Background and Age

Shannon Lee Tweed was born on March 10, 1957, in Placentia, Canada. Donald Keith Tweed, a mink rancher, and Louise (Wall) Tweed are her parents. She grew up on a Markland mink ranch. She is the youngest of seven children, including three sisters.

Louise Tweed and her children relocated to her mother's house in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, when Donald Tweed went into a coma following a vehicle accident. While her family was on assistance, Louise Tweed studied nursing. Shannon Tweed got into beauty pageants after having breast augmentation surgery at the age of 20.

Marriage, Husband, and Kids

Shannon Tweed once had a romantic affair with Ron Foxx, CFL linebacker. She then was seen with the founder of Playboy Magazine, Hugh Hefner, for a short period. She met Gene Simmons in 1982 and started living with him a year later. Shannon married her longtime boyfriend after being with him for 28 years. They have two children together, and both were born before the marriage. The main reason for the late wedding was that, according to Gene, both of them were happily being unmarried. After his failed relationship with Cher and Diana Ross, he did not want to fall into any more episodes of marital mess.

There were many rumors about Shannon and Gene's separation when her husband published his sex tape. Many insiders said that the video was a way to get attention in the media. During an interview, Shannon was asked about Gene's infidelity. Shannon got angry and left the set immediately. Gene did not want to go through divorce because the process would include the parting of his financial assets; this was the main reason for not marrying Shannon in the first place. On the other hand, Shannon wanted to get married, and the couple had many arguments regarding it.

There were many rumors about his infidelity, and the tape was a way to mask those rumors. Shannon stated that she wanted to be with him, no matter what he did. She said that she is the wife of a non-committed father and partner. Later, there were rumors that Shannon and Gene were getting separated because he started using his career as a reason to avoid all his responsibilities at home. Gene was ready to publish a picture of him with another girl on the internet to increase his fame, not mind his family's future. None of his infidelity acts was proved as no woman has ever come up and stated that she was Gene's secret girlfriend.

The media claimed that Shannon wanted to move away from the house as Gene's romantic life methods as a publicity stunt frustrated her. However, she was shortly separated from him until she found a different place and later moved out of the house. Therefore, there are no reasons to prove their marital life is over.

Gene never stated that he has separated from his wife, and there were no official reports about any legal separation. Gene never talked about his marital life to the media, and Shannon wanted to keep her life away from it to avoid any rumors. It is believed that Shannon and Gene live together with their children beyond all the stories for their sake, the only reason she never attempted to get separated from him.

Career and Net Worth

In the 90s, Shannon Tweed was known for films like Forbidden Sins and Illicit Dreams. She became well known as the wife of a rock star, Gene Simmons when the Reality TV show Gene Simmons Family Jewels featured their relationship.