Sonya Nicole Hamlin is a lawyer recognized as ex-wife of an English actor Idris Elba (Idrissa Akuna Elba). Her ex-husband Idris is best known as Stringer Bell in the HBO series The wireNelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Lang Walk to freedomand DCI John Luther in the BBC One series Luther.
Talking about her personal life, Sonya was married to The wire actor for only 2 months. The duo met, married and divorced in the same year 2006. Their marriage was surprising even to their family and was very short lived. Well, what was the reason for their divorce in this case?
Let’s find out all about Idris Elba’s second wife, Sonya Nicole Hamlin, including her age, birthday, marriage, net worth and much more.
Sonya Nicole Hamlin Bio: her birthday, wiki and ethnicity
Idris Elba’s ex-wife Sonya was born on January 1st, 1974, in Glenn Dale, Maryland, USA. As of 2022, she will be 48 years old. Hamlin spent her early days in her hometown with her family and later moved to Notting Hill in London and lived there until she started her career.
Speaking of her education, she attended the University of Virginia where she completed her bachelor’s degree in political science and government. She later earned a doctorate in law from American University Washington College of Law.
By the way, Sonya is an American citizen and belongs to an African American ethnicity.
Sonya Nicole Hamlin is an experienced lawyer
As mentioned earlier, she is a real estate lawyer by profession. Immediately after graduating in law, she continued her career. According to her LinkedIn, she is the principal owner of The Hamlin Legal Group, a law firm that helps clients protect their civil, artistic and intellectual property in Maryland and Washington.
Sonya Nicole Hamlin is a real estate lawyerA resident of Glenn Dale has been working in the Hamlin Legal group since the year 2000. Looking at this, we can say that she has been the owner of this company since the very beginning of her career and has been a lawyer for more than 22 years as of 2022.
Sonya Nicole Hamlin is the ex-wife of Idris Elba: details about their marriage
Sonya and her ex-husband Idris tied the knot April 9, 2006, at the Kittle Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. During their marriage, they did not invite any of their family and friends.
Actually, the couple flew to Vegas to watch Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s boxing match against Zab Judah and they immediately decided to share their vows. In this regard, she said,
“We didn’t go to Vegas with plans to get married. We were just chilling on sun loungers by the pool early in the day. I drank a Mimosa, and we were talking, and we were both in a good mood’.
She further added,
“We had been together for a few months and knew it was good. We were both madly in love then and we were like, “Let’s just do it!” We were both excited. It was a mutual decision.’
Then the couple moved to the jeweler to buy a ring and then reached the chapel to get married.
Sonya Nicole Hamlin with her ex-husbandThey persuaded a man named Daniel Krastev, a real estate agent, as an eyewitness, but surprisingly neither Sonya nor Idris knew about this contestant at their wedding. In a clear way, we can say that their marriage was an absolute secret.
Sonya and Idris had their honeymoon in Jamaica
Immediately after turning to husband and wife, they returned to the hotel from where the newlyweds called at their home and informed their family about their marriage. Then Sonya spent the next night with her husband in Vegas. She said,
It was very beautiful and romantic
Later, they both flew to Jamaica for their honeymoon, which was hastily arranged.
How did the couple meet?
Sonya first met her future husband in the year 2006 and they were introduced through a mutual friend. At first glance, the two felt an instant connection. As they recalled their first meeting, Elba’s ex-husband recalled:
‘We met at a well-attended meeting with a few other people’ But we clicked. We mowed very well. He’s not shy and neither am I, and we fell very much in love.”
After hanging out with each other for a while, they both found so many similarities in each other and enjoyed each other’s company. As a result, the couple tied the marriage the same year.
Sonya Nicole Hamlin short-lived marriage to Idris: why did the couple split up?
In April 2006, the two became husband and wife, and after two months in June, Idris’ then-wife Sonya filed for divorce from her husband. The main reason behind their separation is known as distance. At the time, Sonya was connected to her law practice in Maryland, while Idris was looking for a Hollywood role in California. With this, the new couple failed to balance that coordination, which became the sole reason for their split.
Likewise, Sonya said her husband’s previous relationship also caused problems in their marriage. She also accused Elba’s friends of their divorce. Hamlin told,
Some people used to say, “Why her?” That’s what they told him. It used to upset him. He said, “Why don’t people just let me be happy?”
Through all these issues, the two mutually decided to end their partnership.
Is Sonya married again? What about her ex-husband?
After her divorce from the famous actor from Mandela, Sonya is reportedly single. There is no update on her relationship with anyone as Sonya leads a very private life. But even after her broken relationship with her ex-husband, she shared a beautiful friendship with him.
On the other hand, her former partner Idris Elba has remarried.
Sonya Nicole Hamlin’s ex-husband with his current wifeIn 2019, he shared his vows with former Miss Vancouver and model Sabrina Dhowre, 16 years his junior. In addition to Sonya and Sabrina, Elba was previously married to his first wife Hanne Norgaard.
Is doing Sonya Does Nicole Hamlin have children?
The answer is no. When she was in a marital relationship, she was very focused on her career, so she had no children with her husband. And also, as we said before, Sonya has a very short-lived marriage. As a result, Hamlin had no children. Also at the moment there are no reports of her becoming a mother.
On the other hand, her famous ex-husband is father of two children. He has a daughter named Isan Elba, who he shares with his first wife Hanne. Isan was born on January 5, 2002 and is 20 years old in 2022. Furthermore, he also has a son named Winston Elba with an ex-girlfriend Naiyana Garth.
Sonya Nicole Hamlin is not on Instagram
A celebrity ex-wife does not seem to be active on social networking sites, neither on Instagram, nor on Facebook or Twitter. She definitely lives a private life.
But on the other hand, her actor ex-partner has a huge presence on social media. He is on Instagram under the username @idriselba with 5.8 million followers. He is also on Facebook with 9.6 million followers and on Twitter with 3 million followers.
Sonya’s Net Worth
As an experienced lawyer, Hamlin has made a decent amount of money to deal with her life. However, in 2009 she filed for bankruptcy. But at the moment her career seems to have grown and she is earning well. She currently lives in her £400,000 Maryland home. According to sources, she has a net worth of $2 million.
On the other hand, her 50-year-old ex-husband Idris Elba has a fortune of $40 million.
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