Antonia Wright

Antonia "Toya" Wright (née Johnson previously Carter; born October 26, 1983) is an American reality television personality, Hair stylist, businesswoman, and author. She is better known as Toya Carter or Toya Wright. She is best known as the ex-wife of Dwayne Michael "Lil Wayne" Carter. Since their breakup she has been raising their daughter Reginae Carter. Wright wrote a book called Priceless Inspiration,^[1] owns boutique called G.A.R.B.,^[2] in New Orleans, LA, and GARB Shoe-tique in Atlanta, GA,.^[3] Wright starred in her own reality show on BET called Toya: A Family Affair^[4] which consisted of 16 episodes of one season in 2011.

Early life

Wright was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the second child of Anita Johnson-Andrews and Walter Andrews.^[5] All together they have six children. Her mother was a drug addict so as a child, she was moved from relative to relative. This made her feel like she had no sense of belonging, until she met her childhood sweetheart Lil Wayne.^[6]

Relationship and marriage with Lil Wayne

At age 12, Toya and rapper Lil Wayne met when she was at a corner store and Wayne was standing outside in New Orleans, Louisiana. She became pregnant with their daughter at the age of 14. Lil Wayne was already signed to Cash Money Records as a burgeoning rapper. He ultimately chose to fully pursue his rap career with Cash Money Records in order to support his child. When she was 15 and Lil Wayne was 16, Wright gave birth to their daughter, Reginae(Nae) Carter, on November 29, 1998.^[6] Years later, upon Lil Wayne achieving stardom, they were married on February 14, 2004. In January 2006, however, after almost two years of marriage, the couple separated, citing her inability to cope with his lifestyle, most specifically his career keeping him away from home for long periods of time. Despite being divorced, the two have remained good friends and continue to raise their daughter together.^[7]

Personal life

In 2009, Wright and Tameka "Tiny" Harris from the R&B group Xscape starred on a reality show on BET called Tiny and Toya. The show dealt with issues such as raising their children, Cottle's father suffering the effects of Alzheimer disease, and the drug addiction of Wright's mother. The show attracted three million viewers.^[6]

On June 18, 2011, Toya Wright and Mickey "Memphitz" Wright were married in Atlanta. The wedding guest list included rapper Rasheeda, Tameka "Tiny" Harris, Kandi, Nivea, Lauren London, Monica Brown, and Tamar Braxton.

In February, 2015, Toya Confirmed that she and Memphitz were Separated after almost 4 years of marriage.^[8]

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