Amanza Smith’s Mom, Stepdad, and Biological Dad — Details

Content warning: This article covers topics of sexual assault.

The Gist:

• Selling Sunset star Amanza Smith had a traumatic childhood.
• Although she is half-Black, she was raised by her white mother and stepfather.
• Her stepfather and his father were both pedophiles.
• While Amanza’s biological father wasn’t around as a kid, he is now a part of her and her children’s lives

Selling Sunset star Amanza Smith is an amazing mother and always goes the extra mile so her two kids Noah and Braker can have the best childhood. And that’s likely because she knows what it’s like to grow up in a home where she couldn’t just be a kid and had to put on a strong face at a very young age.

Who are Amanza’s parents? Keep scrolling to find out.

Amanza was raised by her mom and stepdad, whose names are both unknown. During Season 7, Amanza grabbed drinks with castmate Chelsea Lazkani and opened up about her traumatic childhood.

Amanza, who is half Black, explains that her mom and stepdad were both white, so she was the only Black person in the house. She then shares an incredibly disturbing detail about her stepdad.

“My stepdad and stepdad’s father are pedophiles. I don’t remember exact timelines,” she explains but recalls being sexually abused by her stepgrandfather and stepdad between the ages of three to 11.

“Simultaneously in my house, my mom was very mentally abusive so there was no safe space,” she says revealing that she never told her mom what was happening because she didn’t want her to get rid of him. “Sadly, and this sounds so f—– up but in the house, he was sometimes a better parent,” Amanza says.