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Mötley Crüe bassistNikki Sixxand his wifeCourtney Sixxhave been married for nearly a decade.
Prior to their relationship, the rocker was married to Playboy modelBrandi Brandtfrom 1989 to 1996, andBaywatchstarDonna D’Erricofrom 1997 to 2007. With his two ex-wives, he hasfour adult children.
Nikki and Courtney are fairly private with their family and relationship, though Courtney did open up about her husband following their nuptials. “As soon as I saw Nikki standing there waiting for me, smiling, I wanted to freeze time,” she toldInside Weddings. “It will always be the best moment of my life.”
She spoke about her marriage again on May 3, 2023. “I like to try to keep things spicy and buy new lingerie,” she told PEOPLE whendiscussing her and Nikki’s long-term success.
Courtney also said that she likes to be pursued. “Sometimes I just won’t answer my phone for a couple rings, just because I want my husband to go, ‘Oh, what’s she up to?’ " she explained. “Not where I’m so mysterious that he can’t keep his finger on me, but I think some mystery is great.”
So, who is Nikki Sixx’s wife? Keep reading for everything there is to know about Courtney Sixx?
She’s an entrepreneur
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Courtney is the founder and co-designer ofBouquet Box, a company that sells pre-packaged kits for DIY bouquets.
The businesswoman toldForbesin 2021 that the idea came to her after trying the meal kit service Blue Apron. “I’m a decent cook, but I don’t know how to make a Thai dish, that’s for sure,” she said. “And I ended up making this spectacular Thai dish. And my husband said, ‘You made this? I seriously thought you ordered this.’ "
She continued: “The directions were idiot-proof. It came with every single ingredient, the specific amount, etc. And it just hit me: I’m going to do the exact same thing, but I’m going to do it with flowers.”
Most recently, Courtney teamed up with her friendCindy Crawfordon a limited edition Bouquet Box kit, which features some of the supermodel’s favorite flowers.
“I always considered Cindy a role model and the kind of woman I aspired to be one day.I am so grateful for our friendshipand excited to share our love for beauty and creativity with flower lovers everywhere,” Courtney told PEOPLE of the collaboration.
She’s crafty
Prior to starting Bouquet Box, Courtney ran a DIY empire under the nameHow 2 Girl, which featured her doing everything frommaking Valentine’s Day craft kitsfor the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles withKylie Jennerto creating customhairpieces and chokersforKate Hudson’s Halloween bash in 2016.
Her love of crafting began early on. “[My dad] was a set designer and always building things and had different warehouses throughout the years,” she toldForbesin 2021. “There were crafts and supplies for days. So I would just sit and play, gluing everything, putting glitter on anything I could find and painting. As a young girl, I was just around creativity.”
As Courtney got older, she used her skills to make things she wanted but couldn’t yet afford, like her own bedspread and curtains. “I was always going downtown to the fabric mart in Los Angeles and I loved to go to flea markets and find pieces of furniture,” she explained. “I had to think outside the box — making everything myself that I could.”
She met Nikki through a mutual friend
They began dating shortly after, but a text miscommunication led them to break up for a month. She recalled their brief split on the podcastWorst FirstswithBrittany Furlan— who is married to Mötley Crüe drummerTommy Lee. “I realized how much I liked him,” Courtney shared of their time apart. “I mean, I was devastated.”
But the couple’s story didn’t end there. “I ran into him at LAX at like 7:30 in the morning, for a really early flight — sweats, no makeup,” Courtney said. “He was taking his kids to Mexico. … I got on my plane and my heart’s pounding.”
After their chance meeting, Nikki reached out to Courtney to say he missed her. “I really made him work for it,” she said. “We went out to Sugarfish, my favorite. It was supposed to be just a friendly dinner … After we got back together, we both knew [this was] it.”
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Their gold-rimmed glasses and gilded chairs were meant to evoke the feel of Versailles, and the music was a mix of punk rock, jazz, disco, ’70s glam rock and ’90s pop.
She and Nikki share a daughter
In January 2019, Nikki confirmed to PEOPLE that he and Courtney wereexpecting their first childtogether. “My wife is going to make the most amazing mom ever and our whole family is beyond excited,” he said.
Although the rocker had a vasectomy following his divorce from D’Errico in 2007, the couple used a sperm retrieval process and artificial insemination to conceive. Nikki was 60 years old at the time.
She turned down a role onThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
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Courtney told theDaily Mailin 2014 that she was asked to appear onTheReal Housewives of Beverly Hills, but said no to the offer. “First and foremost, I’m just not into the drama, at all, in my life,” she told the outlet. “So that’s kind of like going into the lion’s den. I’m a pretty nice girl, so I’d probably get eaten for breakfast.”
Beyond that, Courtney didn’t think the show’s “extravagant lifestyles” fit with her budget-friendly brand. “I’m all about really getting a lot of bang for your buck and being able to live fabulously without spending a lot,” she explained. “I feel like I try to practice what I preach and that’s just not totally my cup of tea with all the excess and everything being about material things.”
She loves being a stepmom
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“I’ve always loved them. They were my boyfriend’s kids, my fiancé’s kids, and I consider them a part of my family too,” Courtney said in her 2014 interview with theDaily Mail. “But it’s just different when you’re actually their stepmom and they’re actually your family.”
She added: “It’s really special. I’m loving it. I’m very close with his kids. They’re really great kids. I got so lucky!”
Earlier that year, she celebratedDecker’s graduationfrom the University of Southern California, as well asStorm’s birthday. “I am so proud of the strong, independent, kind, fun and quirky woman you are and am so grateful to have you in my life,” she wrote to Storm.
She performed onstage with Mötley Crüe for her 27th birthday
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On her 27th birthday in September 2012, Courtney got onstage with Nikki to perform a dance to the band’s hit “Girls, Girls, Girls.” “I convinced myself it was a present for Nikki, but really it was a present for me,” she said in anInstagram Livein September 2021. “It was a dream come true.”
Courtney said that she learned the backup dancers’ routine and practiced it “probably a hundred times” to get the moves just right. “I got up there, I had the time of my life, I’ve never been so scared in my entire life,” she said. “I was so nervous that I did two shots of tequila. … The bottom line is, I had a lot of fun doing it and got to wear the cool outfit.”
source: people.com
