Montell Jordan’s wife Kristin Hudson, 53, is a former composer and producer like her husband. As his manager, she helped him sign lucrative deals until when they had to choose to work on their marriage rather than their musical career.
Jordan and his wife are The authors of This is How We Do It! Making Your Marriage A Masterpeace. The pair have been married since 1994 and indeed their marriage has faced challenges several challenges which include giving up their music career.
Besides sharing four children with Jordan, Kristin Hudson now works as a virtual pastor, mentor, youth leader, and marriage counselor.
Here are 10 Unknown Facts About Kristin Hudson
1. The Former Music Producer Grew Up in Atlanta
Kristin Hudson was born on September 21 1971 in Atlanta Georgia. At birth, she was named Kristin Shai Hudson. Although members of her family are not well known, it has been uncovered by WeAfrique.com that her mother’s name is Christy Scaggs. She also has a brother named Waylon.
As for her educational pursuits, she is a graduate of California State University Fullerton.
2. She Married Montell Jordan in 1994
Jordan Montell and Kristin Hudson married in June 1994. The duo met at a fraternity ball in college in the 1990s. During the party, Jordan’s approached Kristin and asked her for a dance.
After the party, they became friends and soon fell for each other and they soon started dating.
The pair married at the time Montell’s music career was at its peak. For that reason, the record label executives advised them to keep their marriage a secret. In other to succeed in their different careers Kristin and her husband agreed and they followed through with the secret. During most interviews, Montell was asked about his love life, he would say he was married to his music.
3. Kristin Hudson and Her Husband Have Four Children
Kristin’s marriage of 30 years has been blessed with four children. However, for her husband, it’s five children. He fathered a son from a previous relationship.
Her kids include Christopher Cruz Jordan, Sydney Jordan, Skyler Jordan, and Samantha Jordan. Her son Skyler is a D1 football player at Alcorn State University while Sydney is married to Steven Duncan and they have 2 children.
4. Kristin Hudson’s Husband Allegedly Cheated on Her
Hudson’s marriage was on the verge of crashing at some point. At that time, she was allegedly more concerned with her career than her marriage. It was not long before Montell fell into another woman’s hands.
Kristin reportedly did not take the news well but she stayed back so they could make it work. It was at that point that the couple realized they had to end the lie they were living and focus on their marriage.
Later on, it was revealed the two of them were guilty of infidelity. Kristin admitted she had an affair with a family friend. In other to save their marriage, Jordan decided to quit making music and Hudson also did the same.
5. She Became an Author in 2017
In other to help others who might be in a similar situation, Montell and Hudson released their first book, This is How We Do It: Making Your Marriage a Masterpeace in 2017. Also, Her husband had previously released an autobiography Becoming Unfamous.
6. Her Husband is the Founder of a Music Collective at Victory World Church
Although he planned to make a comeback album in 2010 to mark his foray back into the music industry, he had to cancel his plans and concentrate on his Christian faith.
Montell Jordan, now an executive pastor has released a Christian album featuring the song Shake Heaven.
7. Kristin Jordan’s Husband was Allegedly in Trouble with the IRS in 2012
According to reports, the This Is How We Do It singer owes the IRS a total of $627,987 in back taxes from 1999 to 2001. The IRS first filed a Federal Tax lien against him in 2004.
Reports say that the singer has continued to ignore the IRS which means the case might have been taken to court. Montell on the other hand revealed he has paid his debts several years ago by selling his music catalog.
8. The Former Manager’s Husband Recently appeared in the Season Eight of the Masked Singer
After disappearing from the spotlight for a long time, Montell decided to reappear by competing as Panther in season 8 of the American reality television singing show, The Masked Singer.
He was subsequently eliminated but before he left, he performed a rendition of his song This is How We Do It.
9. What is Kristin Hudson’s Net Worth?
Kristin Hudson is speculated to have a net worth between the range of $50,000 to $100,000. Her husband, on the other hand, has a net worth that is around $500,000. Before he stopped singing, he worked majorly with Def Jam Records as one of the primary male solo artists.
His song This Is How We Do It was a No.1 record and is described as one of the top 100 party songs of the last century.
Besides the royalties from his music, Montell and his wife could be earning some money from their marriage bundles that come in DVDs, books, and workbooks.
10. Where is Jordan Montell’s Wife Now?
Even before Kristin’s career in the music industry ended, she had the ability to inspire and mentor so many people through her mentorship, youth leadership, mission work, and marriage ministry.
Also, Kristin and her husband teach, minister, and provide pre-marital and marriage counseling to couples. The power couple now travels together sharing their testimony about marriage principles with the main purpose of fighting divorce with other couples as well as the youth.
Together with her husband, Kristin has been pastoring a virtual church called Master Peace Community for more than 10 years now. She and her husband have the intention of transforming one million marriages.
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