Tyler Perry, a Louisiana native, is a 35-year-old actress, director, playwright, and entrepreneur who is widely considered one of the most commercially successful African-American filmmakers in history.

From 2009 to 2020, she had a long-term romantic relationship with Gelila Bekele, which eventually broke up.

Who is Gelila Bekele?

She was born on September 4, 1986 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to unknown parents. The model, author, activist and filmmaker traveled to Europe with her family when she was eight. She later moved to the United States for her college studies. She began her studies at the University of California, Berkeley. It was during her first year of university that her talent as a model was discovered.

How old is Gélila Bekele?

Gelila, Virgo according to her birth sign, was born on September 4, 1986 and is 36 years old.

What is Gelila Bekele’s net worth?

The former actress has been able to amass an estimated net worth of $600 million from her successful career.

What is Gelila Bekele’s height and weight?

With her beautiful dark brown eyes, Tyler Perry’s ex-girlfriend is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 61 kg.

What nationality and ethnicity is Gelila Bekele?

Gelila is Ethiopian and belongs to the black ethnic group.

What is Gelila Bekele’s job?

Gelila has worked as a model, author, activist and filmmaker. It’s amazing how she manages four careers and achieves great success in each of them. She started her first career as a model. She started modeling in 2006 and has worked with renowned agencies such as Ford Models in Paris and New York.

She has also appeared in commercials for Tory Burch, Diesel, Levi’s, Nespresso, H&M, Anna Sui, Pantene, Mikimoto, Pinko, and L’Oréal. She currently works at Elite Model Management in New York and Premium Models in Paris.

Her activism has also made her known in her home country and around the world. She advocates for better access to clean water, education, and the rights of girls and women. She is a strong supporter of Charity Water, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing clean and safe drinking water to residents of underdeveloped countries.

She has three major film roles to her credit. She is the executive producer of “Noir,” which will be released in 2020, “Anbessa,” which will be released in 2020, and “Mai: Life is Not Honey,” which will be released in 2019.

Gelila is the author of Guzo, a book about Ethiopian life and the country’s culture. The book was published in 2015.

Who is Gelila Bekele’s husband?

Bekele’s marital status currently suggests that she is not married.

She was previously in a relationship with famous American filmmaker Tyler Perry. The two met at a Prince Concern in 2007. They quickly became attracted to each other and what started as a friendship turned into a relationship in 2009. They were romantically involved until they mutually decided to end it in 2020.

Does Gelila Bekele have children?

Yes. Bekele was blessed with a son, Lover Tyler Perry, whom she had with her ex-boyfriend.