‘Mama Mai’ is a recurring phrase that everyone has heard in Reasonable price. Then in 2014, host George Gray revealed that Mama Mai was his mother, Mai Gray, thus giving truth to the infamous phrase. Naturally, fans of the host wanted to know more about his mother.
So we brought Mama Mai’s Biography for our readers, including information about her husband, children and age.
Who is Mama Mai in Price Is Right?
Viewers Reasonable price Of course, everyone is familiar with the “Mama Mai” that host George Gray utters in every episode. So for several years, fans have been eager to know who or what “Mama Mai” really is. On April 26, 2016, a fan asked the Price Is Right host on Twitter, “I’ve been meaning to ask you @TheGeorgeGray who is Mama May? #comeondown.”
George happily replied to the tweet sharing that Mama Mai is his sweet, lovely mother who watches the show every day.
But it seems fans missed the reveal about Mama Gray because he introduced his mom on the show in May 2014 during the Mother’s Day episode. George also teased his mom’s appearance with a tweet, “Heeeeeeere it comes! My mom is at @PriceIsRight today! :)” Mama Mai actually said the traditional catchphrase earlier too.
Mai’s Mother’s Age
On February 27, 2020, George took to Instagram to wish his mother a happy birthday. The presenter is 54 years old and celebrated his birthday in March 2021. Considering that Mama Mai is at least 20 years older than him, she must be between 70-75 years old.
Mama Mai’s acting career
Long before George began his career in the entertainment industry, Mama Mai ventured into the film industry. While briefly working as an actress, she also explored a career behind the camera, working in casting and wardrobe.
As an actress, she first got her job in a television show called Single Dad (1961). She appeared as Beeber’s Receptionist/Diane’s Sister in two episodes of the show. That same year, she also appeared in Checkmate as Miss Rubens. Furthermore, 18 years later in 1979, she appeared again in a television show called The Sackett family.
Meanwhile, she worked in the casting department for films like Betrayed, Space soldier, In the army now, Star Gate, Stranger to LoveAnd An Unfinished Love.
Does Mai’s mother have a husband?
On The McGraw Show, George Gray shared that his father passed away in 2002. Therefore, we believe that Mama Mai and her husband were still living together until the day her husband passed away. However, her husband’s name was never revealed and no obituary matches the family’s identity.
Meanwhile, online sources claim that Mama Mai’s husband is George Gray Sr.
How many children does Mai’s mother have?
Mama Mai and her late husband had at least two children; George Gray and Renee Gray. She and her husband had their children in St. Louis, and according to George, he grew up there for a part of his life. The family later decided to move to Tucson, and he eventually finished high school and college in Tucson.
However, he visited St. Louis frequently, and even bought his childhood home in Ballwin in 2005. It was because his sister wanted to be nostalgic and stand in front of the house before he bought it. They then worked with the then-owner and his brother and sister to pool their money and buy the place back.
While Renee has remained completely out of the public eye, we do know that George is married. He married Brittney Green on April 13, 2019, at The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona. Brittney works as a high school math teacher. As the story goes, the couple met in a bar in 2015 after she came to a taping Reasonable price.
However, they lost contact with each other after their first meeting but got back in touch in 2016 and officially started dating.
In April 2020, George suffered a heart attack but recovered from cardiac arrest. After a 911 call from his wife Brittney, he was rushed to the hospital after the host experienced severe chest pain. On the way to the hospital, he suffered his first heart attack. After arriving, doctors took George into surgery and placed a stent in one of his arteries, but the stent failed.
He then suffered a second major heart attack while walking around the hospital. During the procedure to have a third stent inserted into his artery, he suffered a third heart attack while on the operating table. The surgical team performed a quadruple bypass, and George was placed in critical condition after being admitted to the ICU.
After that, his condition stabilized.
George, who has hosted the show since 2011, celebrated his 10th anniversary in April 2021.
Related FAQs
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Is Mama Mai on Instagram?
No, she’s not on Instagram, but she has appeared a few times on George’s IG.
She is about 5 feet 2 inches tall.
Information regarding much of Mama Mai’s childhood is unknown. Therefore, her birthplace remains a mystery.