Shekinah Anderson came to fame thanks to the friendship she shared with Tameka “Tiny” Harris, who is a singer and the wife of T.I. On her own, Anderson has registered many successes as a hairstylist and entrepreneur, but her fame was all thanks to her appearance on Tiny’s VH1 reality shows T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle.
In 2014, she had her show with Tiny, Tiny & Shekinah’s Weave Trip. With a better part of her life hidden, Shekinah attracted attention to herself recently when she went live on Instagram to make it clear that her friendship with her former BBF had come to an end.
While followers continue to reel on the actual thing that led to their fall out, some want to know more about the hairstylist.
Profile of Shekinah Anderson
- Full name: Shekinah Jo Anderson
- Date of birth: May 31, 1984
- Age: 40 years old
- Career: Hairstylist, entrepreneur, and reality TV star
- Net worth: $250,000
Interesting Facts About Shekinah Anderson
1. Who is Shekinah Anderson?
As stated, Shekinah Anderson is a hairstylist, entrepreneur, and reality TV star. She was born on May 31, 1984, in Atlanta Georgia, to her parents, James and Sonya Anderson. It was also in Atlanta that she was brought up.
Since she was a little girl, Anderson has had a passion for hairstyling. She took the passion a little farther at the age of 12 when she started styling family members and friends.
2. It was a long way for her building her career
She is now a big name in the hairstyling business, but it did not come easy for her as she had to start from the bottom. Through persistence, she attended Platinum Hit Salon in Atlanta where she obtained a degree in styling. She also went to Empire Beauty School where she obtained a degree in cosmetology.
3. She had two abortions in the past
Also known as Shekinah Jo, the reality star is not someone who is ever interested in hiding her past. She revealed that she has had two abortions in the past, hence it was her decision not to become a mother even though she is a godmother.
According to her, she decided to about the two pregnancies she has had in the past because, at the time, she was not ready to take the responsibilities of being a mother. She got pregnant when she was much younger and she doesn’t regret either the pregnancies or the abortions. And no, she isn’t ashamed either.
4. Shekinah Anderson has been a victim of abuse in past relationships
Shekinah doesn’t see relationships the same way as most people and she often prefers to remain single. This is because she has had a couple of relationships in the past where she was both physically and verbally abused. She stated that even though she did everything right in the relationships, she was still abused.
Sometime in the past, she shared a picture of herself on Instagram where she asked that she be prayed for as she was beaten by her man. She soon deleted the post.
5. She met Tiny when the singer was “just a housewife”
On how she first met her former best friend, Shekinah revealed that when they met, Tiny was only but a housewife. In addition to that, Shekinah stated that she worked for everything she got and was not helped up by Tiny.
6. Jo pushed for Xscape to return
She might not have gotten the credit for it, but Shekina made it clear that she was the one who got Xscape to come back together as a group after the American female R&B group parted ways many years ago. She claimed that she was the one that put a call through to all members of the group and got them to come back.
7. She is a strong believer in God
Among the things that the reality TV share doesn’t hide is her relationship with God. Even though she is a hard-working individual, she has always ascribed her successes to God and has always talked about God in things she does.
According to her, she doesn’t put her trust in the flesh because humans fail, but she puts it in God as he does not fail.
8. Tiny was not the only celebrity she worked for
The resume of the hairstylist is very impressive as apart from Tiny, she also worked with Future who she holds in high esteem. Even when others did not pay her what was her due, she was paid in full by Future who she revealed never underestimated her.
9. She is not the tallest woman out there
Shekinah Anderson is a good looking and curvy woman, even though she is not the tallest on any day. She has a height that is put at 5 feet. Her weight remains unknown.
10. Shekinah Jo Anderson has a reasonable net worth
The net worth of Shekinah Anderson has been estimated at $200,000. Needless to say, she makes her fortune first through her career as a hairstylist for celebrities and then through her various other businesses and reality TV.
Another way that she makes money is through endorsement deals and promotions on social media where she has over four million followers. She has been involved with brands such as Lulu Mattress, J Contour Waist, and Faces & Laces among many others.
She has come a long way from the time she started working for BET many years ago. At the time, she was paid not more than 150 dollars a day. She was paid very little because she had no license but as soon as she did, everything changed for her.
Having worked for tips and pennies, she stated that although many others including BET did not pay her well, Viacom also paid her what she believed was her due earlier in her career.
Shekinah Jo Ended Her Friendship With Embattled Friend, Tiny Harris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7iit9CopcA&t=601s
It is no secret that for a very long time, Shekinah and Tiny have been great friends, neither is it a secret that their relationship has come to an end. The first signs that a lot was not well with their friendship came when they unfollowed each other on Instagram.
More so, amidst the many sexual abuse cases against Tiny and her husband, T.I., Jo took to her social media to lash out at her friend. She claimed that Tiny and her husband who are being accused of drugging people and sexually assaulting them got their close friend, Sabrina Peterson to recruit women for them to assault. She later withdrew the claim.
However, the main reason why the dup ended their friendship was that Tiny sided with people that were once her enemies. Also, she stated that the final stroke for her were the lies Tiny continued to feed her to defend her and her husband amidst the many sexual assault claims against them.
At the end of the long Instagram video, she made it clear that her relationship with Tiny had ended, but she still felt the singer was a good person and people should not judge her. Tiny left a comment where she said no one should believe Shekina.
