LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Kelis has recently turned heads as the rumor of her dating the septuagenarian ‘Ghostbusters’ actor Bill Murray made headlines. While there are many netizens who are criticizing the ‘Milkshake’ crooner for dating an older man because of his money, it is worth noting that the mother-of-three is not exactly destitute herself. In fact, she is a multi-millionaire who sold her $1.8M Los Angeles mansion to live an adventurous life in the ranch.
The talented musician, whose album ‘Kaleidoscope’ released in 1999, went gold is also known for her culinary skills. An accomplished chef with a certificate from Le Cordon Bleu, she has hosted a cooking show as well. While the singer-turned-businesswoman is attracting the most attention for her love life, her prolific wealth, which is not less than a few millions, is nothing to sniff at either.
What is Kelis's net worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, the 43-year-old Harlem-born musician’s net worth in 2023 is $4 million dollars. Kelis is believed to have earned her wealth from the releases of her studio albums and her cooking show. She landed a contract with Virgin Records in 1998 through which her debut album ‘Kaleidoscope’ was released in 1999. Her ‘Caught Out There’ came in the top ten R&B/Hip-Hop song list. In 2001, she released her second album. ‘Wanderland’, which was not as commercially successful. Telis’ third album ‘Tasty’ became extremely successful with the number ‘Milkshake’ climbing to the number one spot on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and the third spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Her fourth studio album ‘Kelis Was Here’ was released in August 2006 and achieved the top ten position on the Billboard 200 chart.
Career in culinary arts
Kelis is not only talented in the voice department, but has also trained in the culinary arts. She trained as a saucier from 2006 to 2010 and earned her degree from Le Cordon Bleu cooking school. At the Beverly Hills food and Wine Festival, she launched a line of sauces for sale named, ‘Feast’ which she renamed as ‘Bounty & Full’ in 2015. In 2014, she also started her own cooking show, ‘Saucy & Sweet’. Kelis is the author of two cookbooks — the first one was a collab with Lauren Pesavento. Her solo cookbook, named ‘My Life on a Plate’ was released in 2015. She still draws royalties from the sale of the books.
Kelis traded her $1.8 million LA home for a rustic farm
According to Daily Mail, the ‘Bossy’ singer made a decision to sell her mansion in Los Angeles in 2019 to move to a rustic farm in the interior of California with her three children. There, she tended to around 100 farm animals and also grew a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. However, in the first year of her stay she realized that staying in the farm full-time was not that easy. In 2021, she even had a panic attack where she questioned her decision. However, she has now come around and is now known for stepping into a business venture where she sells products made from the produce of her farm.
