ILOSM fam’ this story of the former kid actress who played the young Tina Turner in “What’s Love Got To Do With It” is a perfect example of two old school sayings: (1) What’s done in the dark, will always come to the light; and (2) Every dark cloud has a silver lining.

Actress, Rae’Ven Kelly, was just a little girl when the world was watching her work her magic on the big screen, but she was going through hell behind closed doors. Some of y’all may recall our prior story where we revealed that Rae’Ven slapped her parents, Phyllis Larrymore-Kelly and Kevin Kelly, with a major lawsuit in 2016 for defamation- unimaginable lies she said they spread about her out of spite; emotional abuse; and for allegedly stealing almost one million dollars from her. It left her in a tough position in life (read more about that here).

We also reported that in 2016, Rae’Ven endured an ugly incident of police brutality and it was one the most demeaning things that NO woman should ever have to go through at the hands of police…

Today though, at 31 years old, she’s bouncing back in a MAJOR way, with a little help from Whoopi Goldberg, a lot of self-determination, and a whole lotta resilience- much like the icon Tina, who she played 24 years ago (in 1993).

SEE WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE LAWSUIT & WHAT SHE & WHOOPI ARE DOING>>>

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The cast of Roc” sitcom…

Well that was then and this is now, and Ella has taken on several other roles in her real life. She’s still an actress, but her most recent career is as a fitness instructor, but not just any ol’ fitness instructor, she teaches a soul-fitness class called Funkacize, where they only exercise to soul music as she blends fun dance steps with effective exercise routines for a soulful workout that her clients have been raving about. So if you’re ever in North Hollywood, Cali., stop by and let Ella get your body right.

Ella Joyce leading her funkacize fitness class…

One thing is for sure, Ella Joyce is 61 years young and she’s workin’ it like she’s 31! There’s nothing better than seeing our old schoolers stay fit, stay on point with their health, and keep that engine running in tip top shape and we thank Ella for spreading that message through her Funkacize classes.

Mrs. Joyce isn’t sleeping on her acting career though, she’s still doing her thing in the acting world and she recently had a guest role on Being Mary Jane alongside actor (and Beyonce’s new step-dad), Richard Lawson. Ella played the role of the character, “Lisa’s” mother.

Ella’s also added the title of author to her name. She released a book titled, “Kinky Phobia: Journey Through A Black Woman’s Hair,” which according to her website was created ‘after what seemed a lifetime of her hair concerns, she decided to live relaxer chemical-free. After many distressing hair adventures and “emergencies”, and successfully allowing her natural hair to grow longer than she ever imagined, and receiving many compliments and inquiries about her hair maintenance, she decided to share her thoughts, memoirs and kinky hair secrets, with other frustrated Black women everywhere.’

So as you can see, Ella Joyce has her plate pretty full and we’re very happy to hear that. She lives in California with her husband, who is also an actor and director, Dan Martin. Dan has had many roles throughout the years on shows such as The Bold and the Beautiful, Boston Legal, Numb3rs, Malcolm in he Middle and more. They’ve been married since 1992 and are still going strong. In Hollywood, that’s like being married for 70+ years, so we give Ella and Dan a big hand clap for their marriage success.

Keep doing your thing Mrs. Joyce, we see you!

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