10 Things You Didn’t Know About Vanderpump Rules Star Scheana Marie

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9. She’s Educated!

The television personality isn’t just a pretty face – she’s also educated! She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism from Azusa Pacific University. “In college, I studied broadcast journalism, film and television production and radio production,” she said.

A photo posted by Scheana Shay (@scheanamarie) on Jun 15, 2013 at 6:03pm PDT

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8. Reality TV to Hosting?

Scheana is interested in hosting. In fact, she’s already coveting Maria Menunos’ and Giuliana Rancic’s jobs on E! News. “I would love to get into entertainment news and hosting,” she told Tastevin magazine. I’m very versatile. I can do acting or hosting or singing, and I enjoy doing all of them.”

A photo posted by Scheana Shay (@scheanamarie) on Dec 16, 2013 at 10:15pm PST

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7. Actress

The reality TV star had a small role in the Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off, 90210. She played Cassandra in the episode, “2021 Vision.”

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6. School First…Fame Second

Her mother wasn’t always on board with her desire to become rich and famous. “My mom always said, ‘You can always be famous. You can always be an actress. But you’re gonna finish school first.’”

A photo posted by Scheana Shay (@scheanamarie) on Sep 4, 2015 at 2:47pm PDT

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5. Media Experience

During college, she worked as a Publicity Director for Samick Music Corporation. She did interviews, wrote press releases and covered events. She also worked for her school newspaper’s life and style section.

A photo posted by Scheana Shay (@scheanamarie) on Dec 25, 2013 at 12:02pm PST

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4. Friends First

The waitress turned reality TV star met her ex husband, Mike Shay, back in high school, but it wasn’t love at first sight – she had a boyfriend. “I had a boyfriend at the time. [Shay] was cute, but I wasn’t really interested in him. He had asked me to Sadie Hawkins his senior year, and apparently I turned him down,” she said. Years later, she was stranded in Las Vegas and he saw her Facebook status, so he messaged her and asked her to hang out. She ended up getting a ride back to L.A. with him and they really hit it off. The only snag was that he had a girlfriend, but he quickly dumped her for Scheana. The couple were married in July 2014 and separated in November 2016 and have since divorced. She’s currently dating Robert Valletta, a TV actor that she used to date ten years prior.

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3. Scheana Mila Kunis

The aspiring starlet was once mistaken for Mila Kunis. “On New Years Eve one year, this girl was convinced I was Mila Kunis, and I kept telling her I wasn’t. But she was like, ‘Oh, it’s okay! I’m not going to ask for your picture or anything.’ And she saw my tattoo [the initials SM], which is for Scheana Marie,’ and she goes, ‘Oh, what’s your first name?’ And I go, ‘Scheana!’ And she goes, ‘So your first name isn’t Mila?’ And I go, ‘No! It’s Scheana!’ And she goes, ‘Scheana Mila Kunis.’ Oh my god. So I just ended up going with it for the rest of the night.”

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2. Smart Cookie

Scheana is actually a smart cookie. In fact, she skipped third grade and finished university when she was 20!

A photo posted by Scheana Shay (@scheanamarie) on Oct 10, 2013 at 3:32pm PDT

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1. Catholic Girl

She was raised Catholic and went to a Catholic high school and a Christian university. She kind of lost her faith for a while though. She was depressed for a couple years and it wasn’t until she met Mike Shay that she finally got out of it.

A photo posted by Scheana Shay (@scheanamarie) on Nov 5, 2015 at 5:09pm PST

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