Table of Biography
Ashley Leisinger is the ex-wife of American actor, voice artist, and singer Bryton James. Ashley Leisinger grabbed both public and media attention following her marital relationship with one of the most renowned American actresses and singers Bryton James.
Early Life
Ashley Leisinger was born in 1989 in California. She is an African-American. Likewise, she is 31 years old now.
Besides that, Ashley Leisinger has not revealed about her early life and family. She seems to keep her every personal thing private.
Relationship Status
Ashley Leisinger is the husband of the American actor Bryton Eric McClure. They met in California which is their birthplace. The couple kept their affair a secret.
They were in a relationship for quite a few years before they got married. Then, they married on 16th March 2011 and their marriage was officiated by Bryton’s The Young and the Restless co-star Christian LeBlanc.
Previously, Bryton talked about his friendship with Christian, “Christel and I have practically grown up together and have experienced some of the same things in our adult lives.
We’ve always had each other’s backs. I’m an only child and Christel is the closest thing I have to a sibling.”
However, their marriage did not last long and they divorced after three years. Their divorce was finalized on 20th February 2014.
Despite being married for three years, the couple does not have any children. Soon, rumors about them having a secret child started to grow.
Bryton, when confronted by the media, confirmed that those rumors were untrue and informed them that no child was born to him and his ex-wife.
Bryton is popular for playing Richie Crawford as a child actor on the ABC/CBS sitcom Family Matters. At present, he plays the role of Devon Hamilton on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.
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Ashley Leisinger and Bryton are in contact in such a way that their friendship is intact and going well. Their divorce was a mutual decision between them.
The black-haired beauty has moved on with her life and so did her ex-husband.
She was present in the 36th Annual Daytime Awards with Bryton where her look was ravishing in her curly hair and a halter neck maroon ruffled gown which synchronised well with James’ all-white suit.
After the divorce from his wife, he has not given up on love. He is in a relationship with his longtime girlfriend Sterling Victorian.
The two met each other in 2008 through a mutual friend Christel. They made their relationship official in 2015.
Caption: Ashley Leisinger with her ex-husband at an event (Source: Married Biography)
Career and Professional Life
The celebrity ex-wife came to the limelight after marrying Bryton James.
Ashley Leisinger has not disclosed her passion and her career yet, but her former husband is a famous actor who started his career when he was 2 years old.
Coming to her ex-husband’s career, James first was in show business when he was two years old. He appeared in commercials and magazine ads, including one with singer Michael Jackson.
At the age of four, he began portraying Richie Crawford on the sitcom Family Matters, where he appeared from 1990 to 1997 in over 200 episodes.
He has portrayed Devon Hamilton on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless since June 2004.
Moreover, he won the 2007 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series and earned nominations for the same award in 2006 and 2008.
After being nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series from 2005 through 2008, James won the award in 2009.
James was a guest star in the drama The Vampire Diaries during its second season as warlock Luka Martin.
He voices Jason James/Z-Strap on Nicktoons animated series Zevo-3 and Virgil Hawkins/Static in the Cartoon Network series Young Justice: Invasion.
Caption: Ashley Leisinger with her ex-husband at an event (Source: Married Biography)
Other work
James has also provided the voice of Mark Surge in Hero Factory.
His credits also include voice acting work as Freddie on the animated series The Kids From Room 402, Mowgli on The Jungle Book CD-ROM, and Zare Leonis on Star Wars Rebels.
James was also a recording artist and performed on Disney Channel and other U.S. and international networks.
In July 2018, it was announced that James had joined the cast of Nickelodeon’s upcoming animated series, Glitch Techs.
In 2020, he won the Daytime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a drama series for The Young and The Restless.
Net Worth 2023
Ashley Leisinger has not disclosed her career which is why there are no details of her net worth. But she surely owns a huge amount of fortune.
According to some sources, she has an estimated net worth of $500 thousand. The estimated net worth of her ex-husband Bryton is $2 million US.
An actor can make around $32,000 to $67,000 per year in the United States of America. With a successful career of 29 years, Bryton surely earns above the average pay range.
Scandal
Controversies get stuck with every celebrity and with almost everybody related to a celebrity and Ashley was no exception.
However, the rumor about divorce turned out to be true, but there were several rumors which described the reasons for their separation which have not been confirmed by either she or Bryton.
Christel Khalil co-stars with Bryton in the series in which they were acting during her marriage with Bryton. Christel and Khalil claimed to have known each other since their childhood.
They even claimed to consider each other as siblings. It was rumored that this claim was not taken well by her and thus, a lot of issues arose between her and Bryton.
James is a godfather to the child of Christel whose name turns out to be Michael Caden. This may have triggered her.
Later, it was known that Christel introduced one of her girl buddies to James, and that girl buddy of hers was rumored to be in a love relationship with James.
It was heard that Christel was proud to have done that thinking it to be a good decision for her friend, James, and she knew about her intentions beforehand which made her confront Bryton and this confrontation led to a tussle between them.
Ashley Leisinger – Body Measurements
The celebrity ex-wife stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches tall while her body weighs around 58 kg. She has black hair with dark brown eyes.
She is absolutely beautiful and has a dark complexion. There is no more information regarding Ashley’s body measurement, dress size, and shoe size.
Ashley Leisinger – Social Media
Talking about her presence on the social media platform, Ashley Leisinger is not active there at all. She neither uses Instagram nor Facebook.
Ashley Leisinger was active on Twitter previously but she is also not active there now. It seems like she is a private person and does not want any unnecessary public attention.