Arleata Williams- Where is Otis Williams’ ex-wife now?

Arleata Williams is the ex-wife of Otis Williams. Arleata’s ex-husband, Otis is an American baritone singer. Nicknamed “Big Daddy”, he is occasionally also a songwriter and a record producer. He is the founder and last surviving original member of the Motown vocal group The Temptations, a group in which he continues to perform; he also owns the rights to the Temptations name.

Arleata Williams: Bio Summary

Who is Arleata Williams?

Arleata Williams was born on October 30, 1941, in Newark, New Jersey, United States of America according to Redounds. She is 83 years old as of 2024. Arleata Williams gained much of her public attention from being the ex-wife of Ottis William. Arleata and Ottis Williams started dating in 1982 and they got married in 1983 according to sources.

Arleata William was the third wife of Williams. Their marriage ended in a divorce in 1997. The love birds were married for 14 years before they called it a quit. The couple never talked publicly about the reason behind their divorce. In Areata’s 14 years of marriage to Williams, they had a child, a daughter, called Elan Carter.

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The couple’s daughter, Elean was born on July 3, 1969. Elean became 1994’s Playboy’s Playmate of the Month for June 1994 and the parents divorced in 1997. Arleata Williams’s daughter Elean is now a model, she has modeled all over the world in such places as Mexico, Europe, Jamaica, and the Bahamas.

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Arleata’s husband, Ottis became interested in music as a teenager, Otis Miles, Jr. adopted his mother’s maiden name for his stage name, and Otis Williams put together a number of singing groups. These groups included Otis Williams and the Siberians, the El Domingoes, and the Distants. In 1959, The Distance scored a local hit, co-written by Williams and their manager/producer Johnnie Mae Matthews, called “Come On”, with lead vocals by Richard Street.

Before marrying Arleata Williams, Ottis married Josephine Rogers in 1961; the couple’s son, Otis Lamont Miles, was born the same year. He and Josephine divorced in 1964. Otis Lamont Miles was a construction worker who died from falling off a building in a workplace accident in Detroit in 1983. Ottis was engaged to Patti LaBelle. She ended the engagement when he asked her to quit music and become a housewife. Ottis was married to Ann Cain from 1967 to 1973.

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Where is Arleata Williams now?

Arleata Williams has been out of the public lens for a long time now. She went totally out of the limelight after her marriage with the musician came to an end. It is clear if Arleata tied the knot again. She has not made any headlines or news in recent times. Arleata Williams seems not to have an eye for public attention and loves her private life. However, she is active on Instagram and sometimes shares photos of herself and her grandchildren.