27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Who are Ice-T's wife Coco Austin's lookalike mum and sister, Tina and Kristy? Tina was an actress who met Coco's dad on the set of an NBC series, and Kristy's a yoga instructor and grandmother
Reality TV star and rapper Ice-T's wife, Coco Austin, comes from a close-knit family of women – and her bond with her sister Kristy and mother Tina is evidence of that.
In a snapshot from last year, Coco, Kristy and Tina look like triplets in their matching crop tops and high-waisted leggings; the striking resemblance among the trio has left fans in awe.
Coco Turner with her mother and sister. Photo: @coco/Instagram
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'I love showing off my sexy mum and sister. We really should be called the three stooges. And if you knew us all together then you'd understand. Laughter and life are the keys to life,' the Ice & Coco host captioned the post.
The Austin women are known for their love of twinning and matching outfits, but what do we know about momma Austin and Coco's sister Kristy? Read on to find out.
Tina Austin is a former actress
Coco Austin's mother, Tina Austin. Photo: @coco/Instagram
Coco, who's a model-turned-TV personality, got her love for the cameras from her mum. Although she never landed major roles, Tina made appearances in movies such as the R-rated film The Exterminator (1980), Simon (1980) and New York Nights (1984), according to her IMDB.
Tina is a mum of five
Ice-T's wife Coco Austin, with her mother and sister Tina and Kristy. Photo: @coco/Instagram
Tina Austin met her husband Steve, also an actor, on the set of NBC's Western TV series, Bonanza. The couple went on to welcome Coco and her younger sister Kristy – as well as three younger brothers who've managed to stay away from the limelight.
Tina is fairly active on her personal Instagram account, which has garnered over 6,000 followers at the time of writing. She frequently poses in matching outfits with her two daughters or shares snapshots of her five grandchildren.
