Meet Sunni Gaines, girlfriend of Mark Wahlberg's son Michael: the model enjoys vacations in Barbados and Fiji with her partner, and has joined the Wahlberg family on trips to Paris and the red carpet
Veteran Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg was back in the headlines earlier this year with his new film, Flight Risk. After the film's release in January, Wahlberg was spotted enjoying a family vacation
in Paris with his wife and children.
Wahlberg's wife Rhea , who the actor has been married to since 2009, shared snaps of the family enjoying their trip on social media. In the caption of a photo where she can be seen snuggling up to her husband, Rhea wrote, 'One of my favourite cities and one of my favourite hotels in the world and especially nice with my man.'
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The Wahlbergs have four children:
Ella, 21 , Michael, 18, Brendan, 16, and Grace, 15. While Ella seemed to have skipped on the family trip due to university commitments, the family was joined by Michael's girlfriend, Sunni Gaines.
Here's everything to know about Sunni Gaines, the girlfriend of Mark Wahlberg's lookalike son.
She's a model
Sunni Gaines is a model. Photo: @sunnigainess/Instagram
Sunni Gaines is a model and, according to her Instagram bio, she is signed with TNG Agency, a Las Vegas-based modelling agency, and Nomad MGMT, a global model and talent management company.
She's dating Michael Wahlberg
Michael Wahlberg occasionally makes appearances on Sunni Gaines' Instagram grid. Photo: Instagram
While it's unclear how and when Gaines and Michael met, the actor's son makes occasional appearances on her Instagram profile, which has over 3,000 followers at the time of writing.
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