Janice Ashley lived the famous life for 30 days. Unlike many others who could have taken the opportunity to stay in the spotlight, she decided to take a few steps back after her marriage was broken.
How did she come to fame, how did her marriage fail, and what did she do when she returned to her private life? In this short guide, we’ll answer it all.
Jan Ashley’s Early Life
Jan Ashley was born Janice Lynn Glass on August 3, 1948, in Amarillo, Texas. It’s already hard as it is to dig up accurate information about someone born during that period.
It’s even harder this time since she didn’t come to the spotlight until her marriage. But we’ll get to that later. However, as of now, little is known about her educational background and her childhood.
Jan Ashley: How Did She Come to the Eye of the Media?
Robert Kardashian
The first time Jan Ashley gained some time under the spotlight was when she contested in a beauty pageant. Crowning Miss Tulsa in 1966 was another significant milestone in her life.
However, she gained attention through her brief marriage to Robert Kardashian Sr. in 1998. This is usually when we detail how her marriage life with Robert went.
However, there isn’t much to say when their marriage was cut short. We’re talking about one month.
Why Did Jan’s Marriage End So Quickly?
Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner
Hear us out because there are many details here. For starters, both partners were married before they met, dated, and loved each other. Those who fail their first marriage tend to be extra picky and somewhat impatient in their new relationship.
Jan was previously married to John Ashley, an actor and producer. If you don’t know John, he was known for his work in films and television, including The A-Team (not the 2010 one) and Apocalypse Now.
Jan remained with John from 1978 until he died in 1997, only one year before she met Robert. Her memories of him could have affected her marriage with Robert later on and made her somewhat tense.
On the other hand, Robert Kardashian married Kris Jenner from 1978 to 1991. They had four children together whom you may be familiar with: Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Rob Kardashian Jr.
Robert Sr. and Kris’s marriage ended amid allegations of infidelity on Kris’s part, which later became a topic of public discussion. Anyone who gets cheated on will also be extra tense.
As for Jan and Robert themselves, they met in early 1998 while he was renting a house across the street from her. They began dating shortly after and kept dating for seven months before they finally tied the knot on November 25, 1998.
However, they left each other on December 25, 1998, literally 30 days later. Besides the already existing tension they had, here’s why we believe it didn’t work:
Family Tensions
Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Rob Kardashian Jr
Neither partner revealed the reason for the breakup at the time of their divorce. However, Janice later stated that the primary reason for their annulment was the ongoing turmoil with Robert’s children and his ex-wife, Kris Jenner.
She stated that Robert was often upset due to pressure from his kids, demanding money from him, which strained their relationship.
She said, and we quote:
“Did the kids have anything to do with it? Of course they did! I know he was always upset, not with me, but with his kids and ex-wife. They were after him for money, money, money. I don’t think he could handle them.”
Lack of Compatibility
Jan also mentioned that Robert struggled with the emotional baggage from his first marriage, which affected their union. He frequently discussed issues related to Kris Jenner, adding even more tension.
Jan Ashley’s Life After Robert Kardashian
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The annulment was a quick and somewhat messy conclusion to a whirlwind romance. Jan decided to retreat from the public eye, seeking a quieter life away from the media frenzy that often surrounded the Kardashian family.
However, despite her desire for privacy, Jan found herself back in the media spotlight in 2014 when she made claims about Khloé Kardashian’s paternity. She stated that Robert had told her he believed Khloé was not his biological daughter.
This revelation reignited public interest in the Kardashian family and brought Jan’s name back into discussions, but she remained largely out of the public eye otherwise.
She even worked as a nurse to make a positive impact without being exposed to cameras and kept her low profile until she passed away on October 1, 2015.
Jan Ashley’s Net Worth
the Kardashian family
Specific details about her net worth at the time of passing aren’t widely reported, but it’s believed that she had modest financial means compared to the Kardashian family.
Final Words
Janice’s story teaches us that you can succeed and positively impact life even if you’re not the center of the media’s attention.
She did come to fame for a brief while and could have easily ridden that fame train to get richer and richer, but she still chose to practice a noble job to improve people’s lives without announcing it to everyone.
We couldn’t even tell how much her net worth was. That’s how private she was.
In other words, Jan Ashley may not have been the celebrity of her time, but she stayed with her original husband until the end and didn’t engage in a serial dating sequence after her first re-marriage failed. She just chose to lie low and do some good in the world.
May she rest in peace.
