Meet Gina Clayton-Lane, mother of Dennis McKinley, Porsha Williams’ ex-fiancé. This article covers Gina’s age, career, children, and ex-husband.
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Meet Dennis McKinley’s Mother, Gina Clayton-Lane
Gina Clayton-Lane is best known as the mother of Dennis McKinley. If you don’t know Dennis, he is the baby daddy/ex-fiancé of Porsha Williams from Family Matters. Dennis and Porsha share a daughter together named Pilar Jhena McKinley, born on March 22, 2019.
Back to Gina, she is a mother of three. She writes on her IG and Facebook bio that she is a mother of three, grandmother of four, and aunt to many nieces and nephews. She gave birth to her eldest son Dennis on July 24, 1980. On his 38th birthday in 2018, Gina wrote, “Happy 38th Birthday to my wonderful Businessman… My eldest son! You are a blessing to all! Especially to me! You are amazing! You are the best! May God continue to bless you and fill your life with greatness and prosperity! Wishing you a peaceful and joyful day! #Proudmom #blessed #greatboss”.
Gina then had her second son, Quan Clayton, who turned 30 in March 2021. She wrote on her IG in March 2019, “Happy 28th birthday to my wonderful, fun-loving, and adorable son, Jacquan! May God continue to bless you with all the desires of your heart!. Have a wonderful day!”
Quan is on Instagram as well as Facebook. His IG (@tnobey) is private with 488 followers. He is also on TikTok (@King_dadjokes_). And, his Facebook account (@quan.clayton.9) states that he worked at Panera Bread. He is currently working as the General Manager/Owner at Queen Virgin Remy Birmingham.
Quan has two daughters Milan and Khloe who share the same birthday (May 20).
In addition to her two sons, Gina also has a daughter named Desharra McKinley Sherman. (@msdesharra), her IG is currently private. Her IG bio states that she is a Registered Nurse by profession and loves fashion. Furthermore, her Facebook reveals that she lives in Southfield, Michigan. She has a child but is currently single.
Desharra celebrates his birthday on October 8 every year.
Gina Clayton-Lane Husband
According to Dennis, Gina’s eldest son, Gina Clayton-Lane was previously in a relationship/married to Dennis McKinley Sr. She had Dennis and Desharra with McKinley Sr.
On Father’s Day 2015, Dennis wrote on his Facebook, “Father’s Day is a special day where I believe in recognizing excellence. My uncle Elton did a great job. My stepdad did a great job. My cousins are great dads. My friends are great. I appreciate them and all dads, no matter how hard the job is, they persevere and get the job done.”
“Dennis Sr. was so bad and failed that he doesn’t get any love today,” he concluded.
After Gina’s relationship with Dennis Sr. ended, she met her second husband, Bernard Lane. It’s not known when they married or if they were related, but it seems he played a big role in being a father figure to Gina’s children. Gina posted a video of her husband helping his niece, who is likely Bernard, with chores.
Sources revealed that Bernard Rex Lane is 65 years old this year, born on May 30. He currently lives in Southfield, Michigan.
Is Gina Clayton-Lane on Family Matters?
Yes, Gina Clayton-Lane has appeared on Family Matter. According to IMDB, she has appeared in five episodes of the show, including two in 2022, Ghost of Porsha’s Past and Spilling the Tea-quila. She also appeared on The Real Housewives of Atlanta in 2020, in the episodes Moving Up and Moving On.
Gina is known as Mama Gina on the show.
In December 2021, Gina shared a video clip of herself on her Facebook from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Porsha’s Family Matters.” She captioned it, “I mean…who wants to look casual when you can look gorgeous. Watch the all-new episode of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Porsha’s Family Matters” TONIGHT at 8pm on @bravotv #PJsGrandma #Bravo #RHOA #MommaGina #ConfessionalLook #Family“.
Gina Clayton-Lane’s age
Based on her IG post, Gina Clayton-Lane is 61 years old as of January 2021. She celebrates her birthday on June 21.
Gina Clayton-Lane’s work
Gina Clayton-Lane is on LinkedIn. Her profile shows that she has been the CEO of The Original Hot Dog Factory since February 2018. She works as a Franchise Instructor, Training, Operations and Onboarding and her business is growing strongly with multiple franchises.
Prior to that, Gina worked as a Sales Manager at Queen Virgin Remy Exotic Virgin and Remy Hair Extensions. Her employment with the company lasted for 5 years from April 2013 to March 2018. Her longest job to date was as a Medical Unit Coordinator working at a hospital from April 1993 to January 2014.
Regarding her education, Gina graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Science in Management in 1984. In 1988, she joined Kranz Woods Institute of Laboratory Technology as a Bachelor of Science – Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician.
She attended Henry Ford Community College and earned an Associate’s Degree in Health Care.
Related FAQs
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Where is Gina Clayton-Lane from?
Gina Clayton-Lane is from Detroit, Michigan. She currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where she has lived since 2018.
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Is Gina Clayton-Lane on Instagram?
Gina Clayton-Lane has an Instagram account (@ablessing2u2) with 15.3k followers. She also has a Facebook account (@gina.claytonlane.39) with 532 friends.