An Australian fashion designer Laura May Gibss caught the camera rolling into her professional & personal life after she began dating The Mentalist actor, Simon Baker. They went official via Facebook, weeks after their beach PDA in March 2021, and has since made various public appearances together.
The news of their relationship came a few months after Baker's split with his wife of 30 years, Rebecca Rigg. Embracing the 15-year age gap, the Nagnata founder seems very much in love with her People's Choice Award-winning boyfriend.
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What Is Laura May Gibbs' Age And Height?
Even though Gibbs has an impressive career of her own as a designer, her relationship with the Aussie actor brought her to the spotlight. Born in 1985, Gibbs, who is Byron Bay based, is 36 years old as of 2021. She stands 5 feet 7 inches tall, a bit short than her actor boyfriend Simon, who has a height of 5 feet 9 inches.
The Nagnata founder is a graduate of The Hills Grammar School (from 1997 to 2002). Later, she enrolled at College of Fine Arts, in the same class as Loco Love Chocolate founder Emica Penklis; they graduated in 2004.
Girlfriend Of The Guardian Actor- When Did Laura And Simon Being Dating?
The Australian activewear designer highlighted datings rumors in early March 2021, after she was spotted frolicking in the waves of Australia's Byron Bay with Simon Baker. Within a few weeks, the couple seemingly went Facebook official about their relationship. She went to northeast Arnhem with the Aussie actor to promote the latter's new film High Ground.
The new dating story splashed just some months after the 52-year old actor confirmed split with his actress wife Rebecca Rigg in the starting month of 2021.
CAPTION: Fashion designer girlfriend Laura May Gibbs with her actor boyfriend Simon Baker on a beach holiday SOURCE: Instagram@simonbaker_smile In April 2021, Gibbs and Baker were spotted at the actor's Bronte home in Sydney, hauling suitcases and crates. It raised the curiosity among fans if the two were moving together, but neither confirmed the claims.
On June 9, 2021, the Home and Away star went barefoot with his girlfriend Laura May Gibbs to grab food in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs.
Although the duo barely talked about their courtship, they reportedly met at Byron Bay, where Gibbs' design studio is near the actor's farm in Nashua.
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Boyfriend Is Father Of Three
The Australian-born designer father two kids with his wife of 23 years, Rebecca Rigg. The duo met in 1991 on a blind date at the Royal Hotel in Sydney's Paddington, and married after 7 years of dating, on October 2, 1998. They even welcomed three children: Stella (b. 1993), Claude (b. 1998), and Harry (b. 2001).
CAPTION: Aussie actor Simon Baker split with his wife Rebecca Rigg after 23 years of marriage SOURCE: Instagram@snappytoes On January 29, 2021, Simon confirmed his split with his wife, whom he had known for 30 years. But, as per Fox News, they had split nine months prior, back in April 2020. They are yet to file for divorce.
In March 2021, the actor placed their 6-bedroom house in Santa Monica for sale, asking $6.3 million- had purchased the property 13 years ago for $4.65 million.
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How Much Is Net Worth Of Laura May Gibbs? Career?
Gibbs is a fashion designer, widely famous as the founder of Byron Bay-based sustainable activewear label, Nagnata. The fashion label, founded in 2017, is inspired by her love of yoga, a collaborative creation with her sister Hannah Gibbs (a textile artist and photographer).
As of 2021, Laura has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million- thanks to her small yet growing team, her fashion and the luxury brand now has high-end retailers, including Net-A-Porter, Selfridges, and Goop.
Earlier, she worked for Australian designers Leona Edmiston, Alice McCall, Tigerlily, and Sass & Bide.
On the other, her actor boyfriend, Simon Baker, has a net worth of $40 million. The Launceston, Tasmania, Australia-born, is widely recognized for his TV roles in Home and Away (1993-94), The Guardian (2001-04), and The Mentalist (2008-2015).
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