Most people go into marriage to experience the beauty of having a life partner to enjoy the ride of a ‘happy ever after’, but along the line, things take a different turn and this is the story of Nicole Turley who is a professional actress. She has starred in several movies such as; Amoureux: Lost the Plot, Swahili Blonde: La Mampateee, Good Teeth, amongst others.
She is fondly known for her perfect interpretation of roles, notably as Felicia in the movie Good Teeth. She was born in Garden Grove, California in 1981. Although she has been in the American movie industry before she met her now divorced husband, John Frusciante, most sources still report that she came into the spotlight after their union.
Interesting Facts About John Frusciante’s ex-wife
1. She had an interest in the arts since she was a little girl
While growing up, Nicole had an interest in a lot of things including singing and dancing. However, she first started as a child dancer before she took to singing, and later she became an instrumentalist. For 18 years, she was a dancer and when she was 22, she started playing drums.
2. How Did She Meet John?
Sometimes, our feelings and emotions do not leave us the choice to decide who we decide to love, when we decide to love and where we eventually fall in love. As experience has proven that love can happen at any circumstances and even the most careful man can find love in a hopeless place.
In the case of Nicole Turley and John Frusciante, the now estranged couple first met at a musical concert in California back in 2010. Perhaps their case was love at first sight as the couple went on dates and within a short while they began a relationship that led to their marriage on July 31st, 2011.
By the time the marriage came to an end, they were still not having any kids between them.
3. She Has John Frusciante to Thank For Her First Studio Works
The lovebirds met at a music festival because they share an interest in music and productions. Nicole Turley credits John Frusciante and Nicole Turley for teaching her to play the guitar and this inspired her into music production.
4. Why Did Nicole Turley and John Frusciante Divorce?
Barley four years after they tied the nuptial knot in a grand wedding ceremony in July 2011, their marriage began to experience cracks and setbacks. Subsequently, one thing led to another and their love for each other began to get thin and thin by the day.
Their once blossoming love has begun to wither and the couple grew apart. Thus, it did not come much as a surprise when the couple filed for divorce in early 2015 and finalized their divorce in October the following year. Though the actual reason that led to their divorce has not been ascertained, multiple sources have reported that it was due to irreconcilable differences.
5. What is Nicole Turley Net worth?
Before she met John Frusciante, she was already into acting and production. As a result, she rakes in much money for herself and continues to do well for herself, even after her divorce. Aside from appearing in movies, Nicole Turley has appeared in TV sitcoms and this adds to her huge paycheck, which has brought her net worth to an estimated $1 million.
This comes from the fact that she earns an average of $40,000 to $80,000 thousand from acting alone, and also earns between $30,000 to $50,000 thousand from movie productions annually.
On the other hand, the net worth of John Frusciante was estimated at over $14 million at the time of their divorce.
6. She Made Profits From Her Divorce
Her divorce from John Frusciante in October 2016 turned out profitable for Nicole Turley. This is because, her ex-husband, John Frusciante was mandated to pay her $53,000 thousand monthly as settlement.
Hence, to date, Nicole Turley still receives monthly divorce settlement from a man she is no longer in love with but earns money from his paycheck, how interesting.
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7. Her ex-Husband & Fans Made Fun of Her Alimony Request
During their court proceedings for her divorce with John Frusciante, Nicole Turley’s initial request as divorce settlement was $75,000 thousand and this triggered the fans of her renowned singer and guitarist husband, who took to social media and blasted her.
Even, John Frusciante was disturbed by the figure and called it “crazy”.
8. She Owns A Musical Band
Just like her singer husband, Nicole Turley now owns a musical band known as Swahili Blonde. Not many people are familiar with this aspect of Nicole Turley.
But it is noteworthy to mention that the 39-years-old began singing in 2009 and together with her band has gone on to release a couple of albums, notably; Psycho Tropical Ballet Pink And Only The Melody Was Real, amongst others. In fact, part of her divorce settlement was rent for her studio and this was why John Frusciante objected to the initial $75,000.
Before she became a member of Swahili Blonde, she started several bands with her friends such as Seventh Sea, Blood Everywhere, Licorice Piglet, Black Umbrella, and WEAVE!
9. Nicole also runs a record label
Apart from just being in a band, Nicole also has her own record label, Neurotic Yell Records. According to her, she decided to start the music label after she got frustrated with the way labels were treating artists. She has some bands belonging to her friends under the record label.
10. Quick look at her educational background
She got her education from the Orange County High School of the Arts where she attended from 1995 to 1999. She got a certification in the field of Classical dance.
