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Shawn Johnson

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Also Known As:
Peanut, Bubbly
Height:
5' 1"
Hometown:
Des Moines

Bio:
Shawn Johnson (born Shawn Machel Johnson in Des Moines, Iowa on January 19, 1992) is a retired artistic gymnast and Olympian. She was enrolled in her first gymnastics class at age three. In 2004, she competed in the Junior Olympics National Championships, which garnered her enough attention to help her work her way to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. During the games, she took gold on the balance beam, silver for her floor routine and the all-around competition. The team also won silver. In 2009, she competed in season eight of Dancing with the Stars, the show’s youngest competitor ever. Partnered with Mark Ballas, she won the competition. In June of 2012, she announced her retirement due to continuing problems with her left knee. In fall of 2012, she joined the all-star season of Dancing with the Stars (season 15), partnered with Derek Hough.

Best Known For:
Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics and winning Dancing with the Stars season eight.

Personal Life:
During her 2009 stint on DWTS, a 34-year-old man named Robert O’Ryan was arrested for stalking Shawn. Her family filed a restraining order against him, and he was charged with felony stalking and two counts of carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle. Shawn got engaged to Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Andrew East on July 24, 2015, and they tied the knot in a gorgeous Nashville ceremony on April 15, 2016. The couple suffered a painful miscarriage in 2017. In April 2019, the couple announced they would be expecting a child in October 2019.

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Shawn Johnson & Andrew East Reveal Plans For Daughter Drew’s First Official Halloween: ‘We’re So Excited’

Drew East’s first birthday is coming up just days before Halloween, so Shawn Johnson & Andrew East are celebrating big! The couple spoke to HL about their plans!

October 7, 2020
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Shawn Johnson Offers Support To Chrissy Teigen Following ‘Devastating’ Miscarriage, 3 Yrs. After Her Own

Shawn Johnson, who suffered a miscarriage in 2017, sent a message of support to Chrissy Teigen following her tragic loss in an EXCLUSIVE interview with HL.

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Shawn Johnson Shares Personal Struggle With Body Image & Drug Use In New Video

Shawn Johnson got incredibly candid about struggling with body image issues while being in the public eye, describing how she felt like she was enduring ‘the worst thing in the entire world’ before welcoming her daughter.

June 30, 2020
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Shawn Johnson & Andrew East Reveal Their Relationship Struggled After Having A Baby: ‘It’s Just Hard’

Shawn Johnson & Andrew East got candid about how their relationship changed since welcoming their new baby in an interview with HL.

February 24, 2020
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Shawn Johnson Gives Birth: Gymnast Welcomes 1st Child With Husband Andrew East

Baby makes three for Shawn Johnson and Andrew East! The happy couple welcomed their first child together — a girl! — on Nov. 4 and they’re absolutely thrilled.

November 4, 2019
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Shawn Johnson On Embracing Her New Pregnancy Body After Suffering A Painful Miscarriage

We all know and love Shawn Johnson as the Olympic champion gymnast, but now she’s embracing a new title: mom. See what she told HollywoodLife about being pregnant and expecting her first child below.

August 9, 2019
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Shawn Johnson Reveals The ‘Strict’ Diet Olympic Gymnasts Are Forced To Follow

Tom and Gisele’s diet is NOTHING compared to this! Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson told us all about the crazy hard diet that she and her fellow athletes have to stick to, and we’ve got the scoop (sans ice cream) for you right here.
Can you imagine a life without bread or chocolate? Shawn Johnson, 24, told HollywoodLife.com all about what she can and can’t eat, and if you’ve got the nerve, this might just be the next best diet for you to try this summer!

June 7, 2016
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