The Glow: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling star Michelle Mangan was recently arrested and charged with battery of an officer and resisting with violence after her husband, Johnny Damon was also arrested for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level that was four times above the limit.
The alleged arrest was made on February 19, 2021. However, the couple has said they were targeted. Michelle, who was described as a tough girl by her husband has featured as a fitness model on the Apprentice in the past.
Mangan has been married to Damon for 20 years since 2004. She is the mother of six out of eight children of the former baseball outfielder.
10 Shocking Facts about Michelle Mangan
1. Michelle Mangan’s Early Life and Background
The actress was born to Sharon and Steven Mangan on May 15, 1975, in Missouri, USA. Her father worked at Kraft Foods. She was raised alongside her younger brother, Shane Mangan.
Michelle attended Doctor Phillips High School in Orlando. She is of Irish descent and has strong Christian beliefs.
2. She Bought Her First House at the Age of 19
The Missouri native has a passion for real estate. She reportedly bought her first house at the age of 19 with the money she made while working with her father at Kraft Foods. Even after she married Damon, she continued doing business as a real estate agent and later established property and named it J&M Investments.
3. Her TV Career Began in 1986
The reality star started appearing in television series in 1986. She was featured in the TV series Glow: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling and POWW: Powerful Women of Wrestling in 1987.
In 2014, she starred as a fitness model on The Apprentice and later on Below Deck Mediterranean in 2016 with her husband.
4 Michelle Mangan Met Her Husband in a Restaurant in 2002
While in Houston, Michelle Mangan met Damon in a restaurant in 2002. At that time, she was an office director for a talent scouting company. Damon was still married to his first wife, Angie Vannice when they first met but they reportedly started dating after he got divorced. Although the former baseball player later revealed in his book Idiot: Beating the Curse and Enjoying the Game of Life that they started dating while he was still married.
In 2004, they tied the knot on December 30th, 2004 at the Orlando Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes.
5. The 53-Year-Old Actress Has Six Children
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Michelle Mangan and Johnny Damon share six children together. Their first child and daughter, Devon Rose was born in 2007. The following year, they welcomed another daughter Danica Rayne into the family. In June 2012, The couple received a set of twin girls Dasha and Dalia.
Their fifth-born daughter was born in April 2015 while their only son Dash was born in 2016. Nevertheless, Mangan is the stepmother of Damon’s older twins Jackson and Madelyn. The twins were born during her husband’s first marriage.
6. Michelle Mangan Has Been Accused of Breaking Her Husband’s First Marriage
Although Michelle has denied severally that she is not guilty of breaking her husband’s first marriage, Damon’s ex-wife does not agree. She claimed she did not start dating him while he was still married.
However, the report that says her husband revealed they were already dating before his divorce remains questionable. There are other sources that claim the couple still maintains that although they knew each other before his divorce, they did not date until after he got separated from his wife.
Her husband first married his high school sweetheart in 1992.
7. She was Arrested for Allegedly Pushing a Police Officer in 2021
In February 2021, Mangan’s husband was arrested for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level four times above the required limit. Michelle was also arrested after the police said she was uncooperative and had earlier pushed an officer.
The Windermere Police Department later released the footage of the arrest and it showed Damon yelling Blue Lives Matter.
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8. Her Husband is an Ardent Supporter of Donald Trump
During Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Her husband spoke at a rally in Florida and expressed his support for a border wall between the United States and Mexico. Also, he was previously a committee member on Trump’s council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. He was also a special guest at the Orange County Republican Party’s Trump Defender Gala.
9. Mangan’s Husband Played in the Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2012
Growing up, Johnny Damon ran tracks and played football in high school. He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the first round of the 1992 MLB draft.
Throughout his career, he has played for seven MBL teams over the course of his career from 1995 to 2012. Some of the teams he has played for include:
- Kansas City Royals (1995–2000)
- Oakland Athletics (2001)
- Boston Red Sox (2002–2005)
- New York Yankees (2006–2009)
- Detroit Tigers (2010)
- Tampa Bay Rays (2011)
- Cleveland Indians (2012)
10. What is Michelle Mangan’s Net Worth?
Michelle Mangan might have made a fortune through her real estate business but that is not certain. At the moment, the reality TV star has not revealed her income and earnings yet.
Nevertheless, her husband reportedly boasts of a net worth of over $40 million. Johnny Damon earned a total sum of $110 million in salary and an additional $10 million from endorsement deals.
Michelle Mangan and her husband are both philanthropists and apparently, they run a foundation called Johnny Damon Foundation together. The foundation supports American veterans and helps vulnerable children.
