{"id":5984,"date":"2026-06-18T13:50:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-gives-rare-insight-into-natural-and-organic-dr-dre-romance\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T13:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:50:41","slug":"the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-gives-rare-insight-into-natural-and-organic-dr-dre-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-gives-rare-insight-into-natural-and-organic-dr-dre-romance\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Valley&#8217; star Michelle Saniei gives rare insight into &#8216;natural&#8217; and &#8216;organic&#8217; Dr. Dre romance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F131407709.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Michelle Saniei gushed over her \u201cnatural\u201d and \u201corganic\u201d relationship with Dr. Dre as the unlikely pair continues to make headlines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a wonderful man and we are spending a lot of time together,\u201d the \u201cValley\u201d star shared during her Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sDF1Laz81g0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appearance on \u201cWatch What Happens Live.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe met through a mutual friend,\u201d she continued. \u201cVery natural, very organic. It wasn\u2019t even a set up. We just happened to meet and we clicked.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Michelle Saniei gave rare insight into her \u201cnatural\u201d and \u201corganic\u201d relationship with Dr. Dre.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cHe\u2019s a wonderful man and we are spending a lot of time together,\u201d the \u201cValley\u201d star shared during her Wednesday appearance on \u201cWatch What Happens Live.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>When asked what initially drew her to the legendary rapper, she replied, \u201cI just go with the flow. I love people who are very positive and have good energy. That\u2019s what he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saniei said that Dre has yet to meet her ex-husband, Jesse Lally, or their daughter and does not watch \u201cThe Valley.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a great man. What can I say?\u201d she replied as host Andy Cohen pressed her for more details of their relationship. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cWe met through a mutual friend,\u201d she continued of the rapper (pictured in 2024). \u201cVery natural, very organic. It wasn\u2019t even a set up. We just happened to meet and we clicked.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She described the record exec (seen above at the 2025 BET Awards) as someone who is \u201cvery positive\u201d and has \u201cgood energy.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for BET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The duo <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\/\">sparked romance rumors<\/a> back in April when they were spotted on a date at celeb hotspot Nobu in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Saniei finally <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/17\/celebrity-news\/the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-breaks-silence-on-dr-dre-romance\/\">confirmed their relationship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The duo sparked romance rumors back in April when they were spotted on a date at Nobu in Los Angeles, 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>Saniei and Dre held hands as they left the establishment together surrounded by his security personnel. <span class=\"credit\">AMNESTY FOR BRASIL. \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re spending time together and we love being in each other\u2019s company,\u201d the Bravolebrity\u00a0told People.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now we\u2019re just keeping everything super private. I\u2019m just living my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mutual friend that the reality star <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/28\/celebrity-news\/how-unlikely-couple-dr-dre-and-the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-met\/\">credits for their relationship<\/a> seems to be her longtime friend 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>On Tuesday, Saniei finally confirmed their relationship, telling People they\u2019ve been \u201cspending time together.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Michelle Saniei\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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. <span class=\"credit\">Trae Patton\/Bravo via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ashley-palmer-gilkey-5ab86421\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Her LinkedIn profile<\/a>\u00a0states she has worked for Aftermath Entertainment for 16 years, first as Dr. Dre\u2019s executive assistant from 2010 to 2013 and then as GM from 2013 to now, describing her role as \u201csupport[ing] Dr. Dre\u2019s overall vision, mission, and mandates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after their April date night, a source told the US Sun that the women have been friends for a long time and Saniei has been around Dre \u201cfor months.\u201d However, it\u2019s unclear when things turned romantic between them.<\/p>\n<p>Saniei and Lally finalized their divorce in October 2025 and share 6-year-old daughter, Isabella.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Saniei finalized her divorce with ex-husband Jesse Lally (pictured here in 2021) in October 2025. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Rayni &amp; Branden Williams of The Beverly Hills Estates<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dre settled his divorce from his ex-wife, Nicole Young, (seen above in 2018) in December 2021. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for City of Hope<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the Beats By Dre co-founder, he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/12\/29\/dr-dre-to-pay-ex-wife-nicole-young-100m-in-divorce-settlement\/\">settled his divorce from his ex-wife<\/a>, Nicole Young, in December 2021 after he agreed to pay her $100 million.<\/p>\n<p>The exes 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\/18\/celebrity-news\/the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-gives-rare-insight-into-natural-and-organic-dr-dre-romance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michelle Saniei gushed over her \u201cnatural\u201d and \u201corganic\u201d relationship with Dr. Dre as the unlikely<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5985,"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-5984","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\/131407709.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5984","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=5984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}