Travis Barker is undoubtedly one of the most popular drummers of all time. Although the musician is best known as the drummer for the legendary rock band Blink 182, we can often see him making headlines not for his music but for his relationship status.
The world went into a frenzy recently when the drummer and ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ star Kourtney Kardashian, confirmed their relationship status.
However, Kourtney isn’t the only love he has had throughout his life. The famous artist have had a crazy love life; several relationships and two marriages. Today, we will talk about of the ladies in Barker's life, Melissa Kennedy, his first wife. You will be surprised to learn more about her. Keep reading:
Meet Melissa Kennedy: How Old Is She?
Melissa Kennedy was born in the United States on July 27, 1982, in Fontana, California. As of 2022, Travis’s ex-wife will be turning 40 years old. She is well-educated; obtaining her BA in journalism and public communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2000.
This competent woman didn't put her education at stake as she also spent a year in 2005 studying 'International Business' at Vienna University of Economics and Business. She then earned her Masters' degree in Business Administration specializing in marketing from North Carolina State University.
Working as a girl boss! What is her net worth?
The California native is a professional real estate broker and has been employed by Cisco, a well-known networking gear manufacturer, for numerous years. Considering her talents, she got the role as a senior manager in the company in 2018.
CAPTION: Melissa working at Cisco as a manager SOURCE: Twitter Travis's ex was named a global Sr. manager in August 2019 and maintained the role for over two years, building and leading a scalable and globally consistent digital sales creative function. It didn't stop here as since 2021, the 40-year old has been a director and go-to-market customer and partner activation at the company
Baker's first wife is also a renowned broker working as LifeStyle Estates Realty and Funding in the bustling city of California.
Working in prestigious companies with an esteemed position, her net worth is about $1 million as of 2022. Moreover, her divorce settlement might add up to her net worth as her ex hubby's net worth is around $50 million at the moment.
Melissa and Travis’ relationship timeline
The LifeStyle Estates' realtor can be spotted in Blink-182 documentaries: The Urethra Chronicles and The Urethra Chronicles II in 1999 and 2002 respectively. According to sources, the two love birds mingled a year before they finalized their wedding.
Barker and Kennedy married for less than a year in the early aughts, during the height of Blink-182's stardom. The Blink drummer married the realtor in September 2001, shortly after his second album Take Off Your Pants And Jacket with blink was published.
CAPTION: Melissa enjoying coke and posting a picture on instagram SOURCE: Instagram @kmelissakennedy Unfortunately, things didn’t go too well for the couple as they broke off their marriage in 2002, just after nine months of marriage. Even though they were together for a while, they didn't extend their bloodline and had no kids together.
Melissa worked for Travis’ clothing brand Famous Stars and Straps’ vice president from 1999 to May 2002, according to her LinkedIn page, just before she and Travis split up. The company’s branding is going strong till this date.
We can’t say that they left on good terms as they don’t seem to be in any contact as of now. The drummer's 'Melissa' tattoo that was drawn at the back of his neck has been replaced by a rose tattoo. Similarly, he also showed us a new tattoo in April of 2021 where he decided to put Kourtney's name.
Similarly, Travis’ first wife has moved on with her life working in renowned companies as manager and broker.
Is she dating anyone?
Kennedy has remained tight-lipped about her love life after her divorce from Travis. While we see her pictures with unknown people/men on her social media pages, we cannot tell for sure what their relationship is.
Her Instagram account has over a hundred followers. In addition, as of 2022, Travis Barker's ex has a Twitter account with almost 4.3k followers.
While on the other hand, Barker was married to Shanna Moakler from 2004 to 2008 and dating singer Rita Ora in 2015. He is currently engaged to tv personality Kourtney Kardashian.