Talinda Bennington has worked in many phases of life including serving as a model, and teacher. She gained fame since she became part of the life of Linkin Park’s former lead vocalist, Chester Bennington as his wife. Before his death, Bennington was able to earn a good fortune as well as garner millions of fans across the world with his outstanding singing ability, all of which his wife continues to enjoy.
She was born on September 18, 1976, in America as Talinda Ann Bentley. Although not much is known about her earliest life, it is known that she attended the Los Angeles Music Academy in 1995. in 2000, she graduated with a bachelor’s in veterinary medicine.
Talinda continued with her different career paths before she finally met Chester whom she came around to marry until his death. She has since managed to move on with her life since the tragedy of her husband and she now has a new man that she can call hers.
The New Man In Talinda Chester’s Life – Who Is He?
After spending a number of years without her former musician husband, Talinda has found herself love in Michael Friedman. Friedman is a firefighter with Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, CA.
Although rumor has juggled the internet that the couple got engaged in 2017 shortly after the death of Chester, Talinda took to her Instagram page to announce in 2019 that she was engaged to Friedman that year and not 2017 as claimed. The couple tied the knot on January 4, 2020.
She has described her new husband as her Angel on earth, but Chester still remains her soulmate.
Amazing Facts About Talinda Bennington
1. How Chester and Talinda met
In 2004, Talinda and Chester met through a mutual friend Ryan Shuck – a singer, producer, and entrepreneur. The couple shortly started dating and only 10 days together, the two moved in as a couple. The next year, they headed for a private wedding a year after.
Their love story has made waves, especially because she was known to have stayed with him through thick and thin.
2. Talina Ann Bentley was not the first wife of Chester
Although the Linkin Park frontman was the first man that Talina got married to, she was not the first woman in his life. He was first married to American musician, Samantha Marie Olit- popular as “Punk Rock Mother Teresa.” Samantha and Chester started dating when the singer was in Grey Daze band which was managed by Samantha.
They got married in 1996 and remained together until 2005 when their union ended in divorce. Together, they were blessed with a son, Draven Sebastian Bennington who was born on 19 April 2002.
3. She was a model for Playboy magazine
Talinda gained prominence as a model even before she became married to a music star. She modeled for the 1953-founded Playboy magazine which became popular for featuring nude and semi-nude models among others.
4. Chester Bennington had a rough childhood
When he was younger, his parents got divorced. He stayed with his father, and about that time, he was abused sexually by an older male friend. Also, he lived his earliest life being bullied for his skinny figure. It is believed that all of these led him to depression, drug, and alcohol abuse.
5. How her late husband, Chester Bennington died
His fame and music did well in blindfolding the depression that was in him for years. On a day Talinda and their children were away from home, Chester ended his life by suicide. Before his death, he struggled with drug and alcohol abuse. He also had other health challenges which forced him to stay away from some shows and led to the cancellation of a number of tours.
Chester Bennington was found dead by his housekeeper who raised alarm. His death was ruled as suicide by hanging on the 20th of July 2017. From further examination, it was reported that there was alcohol, but no other drug in his system at the time of his death. He was laid to rest on July 29, 2017, at South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes, California.
As much is it is believed he died by suicide, other theories have claimed the likelihood of being murdered and making it seem like suicide. There is no proof of this claim.
6. Did she cheat on her husband with Mike Shinoda?
Hours after the death of Chester, tweets were made on the verified Twitter handle of Chester Bennington’s widow claiming that she never loved him and was only married to him for his money. The tweets alleged that she was having an affair with Chester’s bandmate, Mike Shinoda and she drove him to kill himself.
Nonetheless, it emerged that all the claims on the handle which have all since been deleted were false as her account was hacked and the messages were sent by the hacker.
7. A mother of three
Before Talinda, Chester had three children Jaime, Isaiah, and Draven Sabastian. The three boys came from his past relationship with Elka Brand, adoption, and ex-wife, Samantha Marie Olite respectively. The boys became Talinda’s stepchildren. In 2006, she gave birth to son Tyler Lee Bennington, and in 2011, she had twin girls Lily and Lila.
8. The truth about her wedding anniversary to Chester and her wedding date with Michael Friedman
Like many aspects of her relationship with her current husband Friedman, rumor had its way on the date of their marriage. Many claimed she got married to Friedman on her wedding anniversary with Bennington. However, she set the record straight on social media with the right date. She wedded Bennington on January 1, 2017, while Friedman was January 4, 2020.
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9. How rich is Talinda Bennington?
Although Talinda Bennington had a career as a model, that was not enough to make anything significant for her in terms of income. More so, she also works as a teacher, which also does not guarantee her any significant wealth. However, the wealth Chester gathered amounts to an estimated worth of $30 million as of 2019.
Following Chester’s death, it was revealed that he left his entire estate to his widow and six children, which makes her quite rich.
10. Height and body measurement
She stands a good height of 5 feet and 7 inches tall (170 cm, 1.7 m), and a weight of 55kg (121 lbs).
