{"id":5842,"date":"2026-06-17T14:27:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T14:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-breaks-silence-on-dr-dre-romance\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T14:27:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T14:27:38","slug":"the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-breaks-silence-on-dr-dre-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-breaks-silence-on-dr-dre-romance\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Valley&#8217; star Michelle Saniei breaks silence on Dr. Dre romance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F131284112.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe Valley\u201d star Michelle Saniei finally confirmed she is dating Dr. Dre months after the pair were <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/27\/celebrity-news\/dr-dre-61-holds-hands-with-the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-37-during-unexpected-date-night\/\">spotted getting cozy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re spending time together and we love being in each other\u2019s company,\u201d the Bravolebrity <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-valley-michelle-saniei-shares-rare-update-dr-dre-relationship-exclusive-11999154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told People<\/a> Tuesday, adding that they met through a mutual friend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now we\u2019re just keeping everything super private. I\u2019m just living my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThe Valley\u201d star Michelle Saniei finally confirmed she is dating Dr. Dre after the pair were spotted on a date in April, as seen above. <span class=\"credit\">AMNESTY FOR BRASIL. \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cWe\u2019re spending time together and we love being in each other\u2019s company,\u201d she told People Tuesday. <span class=\"credit\">AMNESTY FOR BRASIL. \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Saniei, 37, and the legendary rapper, 61, were snapped holding hands at celeb hotspot Nobu in Los Angeles on April 25.<\/p>\n<p>The two left the restaurant in a black Mercedes SUV and were surrounded by what appeared to be security personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Days later, it was revealed that the unlikely pair <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/28\/celebrity-news\/how-unlikely-couple-dr-dre-and-the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-met\/\">met through her close friend<\/a> Ashley Palmer-Gilkey, who is\u00a0the general manager of Dr. Dre\u2019s Aftermath Records.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cFor now we\u2019re just keeping everything super private. I\u2019m just living my life,\u201d she added of their relationship. <span class=\"credit\">Michelle Saniei\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Page Six obtained photos of the reality star and the legendary rapper (pictured at the 2025 BET Awards) going on a date at celeb hotspot Nobu in Los Angeles on April 25. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for BET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A source told the US Sun that the women have been friends for a long time and Saniei has been around Dr. Dre \u201cfor months.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s unclear when exactly things turned romantic between them.<\/p>\n<p>Later that month, Saniei\u2019s ex-husband, Jesse Lally, said he was<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/29\/entertainment\/the-valley-star-michelle-sanieis-ex-jesse-lally-reacts-to-her-shocking-romance-with-dr-dre\/\"> just as shocked as fans<\/a> when he saw the pairing online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not get a heads up,\u201d Lally\u00a0told TMZ\u00a0at the time. \u201cI saw it on social media the same way as everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Days after they made headlines, it was revealed the unlikely pair met through Saniei\u2019s longtime friend who works for Dr. Dre. <span class=\"credit\">Bravo via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Later that month, her ex-husband, Jesse Lally, (pictured here in 2022) revealed he was just as shocked as fans by her new relationship was was not given a heads up. <span class=\"credit\">The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lally also threw shade at the new couple\u2019s 24-year age gap, noting he \u201cdidn\u2019t see this one coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think she ever listened to rap music. So dating Dr. Dre\u2026 good for her. But, hey, the N.W.A is the first cassette I ever bought in 1988 \u2014 the year Michelle was born \u2014 so good for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saniei and Lally separated in 2023 and finally <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/05\/03\/entertainment\/jesse-lally-in-amazing-new-romance-after-traumatic-split-from-estranged-wife-michelle\/\">reached a divorce settlement<\/a> in October 2025. The former couple shares a 6-year-old daughter, Isabella.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The former couple \u2014 who finalized their divorce in October 2025 \u2014 share 6-year-old daughter Isabella (seen above). <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for SHEIN<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dr. Dre settled his divorce to his ex-wife, Nicole Young, (pictured here) in December 2021. He has many children from several previous relationships. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the record producer, he has been private about his love life after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/12\/29\/dr-dre-to-pay-ex-wife-nicole-young-100m-in-divorce-settlement\/\">settling his divorce from his ex-wife<\/a>, Nicole Young, in December 2021. He agreed to pay her $100 million.<\/p>\n<p>The exes were married for 24 years until she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/06\/29\/dr-dres-wife-nicole-young-files-for-divorce-after-24-years\/\">filed for divorce<\/a>\u00a0in June 2020. They share two kids: son\u00a0Truice, 28, and daughter Truly, 24.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dre also has eight children from previous relationships \u2014 six who are older than Saniei.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/17\/celebrity-news\/the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-breaks-silence-on-dr-dre-romance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Valley\u201d star Michelle Saniei finally confirmed she is dating Dr. Dre months after the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/131284112.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}