Brandi Passante
Brandi Passante is known for reality TV fans as the romantic partner of Jarrod Schulz -of Storage Wars fame.
Brandi and her longtime boyfriend however, seem to have taken a turn for the worse. According to reports, the once couple had a fall out which resulted on Jarrod being charged with domestic violence.
Born October 15, 1977; Jarrod, a California native worked as a sales manager for a carpet-cleaning company in Tustin, California. He later gained fame after appearing as one of the cast members on the A&E reality series Storage Wars.
His popularity on Storage Wars led to a spin-off reality series focused on his family called Brandi & Jarrod: Married to the Job. He has also served as the co-owner of the Now and Then Thrift Store.
Check out interesting facts about his former flame, Brandi Passante.
1. She is a Texas gal
Brandi Leigh Passante was born May 16, 1980 in Harris County, Texas, United States. Not much more is known about her parents or childhood.
2. She is now also famous in her own right
Brandi Passante gained fame as she appeared as the girlfriend of Schulz in two different reality shows; first on Storage Wars and later, on Married to the Job.
Among the jobs she held in her youth, includes working as a carpet cleaner. During this period, she met Jarrod Schulz. Together they went onto open their business “Now and Then” store in Orange, California.
Brandi’s rise to fame started when she participated on Storage Wars with Jarrod hoping to buy some storage units for their Now and Then Thrifts Store in Orange, California.
During the show, the they both proved to be very perceptive bidders and emerged among the stars in the show. Thanks to their new found fame, she opened another store in addition to the one she ran.
Their appearance on Storage Wars also led to the emergence of the reality show Brandi & Jarrod: Married to the Job which follows them on their daily life.
The blonde is now a public figure and businesswoman who has gained a major following on social media. She has over 270k followers on Instagram. Passante is also into cooking and for a while she wanted to be a chef.
3. She is a mom
From her relationship with Jarrod Schulz, she is the mother of two young adult kids, Cameron Schulz and Payton Schulz.
Brandi has been described as a good mom who spends quality time with her kids, she tries to inspire her family to practice healthy eating apparently because Brandi has said that her children have medical issues.
4. She sued a man once
Back in 2011, Brandi sued a man named Hunter Tyler Moore who threatened to release naked pictures of Brandi. The blonde released a message clarifying that the pictures were not of her. She also went ahead and sued Moore for a couple of millions in damages. The judge ruled in Passante’s favor.
5. She and Jarrod have been broken up for a while
According to People magazine, the iconic duo “quietly split” in 2018, with the news only becoming public during season 13th of Storage Wars.
Passante called things off with Schulz after filming the 12th season of Storage Wars, which premiered in November 2018, also the time the show was on a hiatus until earlier this year.
Though it appears the ex’s have moved on from each other, Brandi still appears to be single while Jarrod has a new girlfriend, Rochel Beckman.
Find Brandi Passante on Instagram here.