Blac Chyna is an American celebrity, best known for her work as a model, rapper, television personality, and socialite.
She has been involved in a number of high-profile relationships with other celebrities, including Tyga, Rob Kardashian, and Soulja Boy. She has also launched her own beauty brand, Lashed by Blac Chyna, and starred in her own reality TV show, Rob & Chyna.
But who are the people behind her struggles? Who are her parents and what is her relationship with them?
Explore the lives and stories of Blac Chyna’s parents, Eric Holland and Shalana Hunter.
Who is Eric Holland?
Blac Chyna’s father is Eric Holland, a former barber and musician born in Washington, DC. He met Blac Chyna’s mother, Shalana Hunter, when he was 18 and she was 16.
They worked together at Macy’s and quickly fell in love. However, their relationship didn’t last long. He wasn’t very involved in Blac Chyna’s life, and she grew up mostly with her grandmother.
Eric has two sons and nine daughters from other relationships, making Blac Chyna the oldest of 12 siblings. Blac Chyna now has a close relationship with her father and has met several of her half-siblings.
However, she does not consider them as close as her mother and grandmother.
Who is Shalana Hunter?
Blac Chyna’s mother is Shalana Hunter, also known as Tokyo Toni, a social media personality and entrepreneur born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
She moved to the United States when she was six years old and grew up in Maryland. She gave birth to Blac Chyna when she was 17 and raised her as a single mother.
She had a difficult life, as she was involved in drug dealing and prostitution to make a living. She also faced domestic violence and homelessness at times.
She relies on her mother, who is paid to watch over Blac Chyna while she works on the streets.
She moved to Los Angeles to be closer to her daughter and started her own cleaning business. She also became a social media sensation, posting videos and photos of herself on Instagram and YouTube, often expressing her opinions and views on a variety of topics.
Love life
Blac Chyna’s parents have had their fair share of romances and tragedies, both with each other and with other partners. Eric and Shalana never married and split shortly after Blac Chyna was born.
They remained friends but occasionally clashed over child support and custody issues. Eric married another woman named Shon and had two children with her.
He also had many relationships with other women and fathered 10 more children. He claimed that he loved all his children equally and tried to be a good father.
However, he admitted that he had been unfaithful to his wife and girlfriend and regretted some of his actions.
Shalana also had a few relationships after Eric and married a man named Marcellus Hunter in 2012. However, their marriage did not go well and they divorced in 2017.
Shalana accused Marcellus of being physically and mentally abusive and filed for a restraining order against him. She also claimed that he cheated on her with other women and that he was a drug addict.
The children
Blac Chyna is the only child of Eric and Shalana and the oldest of 12 siblings on Eric’s side. She was born on May 11, 1988 in Washington, DC.
Her birth name was Angela Renée White, but she changed it to Blac Chyna when she began her career as a stripper and model. She attended Henry E. Lackey High School in Maryland and later attended Johnson & Wales University in Miami, Florida.
However, she dropped out of college to pursue her dream of becoming a star. She worked as a stripper and dancer at clubs such as King of Diamonds and Miami Velvet.
She became a popular urban model and appeared in magazines such as Dimepiece, Black Men’s Magazine and Straight Stuntin’.
