Dani Reardon is one among the rare women who have gone out of the conventional ‘female body’ to the unique muscular women. She is an American professional fitness competitor and a model who is popularly known as Lil Monstar.
Dani Reardon Biography
Reardon was born and raised in Cape Cod Massachusetts. She then attended school in Wesley Chapel Florida. Reardon didn’t know she was destined to be one of the few women with a passion for bodybuilding. Before she found her place in the world of bodybuilders while in high school, she was a cheerleader.
Passions come differently in different people at different times. Others’ come quite early in life while it comes a bit later in others.
At the age of 15, a coach helped Reardon discover her hidden talents which she later turned into a passion (weightlifting) and then a career. Hence, the time she discovered her strength didn’t matter much.
Still, in high school, Reardon found her space in the weightlifting world and got her way into becoming the captain of her all-star team.
For a strong and skilled young bodybuilder, it was easy for her to become a regular competitor in her high school’s bodybuilding contest and was known mostly as ‘she hulk’ or ‘muscles’.”
Fortunately for young Dani, she became Miss Wesley Chapel two times in a row in her high school. Her success story didn’t just end there but developed even further and rapidly.
She was awarded the best showmanship award. This wasn’t just any prize but one given to the competitor who had the best posing routine.
Reardon pursued her dreams even further by obtaining a master’s degree in Applied Exercise Physiology.
Career
Earlier in her career, Dani Reardon started competing in the figure divisions. She wasn’t so bad at it but thought it wasn’t her goal but since she loved to train and pose, she opted for bodybuilding.
Reardon found a place in the women’s physique category and set her goals high. Unlike others who set goals and don’t get to it, Dani was different. She was out to win the National Championship and she did so without an apology.
She won the 2012 National Physique Committee competition in Atlanta which earned her the Pro Card and gave her a space in the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB).
Dani is quite gifted at what she does and can do it in different ways. Aside from being a professional fitness competitor, she has extended her skills to let the world see the other side of her through her YouTube channel ‘LilMonstar’, where she posts workout routines and more since the channel’s creation in 2014.
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Ever since she started competing, Reardon has competed at different levels in different competitions. She came out very successful in others while others weren’t in her favor. However, she has still proven to be good at what she does.
Reardon has completed over 11 professional bodybuilding contests so far.
Some of the competitions Reardon participated in include:
- NPC Europa Show of Champions (2010), NPC Nationals (2011 and 2012),
- IFBB Europa Show of Champions (2013)
- IFBB Tampa Pro, IFBB Europa Show of Champions
- IFBB St. Louis Pro (2014), Mr. Oympia Weekend (2015)
- Mr. Olympia (2017) amongst many others.
Aside from bodybuilding, Dani Reardon host a post called Light Psyde Podcast. She is also a Yoga teacher and a spiritual life coach.
Story of Depression
Reardon is very secretive about her personal affairs. The bodybuilder went through a lot in her career but that did not deter her from making a name for herself.
At one point, she was obsessed with trying to win Ms. Olympia’s title. She knew she had to work harder in order to become better.
Husband
In as much as Dani has made good waves in the world of bodybuilding and YouTube channel, her personal life has been kept away from the media hence, there has been little knowledge about her family.
The good news though is that it has been recorded that she is engaged to a fellow bodybuilder Ian Schofield.
Dani Reardon and her lover got married on 11 November 2017. Ian Schofield is also a bodybuilder.
She revealed that Ian has been one of the greatest motivations she has got. Ian is also a bodybuilder.
The couple does not have kids yet but they have a dog which they love so much.
Domestic Violence
The 34 year-old was arrested in September 2014 for attacking her boyfriend, Ian Schofield, and smashing his pick-up truck windshield. She was charged with resisting arrest and battery at a party.
It was reported that she screamed at other party guests and hit vehicles with plants after her boyfriend tried to take her home from the party after she became tipsy.
She was released after her boyfriend didn’t want to press charges against her.
Height, Weight, and Body Measurements
For a woman who has the body of Dani, it is only natural for a lot of people to wonder what she weighs. For her height and weight, there have been different documentation. However, it is said that her height ranges from 4 feet to 5 feet (152-152.5cm) and her weight ranges from 125-135lbs (56-61.2kg).
Her brief height is one of the reasons why she is referred to as Lil Monstar. That said, her general body measurements still remain unknown.
The net worth of Dani Reardon
Aside from being a great bodybuilder and a YouTuber, Dani also owns her own Lil Monstar clothing line created by Fit Hustle. She also has a master’s degree in Applied Exercise.
However, it is not made public how much Dani earns but her Net worth has been estimated to be within $100,000 to $1 million US dollars in 2021.
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