Natalie Nunn (born December 26, 1984) is an American reality television personality, known for being a castmate on the fourth season of the ''

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'' in 2009–2010. She subsequently appeared on ''Bad Girls Club'' season 13 as well as ''

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''. She was also a contestant on the second season of '' Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too''. Nunn also participated on the first season of ''

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''. In 2018, she participated in the reality show ''

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''. As of 2021, Natalie has been serving as Executive Producer and main cast member of the Zeus series

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Early life and career

Nunn was born on December 26, 1984, in

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, to parents Karen and Earl Nunn. Nunn has one sibling, her brother Ronald Nunn. Nunn is of Puerto Rican, Brazilian, and African American descent. She grew up in

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where her mother had taken two jobs to raise them. She attended

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in San Mateo. She also ran on her school's track team and competed in the 2002 Junior Olympics. She attended

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where she played a defender on the Trojans

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team, making five appearances in 2004.

Career

2009–2011: ''Bad Girls Club'' and ''Love Games''

Nunn rose to fame when she was cast on the fourth season of the ''

''. The season premiered on December 1, 2009, to the highest number of viewers in Oxygen's history, at the time. Nunn was removed from the show in Episode 11, after a physical altercation with castmates Amber McWha, Lexie Woltz, and Kendra James during a trip to

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. Her success on season 4 caused Oxygen to bring her back for future appearances on seasons 5 and 6 of the show. Nunn was a competitor on second season of the ''Bad Girls Club'' spinoff, '' Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too''. This was hosted by former bad girl

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. The season ran from April 18, 2011, to June 13, 2011. While on the show, Nunn and two other former bad girls competed in a series of challenges to find a guy to date. Nunn placed second on the show, losing to Lea Beaulieu from the fifth season. Nunn then made a cameo appearance on the third season of the series. The episode aired on January 16, 2012.

2012: ''Tanisha Gets Married'', ''Bridezillas'', and ''The Tea Party''

In 2012, Nunn was featured on the

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''. She served as a Bridesmaid at her friend and former fellow Bad Girl Tanisha Thomas's wedding, along with

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and Amber Meade. The series premiered on May 7, 2012, and the finale aired on July 2, 2012. Nunn's own wedding was also broadcast on television. She met her current husband,

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player Jacob Payne, while making an appearance in Detroit, Michigan, in September 2011 The couple started officially dating in October 2011. Payne proposed to Nunn while vacationing in Negril, Jamaica in April 2012. They were married on May 5, 2012. Their wedding was broadcast on the

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''. Nunn was featured on season 9 and her story is shown over the last three episodes of the season. Nunn and Payne discussed their experiences on ''Bridezillas'', as well as details about their married life on ''

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''. Nunn hosts a Filmon TV show known as ''The Tea Party with Natalie Nunn'', on which she holds interviews, discusses current events that are both domestic and worldwide, and talks about some of her own projects and experiences. The first episode of the show aired on June 22, 2012. The show's co-hosts are socialite Milyn "Mimi" Jensen from ''Bad Girls Club'' Season 11 and transgender activist Gizelle. It is broadcast in LA on channels 32 and 64 every Monday and Wednesday at 4 pm PST. In December 2012, Nunn filmed another ''Bad Girls Club'' special with

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cast member

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. The special is titled "Making it to the Mansion, ATL", and shows Nunn and Poindexter providing commentary about the casting for '' Bad Girls Club: Atlanta''.

2013–2015: Continued Bad Girls Club Spin Off Success and Autobiographies

"Making it to the Mansion, ATL" aired on January 8, 2013, at 8 pm. Eastern Time, with commercial promotions being released January 2, 2013, with the special being watched by approximately 596,000 viewers. Nunn filmed a "Top Ten OMGs" special for ''Bad Girls Club'' seasons six through ten with

. Nunn was cast to be on the new reality competition series ''

'' on Oxygen, which had a record-breaking 1.73 million viewers and made history for being Oxygen's highest rated television premiere series. She placed fifth in the competition. Nunn co-hosted "Making it to the Mansion, Miami", the casting special for '' Bad Girls Club: Miami II'', along with Poindexter. The special aired on August 6, 2013. Nunn has released a book titled ''Turn Down For What'' which was released on May 28, 2013. It is an autobiographical book and guide for women. In October 2013, Nunn went to Brazil to film the music video to " Na Atividade" by

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. Nunn release her second book, a tell-all titled ''Straight Like That'' in November 2013. Adriane Schwartz of ''

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'' reviewed the book, saying, "Natalie Nunn definitely knows how to dish the dirt. This book will blow your expectations. It is a reminder that Natalie truly does run L.A." In 2014, Nunn was cast on '' Bad Girls Club: Redemption''. She was removed in episode 4, for starting a physical altercation with Raquel "Rocky" Santiago.

2015–present: Further television appearances

Nunn participated in several WeTV shows, such as ''

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'', "Where Are They Now?". She also starred in Lifetime's reality show '' Mother/Daughter Experiment'' with her mother Karen Nunn. Nunn is also executive producing the

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'' and '' Bad Boys''.

Personal life

Nunn dated

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from 2003 to 2009. Nunn and

football player Jacob Payne married in May 2012, and the marriage was aired on two episodes of ''

'', on October 28 and November 4, 2012. revealed on November 12, 2014, that the couple were expecting their first child, in February 2015, she revealed that she had had a miscarriage. In late 2016, she announced that she was pregnant again. On April 26, 2017, she gave birth to a daughter.

Filmography

References

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