Fox’s new reality series Special Forces: The World’s Toughest Test premiered on January 4, 2022, marking Fox’s highest-rated and most-watched Wednesday premiere in over a year. It quickly gained traction because of its real-life directing team, too. And, that includes actor, writer, and director Remi Adeleke. Fans were also quick to remember him from his 2019 memoir Transformation: One Navy SEAL’s Improbable Journey From African Throne to Bronx Streets, Defying All Odds. And of course, the former Navy Seal also previously appeared in the Paramount Plus drama SEAL TeamNetflix’s List of terminalsand has signed on to star in Gerard Butler and Mike Colter’s upcoming thriller Plane. Through this journey, Remi has also had a great life back IRL. He has a wife named Jessica Brayton and it seems like the two have a great marriage. Here’s what we know about the Special Forces star’s wife.
Meet Jessica Brayton, wife of special forces star Remi Adeleke
Special Forces star Remi Adeleke married his wife Jessica Brayton on November 29, 2011. Ten years later on their anniversary, Remi finally decided to tell everyone on Twitter that ten years ago when he was getting ready to deploy, “Dr. J” was in his first year of Medical Residency, and they had been dating for five months and engaged for a week. And right then, he said, they decided, “Hey, we love each other. Why not run to the courthouse?”
It seems that Remi is the more romantic of the two as he has mostly shown people their marriage and love story. In 2020, when he revealed pictures of their ‘wedding’ anniversary, he explained on social media that after countless arguments and divorce threats, millions of make-up and “I’m sorry”s later, they are still together.
Back in January 2023, they were still married and together. This time, Remi also told everyone on Instagram how after 11 years of marriage, 4 kids, 2 houses, 0 dogs, and a million fights later, their love for each other has not only grown but also kept them together.
Children of Remi Adeleke and Jessica Brayton
Here’s what we know about Remi Adeleke and Jessica Brayton’s four children.
The oldest was Cayden and he turned 8 on February 20, 2022. The next was Caleb and he was born on June 23, 2015. Another one came along was Carter, who was again a boy. He turned 3 on March 28, 2022. And on this day, Remi was very emotional as he wished for the boy to become a better man than he ever had. He prayed to God that his little prince would never have to witness the evil things he witnessed, and much more.
The youngest is their daughter, Ciana Rae Adelola Adeleke. Known as the joy and princess of the family, she just turned two on October 10, 2022. Remi says his little princess has him wrapped tightly around her little finger.
Even though they are both busy with work, Remi and Jessica still make it a family ritual to take a vacation together, more than once a year. On their first family vacation in 2022, they went to Maui, Hawaii.
Jessica Brayton’s age
Jessica Brayton was born in 1981. So she will turn 41 in 2022.
Meanwhile, Remi, whose real name is John A Adeleke, was born in August 1982. That year, he was 40 years old.
Jessica Brayton’s work
Jessica Brayton, also known as Dr. Jessica R. Adeleke, is a family medicine physician in Chula Vista, California, affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital.
She received her medical degree from AT Still University, School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona and has been practicing for 11-20 years.
Previously, she was a resident physician at Scripps Health.
If you also want to know about their salary, a family physician in California is said to have a salary ranging from $216,232 to $281,733.
A family medicine physician is a primary care physician who is qualified to meet the diverse health needs of children and families.
As for Remi, in addition to all that has been said above, he is also a filmmaker, a writer. Writers Guild of America West as 8th Magic Entertainmentand is the CEO of his own sports consulting/coaching company and business called Remi Consulting.
He was in the United States Navy from July 2002 to January 2016. He then began pursuing an acting career as a SAG-Aftra actor from September 2016. From 2017 to 2018, he even studied Method, Method Acting, and Improvisation at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute.
Prior to that, he earned his Master’s degree in Strategic Leadership from the College of Charleston from 2016 to 2017. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership from the same school from 2014 to 2015.
Does Jessica Brayton use Instagram?
On Instagram, Jessica Brayton can only be seen on her husband’s Instagram account @remiadeleke, where he has 1,071 posts and 86k followers as of January 13, 2023. Jessica does not have her own Instagram account.
But she seems to prefer using her Facebook account ‘Jessica Brayton’.
Related FAQs
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When is Jessica Brayton’s birthday?
Jessica Brayton’s birthday is October 19. Wishing her a happy birthday, Remi took to social media to brag that his “wife, J.” is his “POT-NA (Partner)”, his love and his comrade in battle.
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Where is Jessica Brayton from?
Jessica Brayton is originally from Tacoma, Washington, although at the time of this writing, she calls San Diego, California home.