Kelsey Henson Biography - Height, Age and Net Worth

Publish date: 2024-07-27

Kelsey Henson is a 33 year-old Canadian fitness model born on the 5th of March 1990 in Alberta, Canada. She is 5 feet 2 inches tall and has a net worth estimated at $1 million.

Much more than being a fitness model, Kelsey Henson is widely known for being the wife of Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, an Icelandic professional strongman who is regarded as one of the greatest strength athletes of all time. Hafþór is also an actor who appeared in Game of Thrones as the giant Ser Gregor Clegane, aka The Mountain. Here’s more to know about his wife Kelsey.

Summary of Kelsey Henson’s Bio

How Old is Kelsey Henson?

Kelsey Henson is currently 33 years old. She was born on the 5th of March 1990 in Alberta, Canada. Her star sign is Pisces. She grew up in her birthplace where she also received her early and high school education. Her nationality is Canadian and she belongs to the Caucasian ethnic group. Her parents both belong to White Canadian Caucasian descent.

Kelsey has a sister named Kathleen Henson who has severally appeared on her Instagram timeline. Kathleen is a professional photographer. Kelsey and her sister were raised by their parents whose identities are not publicly known. Apart from this, nothing further is known about Kelsey’s family and background.

Kelsey Henson Started Her Career By Working With Several Companies

After high school, Kelsey Henson proceeded to the University of Alberta where she studied Occupational Health and Safety and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 2014. After graduation, she started working as a financial service representative at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and later worked as a waitress in a local restaurant in Alberta.

Shortly, she left the job and joined Earls Kitchen + Bar in Fort McMurray, Alberta where she worked as a server. In May 2014, Kelsey worked as a project administrator and junior safety advisor at Voice Construction OPCO ULC, and in 2015, she joined Guthrie Mechanical Services Ltd. at Syncrude where she worked as a building operator.

From October 2015 to December 2017, Kelsey worked as a field service administrator at Tervita Corporation. However, Kelsey Henson is currently a fitness model. Her husband’s career has significantly influenced her life, that she decided to leave her job and become a fitness trainer. The couple co-owns Thor’s Power Gym.

What is Kelsey Henson’s Net Worth?

According to reports, Kelsey Henson’s net worth is estimated at $1 million. As stated above, she has worked with various organizations and companies of different reputations and profiles. This has helped to build not only her financial strength but also her reputation and potential. Alongside her current career as a fitness model, Henson amassed her $1 million net worth through the many years she worked with these companies.

How Tall is Kelsey Henson?

Kelsey Henson is 5 feet and 2 inches tall which is considered below the height of an average woman which is 5 feet and 4 inches. Comparing her height with that of her husband, Kelsey looks very petite standing beside the strongman. Her husband Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is a very tall man standing at 6 feet 9 inches.

The husband and wife have a significant height difference of 19 inches. Hafþór’s toned muscles and wrest physique make him appear so mighty while standing beside his wife. While he has a well-proportioned body with a weight of 200 kg, Kelsey has a petite body stature and weighs 53 kg.

Who is Kelsey’s Husband, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson?

Kelsey Henson’s husband is Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. He was born on 26th November 1988 and is currently 35 years old. He is a year older than his wife Kelsey. A Reykjavík, Iceland native, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is widely regarded as one of the greatest strength athletes of all time.

He holds several strongman titles and is the first and only one to have won the World’s Strongest Man competitions, the Arnold Strongman Classic, and Europe’s Strongest Man all in one calendar year. Following Lithuania’s Žydrūnas Savickas and Poland’s Mariusz Pudzianowski, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is the third most decorated strong man in history with 30 international competition wins.

He was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in Mach 2023. In addition, Kelsey’s husband also has a career in acting. He appeared as The Mountain in five seasons of the HBO series, Game of Thrones. His other movies and TV shows include The Northman, A League of Their Own, Pharoah’s War, and Kickboxer: Retaliation, among others.

Henson and Her Husband Hafþór Have Been Married For 5 Years

Kelsey Henson and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson’s meeting is described as a gift of fate. The two met for the first time on 6th September 2017 when Kelsey was working as a waitress at the Earls Kitchen + Bar in Fort McMurray. Hafþór had already started his strongman career, and participating in different competitions, he usually visits many countries.

It was during one of his strongman competitions held in Fort McMurray in Canada that he met Kelsey. He arrived in the city as a celebrity guest and visited the bar where she was working. Kelsey having recognized that he is the character of HBO’s hit series asked to take a picture with him. So, she later in the day posted the photos but misspelled his name.

Hafþór couldn’t leave the post unnoticed but sent her a message to correct it. After that, they started communicating and the rest is history. They exchanged marital vows on 24th August 2018 in Hafþór’s home country, Iceland. But the news of their wedding became public knowledge in October 2018 after the couple posted the photos on their respective Instagram accounts.

They Share a Son

Kelsey and her husband have one child together; a son named Stormur Magni Hafþórsson. They welcomed him on 26th September 2020 and he is currently 53 years old. Meanwhile, Hafþór already has a daughter named Theresa Líf from his previous relationship with Thelma Björk Steimann.

Kelsey and her husband live together happily with their son and have not been involved in any scandal ever since they got married. They are active social media users and often share pictures of each other wearing matching outfits or attending red carpet events. Moreso, the couple regularly works out in their gym and shares photos and videos from their workout sessions.

Apart from their successful career, Kelsey and her husband gather media attention because of their significant height difference. Kelsey Henson is a lover of tattoos. She has a Princess Leia tattoo on her left bicep area and on her right hand. Then on her left hip, there is a symbol of a rose inside a book.

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