'Selling Sunset' Star Amanza Smith's Dating History Includes a Member of NSYNC
Amanza's last boyfriend was basketball player turned land developer David LaQua.
Updated Sept. 5 2024, 5:24 p.m. ET
Sure, Selling Sunset may be a show about real estate, but it also gives up a peek into the cast’s personal lives, like that of agent and interior decorator Amanza Smith.
Amanza has always been an open book when it comes to her family, including her two children, daughter Noah and son Braker, and her estranged ex-husband.
However, her dating life has always been a bit more low-key. Let's take a look back at some of her famous exes.
Amanza was dating former professional basketball player David LaQua in 2023.
Amanza went Instagram official with international land developer David LaQua on Aug. 1. 2023, when she posted a video sipping a drink out of the same coconut before kissing each other.
David is the founder and CEO of LaQua Real Estate International LLC. Given that they work in similar industries it makes sense that they would click.
Amanza and David actually met briefly before she fell ill during the summer of 2023. That June, Amanza landed in the hospital after developing a severe infection in her back called osteomyelitis.
When David learned that Amanza was in the hospital, he went to visit her — not just once, but every day. “He saw me at my worst,” she told People. “It wasn't about me looking hot, having fancy dinner dates or prancing around at lavish events.”
Amanza and David shared their first kiss in her hospital bed while watching a movie.
Sadly, their relationship came to an end and Amanza is currently single in Season 8 of Selling Sunset.
Who is Amanza Smith's ex-husband?
Amanza's ex-husband is former NFL player Ralph Brown. She and Ralph got married in 2010 but called it quits in 2012 after two years of marriage. For a few years, they successfully co-parented together.
But in August 2019, Ralph dropped the kids off at school and never came back. That was the last time Amanza and her kids ever heard from him. He has been missing (or rather, hiding from his family) ever since.
Amanza and her two kids with ex-husband Ralph Brown.
After hiring a private investigator to try and find Ralph, Amanza learned that he had signed papers relinquishing all custody of the children. He stated that he could no longer be a parent as his body was "broken down" due to football. Per the documents obtained by People, Amanza was given sole legal and physical custody of Noah and Braker as of Oct. 1, 2021. Ralph was stripped of his visitation rights.
Amanza Smith's past boyfriends include JC Chasez, Ryan Babel, and Taye Diggs.
Over the years, Amanza has also been linked to some other high-profile men including former NSYNC member JC Chasez, soccer star Ryan Babel (whom she dated for three years before their split in 2022), and actor and Broadway star Taye Diggs.
Amanza and Taye Diggs in 2015.
Amanza and Taye dated for five years between 2014 and 2019. While things seemed serious between them, Amanza claimed their relationship was never built to last.
"Neither one of us was in the right place to date," she said on an episode of the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast. As it turns out, Taye started dating Amanza just five months after his divorce from Idina Menzel.