Who is Lauren Sánchez’s friend, October ‘Tobie’ Gonzalez? The wife of Sánchez’s ex, NFL star Tony Gonzalez, and stepmum to their son Nikko grew up hanging out with Stevie Nicks, and was on Modern Family
The daughter of Native American musician Pat Vegas, Tobie met Tony Gonzalez when she was working at a bar in California – they married in 2007 and have 2 kids, Malia and River
So what else do we know about October Gonzalez?
She comes from a family of musicians
Gonzalez’s father was Redbone frontman Pat Vegas and her mother was also a singer. In a conversation with her husband on his YouTube channel, she recalled growing up estranged from her dad, but surrounded by musicians including Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks. Gonzalez spent her childhood singing too, she told Best Self Atlanta.
She had a chaotic childhood
While Gonzalez was growing up, her mother was addicted to heroin, so she spent her childhood “mothering her mother”, she revealed on her husband’s YouTube channel. After her dad left the family, Gonzalez’s mum remarried, but her stepfather also struggled with addiction and there was “a lot of domestic violence”. Gonzalez grew up with a sister, a half-brother on her father’s side, and two half-sisters, one from each of her parents.
Her mum passed away when she was in high school and she described the event as a “gift” that allowed her to “be my age”. She has now reconciled with her father, thanks in part to her husband’s encouragement.