated with her. So the rumor of the two datings sparked obviously.
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Antoine Fuqua
He is a director and a married man. He is married to his wife and actress Lela Rochon-Fuqua, for 20 years. Still back n July, he was pictured intimately kissing Nicole. the two denied the affair and Nicole even publicly apologized to Lela in September 2020.
Since this last affair, Nicole has been concentrating her focus on her family and her granddaughter Evie Isla Murphy, who was born in October 2019.
Nicole Murphy Net Worth
Nicole received 15 million dollars for divorce settlement with Eddie Murphy however she was swindled of the money. Her financial condition was said to be in trouble from then till 2010. She recovered from the crisis and is now producing a popular VH1 series titled Strahan.
She is also a co-host of a show Kelly and Michael. Nicole is also the co-host of the show Good Morning America. When she was engaged to Strahan, the couple together 16 million dollar home in 2013.
In 2018, she had launched her own skincare brand—ZOBELA and she has her own jewelry line FLP Jewelry Design which stands for Friendship, Love, and Peace. As for 2022, her estimated net worth is 12 million dollars.
Nicole Murphy Social Media
As nikimurphy as her Instagram account, 2878 posts, and 996k followers, she keeps posting pictures of herself and her skincare products.
As Nicole Murphy @OfficialNicoleMurphy her Facebook account, she has been liked by 32,862 people and followed by 33,832 people.
Nicole joined Twitter as @Nicole_Murphy in June 2009. Since then she has had thousands of followers on her Twitter account.
On youtube, she has her own channel named Nicole Murphy Fitness which has already gained over 10k subscribers. She shares the secret of her fitness regime and motivates women and men to make 50 a new 40.
Nicole Murphy Wikipedia Facts
| Full Name/Real Name | Nicole Ronnette Mitchell |
| Date of Birth/Birthday | January 5, 1968 |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Born Country | USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Sacramento, California |
| Ethnicity | African American |
| Parents | Ellen and Eddie T. Mitchell |
| Siblings | Nathan, Trevor, and Darius |
| Profession | Actress, model and businesswoman |
| Marital status | Divorced |
| Former Husband | Eddie Murphy |
| Children | 5 children: Four daughters, Bria L. Murphy, Shayne Audra Murphy, Zola Ivy Murphy, and Bella Zahra Murphy, and a son, Myles Murphy |
| Social Media | Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube |
| Net Worth | 12 million dollars |
| Height | 1.78m |
