PRINCESS Love is Hollywood’s newest poker star with her winning multiple tournaments and a whole lot of cash in the last year.
But the popular TV personality hasn’t always had a smooth life with her troubled marriage to Ray J and past relationship with Floyd Mayweather Jr throwing her into the spotlight.
Who is Princess Love?
Princess Love, 38, is a model, TV personality and fashion designer.
She is arguably most well-known for her public marriage to legendary singer Ray J.
Born in Oakland, California but raised in Austin, Texas, Princess was a stripper when she first shot to fame after an altercation with iconic boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr,
The pair were believed to be dating at the time.
Her first TV appearance came as a guest star in season one of Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood.
It showed her relationship struggles with Ray J and the very real feud with his ex, Teairra Marí.
The pair even got engaged and married on the show.
They went on to have two children together, Melody Love Norwood and Epik Ray Norwood.
Princess is also a social media megastar boasting over 3.8million followers on Instagram.
What is Princess Love’s real name?
Her real name is Princess Pilipina Love Norwood but as her fame grew the TV star and queen of poker went by Princess Love.
Her name was given to her by her American father Hugh Love and Filipino mother Leana Love.
Her net worth is reportedly $2million however with her flourishing poker career this number could massively rise in the coming year.
Love also owns a beauty company called PRELLA Cosmetics alongside multiple other businesses both on her own and alongside Ray J.
How long has Princess love been playing Poker?
Princess Love has been playing poker competitively for more than 10 months now.
Back in April 2023, she won her first tournament and has gone from strength to strength ever since.
She posted a picture of herself sitting at a poker table with a load of chips in front of her.
Love captioned it: “Just won my first poker tournament.”
But her most recent success came at the Celebrity Poker Invitational in February where she came out on top over her famous rivals.
Her biggest personal achievement so far however was at the World Championship Poker Tournament in December 2023.
She posted a picture with the caption saying: “What an amazing run my first WPT World Championship Poker Tournament! I put in serious work and got busy!
“After 5 days of battling I finished in 40th place out of 3,835. What an honor to play amongst the people I’ve been watching and studying.
“I’m even more inspired to work harder and push myself to be the best I can be! Anything is possible if you’re willing to put in the work!”
What is Princess Love’s poker record?
According to The Hendon Mob, Princess has played in 17 competitive poker tournaments so far.
Winning her very first tournament, the 2023 Wynn Casino Recurring Tournament and her very last, the Celebrity Poker Invitational.
They are currently her only wins however Princess has had a number of impressive results.
Coming second at the StormX Invitational in October before also scooping up four other top 10 finishes.
Before finishing a very respectable 40th and 58th in two World Poker Tour events at the first time of asking.
How much did Princess Love win in poker tournaments?
Across her busy year of poker Princess has reportedly racked in $270,404.
With a whopping $132,500 being won at the Poker World Championship’s for her 40th place finish.
Her second biggest win earned her over $80,000 when she finished second.
For the two victorious poker runs, Princess bagged herself $11,600 and $20,000.
Elsewhere she managed to win a varying amount ranging from a couple hundred pounds to thousands.
This all puts her in 11,548th in the all time money list earners out of the current rank of players.
All statistics come from The Hendon Mob.
Are Princess Love and Ray J still together?
Love has recently announced the pair are getting a divorce.
On Monday 26, the star shared a lengthy statement on Instagram saying: “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of our decision to divorce.
“After much reflection, discussion, and counseling, we have come to the difficult realizations that our paths have diverged, and it is in the best interest of both of us to part ways.
“We want to assure you that this decision was made thoughtfully and with mutual respect and consideration for each other’s well being.
“While our relationship as spouses may be coming to an end, we remain committed to co-parenting our children and maintaining a positive and supportive family dynamic.”
The pair first married in 2013 but have split up three times previously.
Firstly in May 2020, when Love decided she had enough of the pair arguing and asked for a divorce.
Then, after getting back together, Ray J filed for divorce again just months later.
Before the third split in October 2021, when Ray J filed once again.
This time they stayed apart until January 2023 before reconciling.
However the whirlwind romance wasn’t to be as they have split again just over a year since getting back together.