Amanda Holmes is the name of a famous Canadian personality who is better known as the eldest daughter of Mike Holmes. Mike Holmes is a famous Canadian residential home improvement contractor on HGTV. He has appeared in several home-featured shows such as Holmes on Homes, Holmes in Orleans, Home Free, and more.
Early Life
Amanda Holmes was born in Canada. Her nickname is Amanda, she holds Canadian nationality and belongs to the White ethnicity. Her zodiac sign is Virgo and she follows the Christian religion.
She is the firstborn child of Mike Holmes and his beloved wife Alexandria Lorex. She grew up with her beautiful sister Sherry Holmes and her adorable brother Mike Holmes Jr.
She studied at San Rafael High School and later in 2006, she went to the University of Southern California, where she earned her bachelor of science degree in 2010. While she was studying at the University of Southern California she was a member of the Orina All Women Choir Band, where during her 4 years of college life she sang with 60 women at concerts around the USC.
She also has her own band The Amanda Holmes Band, she and her band member Wrote, recorded, released, and perform 3 albums during her college life. She also becomes a member of the Entrepreneur Club at USC.
The pair got hitched when the HGTV star was still a teenager at the age of 19 back in 1982. On 21 June 1987, they blessed their second child, Sherry. After two years, the two sisters were joined by their younger brother, Mike Holmes Jr on 25 July 1989.
Amanda Holmes Profile
- Full name: Amanda Holmes
- Date of birth: 2 September 1984
- Place of birth: In Canada
- Nationality: Canadian
- Instagram: amanditaholmes
- Occupation: Marketing and sales expert
- Famous for: Eldest daughter of the famous Canadian residential home improvement contractor and Holmes on Homes show star Mike Holmes.
Amanda Holmes Career
Talking about her professional career in 2008 she co-founded Shananda Production, it’s a Book show, market, and advertising show. She also worked as a professional singer for 6 years.
In October 2012 she become the CEO of Chet Holmes International, it’s a company that helps startups to grow faster. In 2016 she becomes the CMO of Divine Bliss International. In Aug 2019 she becomes on the Board of Directors of the JMARK Business Solutions, its an IT Support and IT Services company.
Currently, she is the CEO of the Ultimate Sales Machine, where she teaches startups and companies how can they grow their sales. If it weren’t for his few appearances on reality TV shows alongside his father. Amanda, who handled the role of Office Manager made almost 17 appearances alongside her father.
In the series, she worked for 2 years alongside her father since 2005. In 2007, before leaving in search of a new adventure. Following her departure from the small screen, Amanda has lived a private life. As of now, she is spending her professional life lowkey working in the family business but chooses not to appear in the TV show.
Amanda Holmes Personal Life
Talking about her personal life, it’s unknown to many fans that Amanda has tied the knot twice. Her first marriage was to a co-worker, Adam Belange who worked at Holmes on Homes. The couple met when they were in New Orleans and soon tied the knot.
Adam worked at Homes and Holmes in New Orleans as an expert in heavy machinery and also in landscaping. Everyone approved of his work on set from the show’s fifth season onwards. Unfortunately, the pair separated due to reasons not clear to the open media.
However, Mike Holmes’ daughter, has since then found love again and married for the second time. Unfortunately, the information about her second marriage and her second husband is not yet disclosed.
According to some sources, Amanda is the mother of two beautiful children a boy and a girl. Her first boy child Wyatt was born on Oct 1, 2010. After a few years, another child, a baby girl Emily has come into the world.
Amanda Holmes Parents and family
She is the eldest daughter of Mike Holmes, her father Mike married her mother Alexandra Lorex when he was only 19 years old in 1982. He also started his contractor career in 1982. After two years of their marriage, they were blessed with a beautiful daughter named Amanda Holmes on 12th September 1984.
After three years of Amanda’s birth, they were blessed with another beautiful daughter Sherry Hilmes on 21st June 1987 and two years later they were blessed with their only son Mike Jr. on 25th July 1989.
Amanda’s sister Sherry is a married woman, she tied the knot with her long-time boyfriend Blake Steed in December 2018. They also have a daughter named Cali Kay Holmes Steed who was born on the 21st of April 2019.
Her brother Mike Jr. is also married to a lady named Lisa Grant, the couple tied the knot in August 2017.
Amanda Holmes Disease
Sadly, Holmes is a life-long victim of Crohn’s disease. She received her Crohn’s disease diagnosis during her teenage years. Since then, she has managed to live with it and raise awareness of the illness. Indeed, the disease has no cure, and patients are left with an inflamed digestive tract.
So, she has always stood for victims of the disease and has worked for charities that help in the cause. Amanda and her father often take part in the annual M&M Meat Shops Charity BBQ Day, which in turn raises funds of around 1.6 million US dollars. Later they donated the money to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada.
Amanda Holmes Age
When it comes to celebrities and their personal affairs, no doubt, the fans are always curious to know about all the small things. In this case, people want to know how old is Amanda Holmes? She celebrates her birthday on 02 September and she was born in 1984, which makes her age 39 this year.
Amanda Holmes’s Net worth
As of now, she spending her lowkey working in the family business but chooses not to appear in the TV show. She is a simple person who never likes to attract public attention by publicly displaying her wealth. Her current estimated net worth is around $30 million that she earned.
However, it wouldn’t be wrong to claim that she enjoys a luxurious living. As she continues her career, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.
4 Facts On Amanda Holmes That Might Surprise You!
- She is the eldest daughter, who was born in the year 1984 to Mike and his ex-wife, Alexandria Lorex.
- Amanda Holmes also calls her brother’s wife named Lisa Grant, her sister-in-law.
- Her sister, Sherry announced her engagement to Blake Steed, one of her father’s crewmen back in 2017.
- She is also the auntie to her sister’s newly born daughter, Cali Kay Holmes.
