Who Is Kenny Smith’s Ex-Wife Gwendolyn Osborne? Exploring TNT Host’s 12-Year Relationship

Ex-NBA star Kenny Smith is now nearing four decades in the field of sports. Smith started his career in the league with the Sacramento Kings in 1987 and retired in 1997. Following this, what started off with Turner Sports in 1998 has continued to this day when the company has been renamed TNT Sports. However, behind the glitz and glamor of his professional success, Smith could not avoid issues in his personal life.

The 2x NBA champion married actress and former model Gwendolyn Osborne and the relationship lasted over a decade. Tying the knot in 2006, the two stayed together for twelve years before taking on separate paths in 2018. During their time together; the couple welcomed two children into their lives, Malloy and London. While Osborne had a daughter from her previous relationship, Kenny Smith had two children from his first marriage — a son and a daughter.

More about Kenny Smith’s ex-wife Gwendolyn Osborne

Gwendolyn Osborne, born on August 7, 1978, hails from Bath, Somerset, England. Not much information is available about her parents. The only known facts are that her father came from Britain, while her mother was of Jamaican descent. This explains why the model-turned-actress spent a fair share of her lifetime in Europe, before eventually relocating to the United States.

Osborne’s professional trajectory saw a pivotal shift with her entry into modeling, a move that initially garnered significant attention. However, it was her transition to television that truly placed her in the spotlight. Her most acknowledged work has been her appearance on The Price is Right. Not only did she appear in one of the most popular game shows, but became the longest-running woman of color on a daytime game show.

However, Osborne did not limit herself to the television industry and went on to become a part of some notable movies like Wonder Woman 1984, Jack and Jill, and Any Given Sunday. But it seems she did not want to be known just as a pretty face who made it in show business as she also co-founded Smith Entertainment Group along with Kenny Smith. And although she was once the COO of the company, her post-divorce status remains unavailable in the public domain.

A quick recap of Kenny Smith and Gwendolyn Osborne’s relationship

As per the media reports, Smith and Osborne met each other at a charity event back in 2004. And it took just two years for them to make vows and get married. They got married in September 2006 in a ceremony at their California residence. But it seems the relationship between the two was not destined to last longer than 12 years as the couple decided to separate in 2018.

Osborne, who had initiated the divorce, told The Blast back then that no one was to be blamed for the fate their relationship suffered. She further mentioned that moving ahead, their focus is on co-parenting their children.

If the reports are to be believed, Kenny Smith paid $1 million as a divorce settlement. Apart from this, he was also directed to pay a reported $16,000 per month for child support. As per these reports, the former NBA star will be making these payments till 2028.