Shayne Lamas

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Shayne Lamas

Lamas at the June 2009 premiere for The Proposal
Born Shayne Dahl Lamas
November 6, 1985 (1985-11-06) (age 23)
Malibu, California, United States
Occupation Actress
Years active 2003-present
Known for Reality show The Bachelor
Partner Matt Grant (2008)
Parents Lorenzo Lamas and Michele Cathy Smith

Shayne Dahl Lamas (born November 6, 1985 in Malibu, California) is an American actress who has appeared in General Hospital and won the twelfth season of The Bachelor.

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[edit] Family

Lamas is the daughter of Lorenzo Lamas and Michele Cathy Smith. Her father is the son of the late Argentine actor Fernando Lamas and the U.S.-born actress, Arlene Dahl. She was previously engaged to Matt Grant after being chosen during ABC's The Bachelor season 12.

On July 24, 2008 amid rumors of a split; Shayne Lamas and Matt Grant announced they were no longer engaged. "We tried hard to make it work but we realized that we were both heading in different directions," the duo said in a statement. "We truly care about each other and will remain close friends."[1]

Prior to their breakup, a scandal was reported on by TMZ that Grant had expressed he really wanted to remain in America and would marry Shayne Lamas for the green card. Matt explained to TMZ outside of a restaurant in Los Angeles that he was not in it just so he can remain in America. He claims the whole story was ridiculous.[2]

[edit] Career

Shayne was the winner on ABC's twelfth season of The Bachelor with Matt Grant, who proposed to her on the season finale.

  • General Hospital (2005 - 2006)
  • Air America (1999 TV series based on the movie)
  • Twentyfourseven (2006 MTV "reality" series was Whitman's girlfriend)
  • The 13th Alley (2008) as Ashley

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