- Claudette Bailon is the elder sister of Adrienne Bailon, one of the trio of the 2000s girl group 3LW
- She has been married since 2010 to Gerd Alexander but it was a secret event and she did not have a public ceremony till her first-year anniversary
- Claudette Alexander is a mother of two. She homeschools her daughters as well as runs a YouTube channel where she shares details of her life.
Claudette Bailon may be the older sister to Adrienne Bailon but is her popularity as pronounced as her sister’s? She and her sister share not just biological links but also have a similarity in their entertainment journey.
Claudette Bailon is a singer and a Youtuber who was a silent part of the girl group, 3LW’s. This was her younger sister’s group but Claudette sang most of the backup in the group’s recordings.
Here Are Interesting Things about Claudette Bailon You Should Know
1. Claudette Bailon was Born in Lower East Side
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Claudette Marie Bailon was born on October 3, 1980, in the Lower East Side, New York City. Her parents are identified as Nilda Alicea Felix, her Puerto Rican mother, and Freddie Bailon, her father from Ecuador.
Claudette’s parents got divorced but that happened after the birth of her younger sister, Adrienne. Owing to the divorce of her parents, Claudette and her sister grew up with her mother and stepfather. Her mother remarried a man known as Joe Felix.
Bailon loves her family a lot and enjoys spending time with them. Something else she enjoys doing is gardening. From a young age, she had been empathetic to animals and this influenced her decision to go vegan.
2. She is a Retired Nurse
Adrienne Bailon’s sister is well-educated and even got a degree in the medical field. The Latina graduated in 2008 with a certification in Nursing. She started working in Labor and Delivery as a nurse after her graduation.
After that, she went into the pediatrics department, and all through every department, Claudette admits, she learned a lot of things. Oftentimes, her younger sister described her as an empath, a kind, and earthy person. She is this way partly because of her background in the medical sciences.
3. Claudette Bailon is a Singer
Sharing the same space with her younger sister, Adrienne, who was one part of the 3LW trio during the lockdown exposed a few things about Claudette. ‘Claude’ as she is fondly called by her family and close friends, was an integral part of her sister’s music group.
For all the songs produced by the 2000s Girl Group, 3LW, the elder sister to Adrienne sang the backups. Though she wasn’t as famous as her younger sister, Claude is a great singer as attested to by many and the success of her backed-up songs.
4. She Hosts A YouTube Show
The beginning of 2022 saw the birth of a new phase of Claude’s life. She began the year with a YouTube channel titled ‘Get To Know Claude Bailon and Co’. The channel was set up so she could document important phases of her life.
The channel also gets to showcase her relationship with family members and friends. In the introductory episode of the channel, Claudette shared the spotlight with her sister and immediate family.
The Youtube channel has almost 30k subscribers as of August 2022.
5. Claudette Bailon Has Been Married Since 2010
The Latina singer and YouTuber has been married since 2010. She and her husband’s relationship dates as far back as when she was a nurse student. Furthermore, they got married when she was still a practicing nurse.
Claudette Bailon got married to Gerd (Jerd) Alexander on May 7, 2010, in a secret ceremony. This was his birth month as he celebrates his birthday on May 25. He is from Trinidad and is proud of his heritage and roots.
Claude had just finished working the night shift the day of her wedding and Gerd had a moment to spare before heading to work.
Adrienne Bailon’s sister changed out of her scrubs and freshened up then met up with her husband. The wedding took place at City Hall and with almost no extra person in attendance. However, the couple had a plan for a grand wedding on their first anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerd Alexander decided to have a grand wedding which would have their family and close friends in attendance. This wedding took place on May 7, 2011, and they had about 90 guests in attendance.
Interestingly, they did not inform the invited guests that it was their wedding. The married couple only told them it was going to be an engagement party. When the guests arrived, they were met with the shock of their lives to see that it was going to be an actual wedding.
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6. She Homeschools Her Daughters
The union between Claudette and her husband, Gerd, brought about the birth of two girls. The first of their offspring was named Jet Marie Alexander born on March 6, 2012. Two years later, they both welcomed Beau Harper Alexander on September 7, 2014.
Claude spends most of her time with her kids. To buttress this, she took up the responsibility of homeschooling her daughters.
Jet and Beau are 13 and 10 but have mostly been around family members while learning. While Jet is more like her outdoor mother, Beau takes after her aunt, Adrienne Bailon to an extent.
They both have Instagram pages where memories are shared. The girls have walked runways for brands. Additionally, they have also served as models for clothing lines. 44-year-old Claudette Bailon Alexander has spent most of her motherhood grooming her daughters and it is paying off. They have been on a couple of TV shows with their mother as well.
7. Her Husband is a Real Estate Partner
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Gerd Alexander, Claudette Bailon Alexander’s husband is a real estate partner with Paul Hastings LLP. Paul Hastings is a global law firm with the aim of navigating new paths to growth. They also offer attorney and advertising services. Gerd Alexander works as a partner in the Real Estate Department of the firm as their official site tells.
Asides from being a law-firm partner, Gerd has proven to be a great father and husband. Being married for over a decade hasn’t been easy according to his wife but the family seems happy together. Also, he is a humanitarian who has been involved in pro-bono work with ‘Pencil’s Great Give.’
Adrienne Bailon’s sister may not have had the type of fame and popularity she got but she is equally as talented as the singer. Claudette has been praised for having a voice that is seemingly better than her sister’s but she prefers not to let that get into her head.
Although she doesn’t sing professionally and isn’t out there in the public, she is a professional in her own right. As a retired nurse, she takes care of her home and her love for nature keeps her quite occupied.
She is still quite young and vibrant and may get back into the music industry. As earlier stated, her daughter, Jet takes after her and may just be the one to take over her singing career from her.
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