Kortni Gilson is a 24-year-old model, actress and reality TV star, known for her performance on “Floribama Shore”:
• Grew up in Panama City Beach, Florida
• Attended three high schools, and matriculated from Florida Virtual School
• Has worked as a bartender/dancer and has done modeling work
• Has been arrested twice, and dealt with harassment from an ex-boyfriend
• Has over $200,000 in net worth, and is active on social media platforms
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Kortni Gilson is a 24-year-old model, actress and reality TV star, who is well known for her performance on “Floribama Shore.” During the filming of the show she got drunk, and then peed on her co-star Candance’s bed; this incident earned her the nickname “Krazy Kortni.” She has an image of a crazy party girl for more reasons than one, as you’re about to read.
Early life and education
Kortni Gilson was born on 20 July 1995, in Hawaii, USA, but at the age of three she moved to Panama City Beach, Florida with her family, and grew up in a diverse environment, mingling with people of various ethnicities.
Kortni has a good relationship with her family, and is especially close to her mother so that she’s never actually left home. She’s even chosen jobs that were near her family home, but has been fired from all of them. When the auditions for “Floribama Shore” were held, Gilson was delighted to learn that it was to be filmed in Panama City Beach. This made it easier for Kortni to visit her house, and even during the filming, she frequently called her family.
Gilson attended three high schools, i.e., Bay High School, A. Crawford Mosley High School, and Arnold High School. In 2012 she matriculated from Florida Virtual School and joined the Gulf Coast State College – details regarding her field of education are unknown.
During her high school days Gilson was a cheerleader, no doubt encouraged by her mother, who was a cheerleader coach.
Career
In 2017 a friend told Gilson that Floribama Shore was hosting auditions. Kortni was selected, and her career as a reality TV Star took off. Before this, she worked as a bartender/dancer at the Coyote Ugly. She also appeared on TV in “Good Day Colombia.” Kortni Gilson also did some modeling work for the “Me Clothing Line.” She has also been listed in the prestigious “Reality Star list”, and the Wikifamouspeople’s “popular celeb list.”
Boyfriends and Crush
Kortni Gilson and Logan Fairbank dated for about two weeks, but broke-up on 1 April 2018, after which her ex-boyfriend constantly harassed her, threatening Gilson’s friend/family and even stateing that he would commit suicide if Kortni did not get back together with him. As a result, Gilson filed for a restraining order; however, it did nothing to stop Logan’s advances, who sent his ex-girlfriend various songs, messages, and videos. Eventually Logan was arrested, and Kortni got her freedom back.
Currently, Kortni Gilson has been dating Ryan Trackwell for over a year now and are quite open about their relationship – you can see various pictures of them on Kortni’s social media profiles.
Ryan Trackwell is currently in his 20’s and a member of the US Air Force. In 2011 Ryan married to an unnamed woman, however, they divorce in 2018, after which Ryan and Kortni started their new relationship. According to Distractify, Gilson’s new relationship has had a positive effect on her, and she is trying to change for the better. During an interview, she stated that ‘I have a new boyfriend, [Ryan Trackwell], and I’m trying to be the best version of myself that I can be.’.
At one point in time, Gilson also had a crush on her co-star Jeremiah Buoni; however, her feelings were not reciprocated.
Jeremiah declared that he only saw Kortni as a younger sister and nothing more. He even blamed his housemates for giving Gilson the wrong idea.
Pregnancy News
During the second season of “Floribama Shore”, Kortni Gilson revealed that she might be pregnant with Logan’s child, which shocked all her housemates, except for Nilsa. Kortni had once experienced a miscarriage, apparently due to high-stress levels and was afraid of it happening again. However, further tests proved negative. Kortni apparently learned a valuable lesson – according to the Romper, she said that ‘I’ve learned not to jump into relationships too quickly, to look out for red flags and don’t look past them, and to use protection.’
Arrest
According to various sources, Kortni Gilson has been arrested twice, first in September 2014 suspected of DUI. Gilson pointed out that she only had one drink, and to prove her point, she even showed the policeman an open can of beer, however, she was fined $160. The second incident took place in October 2016 – Gilson got drunk and ended up sleeping in front of Newby’s bar, but was arrested on DUI charges. She admitted her guilt, and was given a one-year probation period, fined $1050, had to perform 50 hours of community service, and her driving license was suspended for six months.
Interesting Facts and Hobbies:
- Kortni enjoys dancing, especially the Hooper dance.
- In 2019 she organized a Facebook Campaign; its purpose was to raise funds for the National Suicide Prevention Helpline.
- Gilson loves animals, and has two pets, a parrot and a pit bull terrier.
- She loves hanging out with her friends on weekends.
- The Hurricane Michael incident, which occurred on 10 October 2018, destroyed both Kortni and her sister’s houses, resulting in a long and hard rebuilding process.
Physical features
Kortni Gilson is 5ft 8ins tall (1.73 m), weighs around 137lbs (60 kgs), and her vital statistics are 33-24-33. She has brown hair and hazel eyes.
Net worth
Sources estimate that Kortni Gilson has somehow accumulated a net worth of over $200,000 as of late–2019, including from her appearance in “Floribama Shore”, plus she receives over $1400 per Instagram post for product promotions.
Social Media
Gilson is quite active on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, the latter with over 300,000 followers, and onto which photos of her family/friends and daily activities are uploaded. So if you are interested in finding out more about her, then you can follow her Instagram account @_k0nigi.
