Shaun T – Bio, is he gay, who is his husband, net worth & other facts
Ella Bryant Shaun T is a fitness motivator, trainer, choreographer, motivational speaker, entrepreneur and TV personality. Over the years, Shaun T has made a name for himself in the fitness industry by developing Hip Hop Abs, T25 and Insanity home fitness programs for adults and children.
Here’s everything you need to know about the fitness trainer whose achievements in the field have landed him on high profile talk shows like The Oprah Winfrey Show, Doctors, The Tyra Banks Show, and also on health shows like the Dr. oz show
Shaun T Bio
His full name is Shaun Thompson and he was born on May 2, 1978 in Deptford, New Jersey. His love of fitness and health began when he was studying exercise science at Rowan University. As a teenager and young adult, Shaun T not only played soccer but also played baseball and competed in track events throughout his high school days.
Shaun started dancing with Rowan when he was underage in theater/dance he also started teaching aerobics which was part of his college requirement. He then became an aerobics trainer. With a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and a minor in theater/dance, the now fitness expert moved to LA
In Los Angeles he started his career as a dancer, choreographer and trainer and his first professional job was with singer Mariah Carey. He then worked as both a personal trainer and health programs manager at Wyeth. He also worked at a few other fitness outlets including Equinox Fitness.
While at Equinox Fitness, a Beachbody representative approached him to submit a demo for a workout video. This resulted in his first video workout program Hip Hop Abs The Video Did It So Well became the best-selling workout program in the country in 2007.In 2009 he came up with another program, Rockin’ Body. That same year, Shaun T started another workout program in partnership with Beachbody – Madness. Insanity is a 60-day, full-body, intense conditioning workout that became known as the toughest workout on DVD and was sold through TV commercials.
Due to the rigors of the training, Shaun T has been invited to several high profile talk shows such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Doctors, The Tyra Banks Show, and Dr. oz show After the huge success with Madness , Shaun launched other programs: Madness: The Asylum, and Madness: The Asylum Vol.2, both of which workouts were based on exercise routines used by professional athletes.
These were followed by the Madness Max 30, Cize and Focus T25. His other videos include Get real with Shaun T (exercise video for teens), Shaun T’s Fit Kids Club (exercise video for ages 7 and up), and the final week of SHAUN. He has also worked with Boost Athletic Shoes, Nike, Radio Shack and LA Lakers and has appeared on The Late Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America, CNN, HBO Six Feet Under and, The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
In late 2017, Shaun T began an experiment to find out how much his alcohol intake had and is affecting his exercise routine. After a bad hangover, the fitness pro, who wasn’t exactly a terrible drinker, decided to quit drinking by his 40th birthday in May 2018. However, he is currently considering quitting drinking forever.
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His capital
The fitness guru is currently worth $10 million. His earnings come mostly from his training videos. From the beginning of his career to date, Shaun T has released eleven exercise video series. The latest is SHAUN Week, released in 2018.
Is he gay, who is his husband?
After a few years of hiding, Shaun T finally came out as gay in October 2012 and introduced his partner Scott Blokker to the world. A few months later, the couple made their union legal.
Scott would later reveal how T had struggled with his sexual orientation for so many years and how he hated being gay. He added that Shaun found the courage to get out of the closet thanks to his training partner who gave him the boost he needed.
Like his partner, Scott Blokker also has a background in athletics, having played professional football for six years before retiring to run the family business.
The couple welcomed their first children – a set of twins Sander Vaughn and Silas Rhys – on November 17, 2017 via a surrogate.
Other facts
Shaun stands at a height of 183 cm and weighs 86 kg. His other body measurements are not known.
He has a brother named Ennis Thompson. Shaun T revealed in his memoir T Is For Transformation that he was sexually abused between the ages of eight and 12.
His favorite food is fries and rest motivates him. The talent he would like to have is acting. Unfortunately, that’s what he’s worst at.
