AMANZA SMITH: FROM SURVIVING ABUSE & ADDICTION TO STARRING IN NETFLIX’S SELLING SUNSET
Great Company with Jamie Laing
Jampot
4.6 • 636 Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Amanza Smith might be best known for Selling Sunset, but her journey to the woman she is today is jaw-dropping. She’s lived one of those lives which makes you stop and wonder how she made it through. That’s why it was such a privilege to sit down with her today.
Having survived a traumatic childhood marked by abuse and racism, Amanza battled with addiction that almost cost her life, but possessing a strength you rarely see, she got herself clean through sheer willpower. She spoke to me about how her daughter saved her life, triggering a path towards healing from the abuse she’d experienced as a child. Amanza spoke openly about cutting ties with her mother, and how she became a single mother overnight when her partner vanished, and who she’s never had contact with again.
Despite experiencing so much, Amanza was brimming with laughter and joy - this conversation is rich in emotion, in positivity and in feeling. It’s a powerful reminder that even when it feels like life is breaking you, you can always rebuild.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone. We're Jamie and Sophie. You may remember us from Nearlyweds and then Newlyweds. |
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