Melissa Rycroft Biography
Melissa Rycroft (Melissa Katherine Rycroft) is an American television personality, host, and dancer. She is best known for participating as a bachelorette on the thirteenth season of The Bachelor.
Melissa Rycroft Age | How Old Is Melissa Rycroft?
She was born on March 11, 1983 in Dallas, Texas, United States. He is 40 years old as of 2023.
Melissa Rycroft Height
Rycroff stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches tall.
Melissa Rycroft Family
She was born in Dallas, Texas, United States to his loving parents Bob Rycroft and Mary Rycroft.
Melissa Rycroft Husband | Melissa Rycroft And Tye Strickland
Melissa got married to insurance agent, Tye Strickland, in 2009 after dating for several years. The couple has three children; one daughter and two sons.
On November 8, 2018, Rycroft and husband Tye Strickland launched a podcast with YEA Networks. “Logically Irrational” delves into relationships, family, pop culture and Reality TV. Episodes release each Thursday morning on iTunes.
Melissa Rycroft Kids
Rycroft and Tye have three children: daughter Ava Grace, born February 16, 2011 and two sons Beckett Thomas, born April 20, 2014, and Cayson Jack, born May 18, 2016.
Jason Mesnick And Melissa Rycroft
Rycroft was briefly engaged to Jason Mesnick, whom she met on The Bachelor. Mesnick called their engagement off after he admitted he was in love with runner-up, Molly Malaney. Rycroft then returned to a former boyfriend, salesman Tye Strickland and they got married.
Melissa Rycroft Boyfriend
Rycroft had a seven-year relationship with a boy she met in school. Their relationship ended abruptly when he broke off with Rycroft while they were in college. The boy married another girl within 2 weeks after they ended their relationship.
Melissa Rycroft Net Worth
Rycroft has an estimated net worth of about $1 million to $5 million.
Melissa Rycroft Salary
She earns an estimated net worth of about $10000 to $50000 annually.
Melissa Rycroft Education
Rycroft studied dance from an early age and served as first lieutenant of her high school drill team. She majored in Marketing at the University of North Texas and was a member of Alpha Chi Omega.
Melissa Rycroft Bachelorette
Rycroft participated as a bachelorette on the thirteenth season of ABC’s The Bachelor, on the CMT reality TV series Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, and on the eighth and fifteenth seasons of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. She went on to host reality-TV competition shows such as Bachelor Pad and Redneck Island.
Melissa Rycroft Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader | Melissa Rycroft Dcc
After graduating from the University of North Texas, she auditioned for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Rycroft danced for the team from 2006-2008. As a cheerleader, Rycroft made regular appearances on Country Music Television’s reality show Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team.
Melissa Rycroft Bachelor
She appeared on the 13th season of The Bachelor as one of the 25 bachelorettes competing for bachelor Jason Mesnick. In the season finale, Mesnick chose Rycroft over runner-up Molly Malaney, and proposed to her. Shortly after the proposal, Mesnick left Rycroft, explaining that he had feelings for Malaney.
Melissa Rycroft Dancing With The Stars | Melissa Rycroft Dwts
She first competed on season eight of Dancing with the Stars where she was partnered with Tony Dovolani and finished in third place. Rycroft and Dovolani once again served as partners in the All-Stars season and they were announced as the winners on the season finale.
Rycroft later served as the host of the 2015 Dancing with the Stars live tour. She later returned in season 27 as a trio partner to Cheryl Burke and Juan Pablo Di Pace.
On June 1, 2018, Rycroft left the Tribune morning show, Morning Dose. She is a host of CMT’s reality-TV show Redneck Island.
Melissa Rycroft Book
- 2012: My Reality
Melissa Rycroft Podcast
Melissa Rycroft Strickland and her husband Tye Strickland have a podcast called Logically Irrational. That ‘tackle relationships, family, pop culture and of course Reality TV in a hilarious and logically irrational way. She’s a TV Personality, and he’s an Insurance Agent who is obsessed with pop culture (that’s a lie), and together their unfiltered approach to life is pure entertainment.’